Behind Closed Doors

Situation One - Staff

You are walking through he building on a Saturday afternoon. There is a strange odor in the hallway and you think it may be marijuana or incense. You finally locate the room you the smell is coming from. It's this door . . .

Situation One - Actors

You are walking through he building on a Saturday afternoon. There is a strange odor in the hallway and you think it may be marijuana or incense. You finally locate the room you the smell is coming from. It's this door . . .

Note To The Actors:

You can choose to be smoking marijuana or burning incense. You could also change it up each time you act it out.

Situation Two - Staff

You get a call on a Thursday night from a resident about a noisy room. The caller is a student who complains regularly about noise. You do to the room the caller complained about . . . .

Situation Two - Actors

You get a call on a Thursday night from a resident about a noisy room. The caller is a student who complains regularly about noise. You do to the room the caller complained about . . .

Note To The Actors:

You may want to complain about the neighbor who always calls. You can be really loud, mildly loud not really loud at all to see what the RA will do.

Situation Three - Staff

A concerned resident lets you know about a student that has been withdrawn and depressed recently. You know from the former roommate that this student has a history of suicidal thoughts/behaviors.

Situation Three - Actors

A concerned resident lets you know about a student that has been withdrawn and depressed recently. You know from the former roommate that this student has a history of suicidal thoughts/behaviors.

Note To The Actors:

You would want to have one actor designated the suicidal student, one as the former roommate and one as the concerned resident you may want to add in a current roommate even though there is no mention in the scene info. The former roommate and concerned resident may choose to meet the staff member outside to give more information.

Situation Four - Staff

As you are going to your room the hallway smells unusually good. You immediately know the room that must have a candle(s). You have spoken to and warned these students at least twice about candles.

Situation Four - Actors

As you are going to your room the hallway smells unusually good. You immediately know the room that must have a candle(s). You have spoken to and warned these students at least twice about candles.

Note To The Actors:

Have fun!

Situation Five - Staff

You get a call from your SLC about a resident. The academic support office has started making inquiry calls about a student not attending class. You know the student and wouldn't classify him/her as a partier. You've been asked to follow up with the student and let him/her know they are to attend a meeting with the academic support staff.

Situation Five - Actors

You get a call from your SLC about a resident. The academic support office has started making inquiry calls about a student not attending class. You know the student and wouldn't classify him/her as a partier. You've been asked to follow up with the student and let him/her know they are to attend a meeting with the academic support staff.

Note To The Actors:

You could react a number of ways to this interaction. You may want to mix up being angry and belligerent, or being sad and lonely, thinking your academically superior to FSC. Be creative and have fun!

Situation Six - Staff

You are walking your final round. By the time you get to this room it's almost 1:45 a.m. You're tired and cranky because it's been a rough duty night. You can hear an opposite gender voice clearly through the door. This room is listed in the on call book as having been warned before but not by you.

Situation Six - Actors

You are walking your final round. By the time you get to this room it's almost 1:45 a.m. You're tired and cranky because it's been a rough duty night. You can hear an opposite gender voice clearly through the door. This room is listed in the on call book as having been warned before but not by you.

Note To The Actors:

You have a history of breaking visitation and a cranky RA. You may want to put up a fight about this issue.

Situation Seven - Staff

A student who says the next-door neighbor and his/her significant other are fighting calls you. The caller is afraid the argument is turning physical.

Situation Seven - Actors

A student who says the next-door neighbor and his/her significant other are fighting calls you. The caller is afraid the argument is turning physical.

Note To The Actors:

You will need two actors to be the domestic partners. You may want to add an element of surprise by creating a gay couple. You will also need an actor to be the caller.

Situation Eight - Staff

A student in your wind has been spending a lot of time on the phone with people from home. He/she hasn't made a lot of friends yet but has a few close friends. In your conversations the residents speaks constantly of life back home. It's the fourth week of the semester and you're concerned.

Situation Eight - Actors

A student in your wind has been spending a lot of time on the phone with people from home. He/she hasn't made a lot of friends yet but has a few close friends. In your conversations the residents speaks constantly of life back home. It's the fourth week of the semester and you're concerned.

Note To The Actors:

Have fun!

Situation Nine - Staff

During the first couple days you immediately recognized this student as someone who might get in trouble. This student is regularly dressed provocatively and has many opposite gender guests over. At lunch today you overheard a conversation about the student that implied this student had had physical relations with the entire soccer team.

Situation Nine - Actors

During the first couple days you immediately recognized this student as someone who might get in trouble. This student is regularly dressed provocatively and has many opposite gender guests over. At lunch today you overheard a conversation about the student that implied this student had had physical relations with the entire soccer team.

Note To The Actors:

The staff will likely assume the student is a woman. She doesn't need to be.

Situation Ten - Staff

You knew that the residents of this room weren't really friends but recently it seems their relationship has gotten worse. You noticed a sing on the wipe board that said "Chris - Clean up your fucking shit today! Pat" You go to the room to see if you can help and to talk to Pat about his language. When they open the door there is a line of tape down the center of the room and you can feel the tension in the room.

Situation Ten - Actors

You knew that the residents of this room weren't really friends but recently it seems their relationship has gotten worse. You noticed a sing on the wipe board that said "Chris - Clean up your fucking shit today! Pat" You go to the room to see if you can help and to talk to Pat about his language. When they open the door there is a line of tape down the center of the room and you can feel the tension in the room.

Note To The Actors:

Have fun!

Situation Eleven - Staff

You just heard that one of your residents had been in a 2 year relationship that ended this past weekend. It's Tuesday afternoon and you thought you should follow up.

Situation Eleven - Actors

You just heard that one of your residents had been in a 2 year relationship that ended this past weekend. It's Tuesday afternoon and you thought you should follow up.

Note To The Actors:

You can have the actor respond in a variety of ways. Consider sad and crying, torn up pictures around the room, angry, or having another person snuggling as if she/he has moved on.

Situation Twelve - Staff

During a fire drill you key into this room to make sure it's empty. Inside you find a resident gathering a kitten. The room has other signs that the kitten has been around for awhile (food, litter box, toys, etc).

Your pager goes of at 2:00a.m. It's one of you residents who tells you there is a party going on next door to him, and he has to get some sleep because he has an early exam. You approach the room and hear girls and guys yelling "chug, chug." The music is blaring in the background.

Note To The Actors:

There are really three issues - visitation, noise, and alcohol. You can be obnoxious about either one or all.