Stanislavskis Acting Techniques- Contemporary Posts 1, 2 & 3

Who is my character and what scene were they in? 

Kit Kat Klub Girl 

I decided to choose a Kit Kat Girl as my contemporary Club Culture character, as I feel like they show a completely different type of character to what I portrayed through my previous character of Sally Bowles.  When I created my historical version of Sally Bowles, she was very naive and childlike due to her insecurities about the lifestyle she was living.  However, to me, the Kit Kat Girls are ported to be living life to the very fullest, with no worries about other peoples opinions.  With this in mind, I feel I can create a unique contemporary design using lots of colour, shape and texture to emphasise their fun, cheeky attitude. 

Image Credit:  Cabaret kitkat girls on Pinterest. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.pinterest.com/janecj55/cabaret-kitkat-girls/. [Accessed 17 November 2014].

• My chosen scene would be at a time when you can see what the Kit Kat Girls life really revolves around.  You would see them in their glamorous yet sleezy outfits, dancing on stage. Act One, Scene Four of the Cabaret Script is my chosen scene for this.  The scene is set on New Years Eve of 1929, the club is packed with people celebrating and the Kit Kat Girls are putting on a spectacular show. 

• During the scene, the club would be dark with various spotlights pointed on each of the Kit Kat Girls, they would be dressed in revealing and sassy outfits, even more over the top than usual as New Years Eve would have been a big event.  The music would be blaring,  the girls would look like they were having the time of their lives, even if they were extremely tired from working previous nights at the Kit Kat Klub.

• There is a certain quote that really grabbed my attention whilst I was reading this scene that I felt really expressed the Kit Kat Girls fun and outgoing personality.  One of the Kit Kat Girls says ” Mama thinks I’m on a tour of Europe, with a couple of my school chums and a lady chaperone.  Mama doesn’t have an inkling, I left them all in Antwerp and I’m touring on my own.  So please, Sir, if you run into my mama, don’t reveal my indescretion.”.  To me, this shows that although the job may be hard, these girls are living life to the fullest.