Stanislavski's Acting Technique- Historical Post 10 & 11

Actioning

For this post, I have taken a look at my scene and chosen an active verb for my character. My next step is to begin to think about how I will translate that in make-up and hair?

' TO REGRET'

• The verb I have chosen from Act Two, Scene Six of the Cabaret Script is 'to regret'.  To regret is to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.) or to think of with a sense of loss.  Within the scene, I feel like the word regret reflects Sally and Cliffs emotions perfectly.    Sally tells Cliff that "My one regret is I honestly believe you'd have been a wonderful father",  suggesting that Sally feels awful for taking an exciting opportunity away from Cliff, the chance for him to be a father.
• Regret is definitely the key emotion throughout the final few scenes of the script.  With regards to portraying the my chosen verb through make-up,  I would apply less than you would usually see Sally wearing.  I wouldn't apply any eyelashes to my Sally Bowles model, instead I would apply a very neutral eye with a few coats of mascara on the natural lashes, but I would create a smudged effect around the eye, to show that Sally had been crying.  I would also add a tear falling from the eyes.  As I have said previously,  I would still keep a red lip which connotes that Sally will always be a showgirl at heart, but would create more of a stained look, as if Sally had been wearing the lipstick for a long time.  The hair would be still polished but messier than usual.
• Looking through the scene, the first active verb I would attribute to my character is 'to spoil' something.  Sally may be seen to have spoilt a great opportunity for Cliff and herself by her actions, although in reality she may have made the right decision based on her lifestyle at the time.  Another verb I would use is 'to hold',  I would use it in the sense of Cliff and Sally being held together as a couple,  I think both characters are unsure of their future together and what there is left to hold them together.  The last verb that I though of was 'to reach',  at the end of y chosen scene Sally tries to reach out to Cliff, asking him to stay, as well as Cliff reaching out to Sally, asking her to go to America with him.  They are both reaching out to each other, hoping that one of them will make a decision so that they can stay together. 

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