working for the library is murder!
DESCRIPTION
The Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center in Fayetteville, NC, has been successful in using interactive mystery plays as public programs and as staff team-building exercises.TRANSCRIPT
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WORKING FOR THE
LIBRARY IS MURDER!
Tiffany Hayes, Library Training Coordinator
Sana Moulder, Local & State History
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
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What is an interactive play?
How to find a script
Casting the parts
Personalizing your script
Find the money
Team-building exercise
OBJECTIVES
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WHAT IS IT?
• Script is ONLY a suggestion
• Cast interacts with the audience
and draws them into the action
• Dialog changes as the audience
becomes part of the event
• Audience members attempt to
solve the mystery based on the
evidence
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Pros
• Less Expensive
• Easy to tailor to your group
Cons
• More work
• Writers inexperienced with
the format
Pros
• MUCH less work
• Glitches already worked out
• Script has been used
successfully
Cons
• MORE expensive
• May not be specific enough
FIND THE PERFECT SCRIPT
Write Your Own Purchase one from a vendor
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Recruit the most outgoing
Consider ALL staff
Use staff from outside
agencies
Consider family and friends
of staff
Use a local drama club
RECRUIT YOUR CAST
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Allow staff to choose their own
character, if possible
Need to “create” the character
One read-through and 4-6
rehearsals
If you make changes, give them
to EVERYONE
GUIDELINES FOR CAST
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PERSONALIZE THE SCRIPT
Be sure to mention (and
thank) your funders and your
administration
Mention library events
Include local landmarks
Be aware of the sensibilities
of your community
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Friends of the Library funded ours
Adapt script to reduce props
Cast uses their own costumes or
borrow from a theater group
Sample budget
• Script: $25
• Props/costumes: $40
• Refreshments: $40
FIND THE FUNDING
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PUBLICITY &
PROMOTION
• Advertised in our Monthly
Calendar of Events
• Posters, signs, and fliers posted in
all of our branches
• Heavily promoted on Facebook
using cast photos
• Televised segment on our
monthly cable PSA
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Assigning teams randomly;
staff loved working with people
that were unknown to them
Script was rewritten to be
library and cast-specific
Zombie concept was popular
Clarity; we should have
explained what we expected and
not relied on them to read it
Timing; we didn’t allow
enough time for set-up
Teamwork; no debriefing
TEAM BUILDING PORTION
What Worked What Didn’t Work
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THANKS FOR COMING!
Questions?
Comments?
Tiffany Hayes ([email protected])
• (910) 483-7727 ext 1306
Sana Moulder ([email protected])
• (910) 483-7727 ext 1363