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A scenario (from Italian
Italian language

Italian is a Romance languages spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four Linguistic geography of Switzerlands....
, that which is pinned to the scenery) is a synthetic description of an event or series of actions and events. In the Commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte

Commedia dell'Arte is a form of improvisational theatre that began in Italy in the 16th century and held its popularity through the 18th century, although it is still performed today....
 it was an outline of entrances, exits, and action describing the plot of a play that was literally pinned to the back of the scenery. It is also known as canovaccio
Canovaccio

A canovaccio a vague plot outline used by commedia dell'Arte players. It consisted only of a list of acts and scenes; the details were left to the improvisation of the actors....
  or "that which is pinned to the canvas" of which the scenery was constructed.

Surviving scenari from the Renaissance
Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe....
 contain little other than character names, brief descriptions of action, and references to specific lazzi
Lazzi

Lazzi is a piece of well-rehearsed comic action commonly used in the Commedia dell'arte. Most English-speaking troupes use the Italian plural "lazzi" as the singular and "lazzis" for the plural....
 with no further explanation.






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A scenario (from Italian
Italian language

Italian is a Romance languages spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four Linguistic geography of Switzerlands....
, that which is pinned to the scenery) is a synthetic description of an event or series of actions and events. In the Commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte

Commedia dell'Arte is a form of improvisational theatre that began in Italy in the 16th century and held its popularity through the 18th century, although it is still performed today....
 it was an outline of entrances, exits, and action describing the plot of a play that was literally pinned to the back of the scenery. It is also known as canovaccio
Canovaccio

A canovaccio a vague plot outline used by commedia dell'Arte players. It consisted only of a list of acts and scenes; the details were left to the improvisation of the actors....
  or "that which is pinned to the canvas" of which the scenery was constructed.

Surviving scenari from the Renaissance
Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe....
 contain little other than character names, brief descriptions of action, and references to specific lazzi
Lazzi

Lazzi is a piece of well-rehearsed comic action commonly used in the Commedia dell'arte. Most English-speaking troupes use the Italian plural "lazzi" as the singular and "lazzis" for the plural....
 with no further explanation. It is believed that a scenario forms the basis of a fully improvisational performance though it is also likely that they were simple reminders of the plot for those members of the cast who were literate. Modern commedia troupes most often make use of a script with varying degrees of additional improvisation (see improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre

Improvisational theatre is a form of theatre in which the actors use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously. Actors typically use audience suggestions to guide the performance as they create dialogue, setting, and plot extemporaneously....
).

In the creation of an opera
Opera

Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition....
 or ballet
Ballet

Ballet is a formalized type of performative dance, the origins of which date lay in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century France courts, and which was further developed in England, Italy, and Russia as a concert dance form....
, a scenario is often developed initially to indicate how the original source, if any, is to be adapted and to summarize the aspects of character, staging, plot, etc. that can be expanded later in a fully developed libretto
Libretto

A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, sacred or secular oratorio and cantata, Musical theater, and ballet....
, or script. This sketch can be helpful in "pitching" the idea to a prospective producer
Theatrical producer

A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a Theatre. The independent producer will usually be the originator and finder of the script and starts the whole process....
, director or composer
Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
.

A scenario is also an account or synopsis of a projected course of action, events or situations. Scenario development is used in policy planning, organisational development and generally, when organisations wish to test strategies against uncertain future developments.

Scenarios are widely used by organisations of all types to understand different ways that future events might unfold. Scenario planning
Scenario planning

Scenario planning [or scenario thinking or scenario analysis] is a strategic planning method that some organizations use to make flexible long-term plans....
 or scenario analysis
Scenario analysis

Scenario analysis is a process of analyzing possible future events by considering alternative possible outcomes . The analysis is designed to allow improved decision-making by allowing consideration of outcomes and their implications....
 is a complex business process related to futures studies.

Scenarios should not be used to forecast what will happen. According to the , a scenario is “a story about what happened in the future”. Vivid scenarios distort people’s perceptions of the likelihood of the events they describe. Scenarios can therefore be used to overcome resistance to unpopular forecasts. examine principles for the use of scenarios in gaining acceptance of forecasts.

See also

  • Narrative
    Narrative

    A narrative or story that is created in a constructive format that describes a sequence of fictional or Non-fiction events. It derives from the Latin language verb narrare, which means "to recount" and is related to the adjective gnarus, meaning "knowing" or "skilled"....


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