Emcee Characterisation & Scene development

Emcee 

- From Cabaret Script 

Prince, H. (2014). Cabaret. 1st ed. [ebook] New York, p.All. Available at: http://nutic.wikispaces.com/file/view/CABARET+Script.pdf [Accessed 26 Nov. 2014].

I imagine the character for the Emcee to be quite young usually the character is pictured late 20's i would picture him early 20's, i imagine the character to be very flamboyant, extrovert and outrageous below i have collected two images one of Allan Cummings within the stage production of Cabaret and the other of my friend clubbing in London i feel the guy on the right is dressed similarly this shows how the Emcee characterisations is very current. 

Within the original time the script was set the Emcee was used throughout the script to depict the political and social situation within Berlin in the 1920's & 30's singing songs about the underlying issues relating to the rest of the characters story line, for example- within a song he's singing to a gorilla singing how beautiful she is and he wishes others could see her beauty. This related to two characters within the outer story whom couldn't get together as she was a Jew. 

Using the Emcee within this way i feel is very cleaver, i want to keep this part of the Emcee within my characterisation although i want to picture him young i want him to be very cleaver and aware of situations out of the club scene. 

I am further considering the use of a female model i feel this would bring in the element of blurring the lines between gender something that was done a lot with both Cabaret and Club Culture,androgony as a statement but not to the extreme of drag. 

Johns, M. (2014). Club Culture. [online] Pinterest. Available at: • http://www.pinterest.com/milliejohns/club-culture/ [Accessed 26 Nov. 2014].

Act One-Scene One 

'Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!'

Anon, (2014). [online] Available at: • http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2011/10/24/03006-20111024ARTFIG00793-cabaret.php [Accessed 26 Nov. 2014].

This scene is the very opening scene from the script 'Cabaret' its the first time the audience see's the kit Kat club and is invited into the flamboyant world of Weimar Berlin within the 30's. It further explores through the song the sexual freedom the night life of Berlin holds and the extrovert ways of the Emcee.

I have chosen act one scene one as i wanted to create the first time you ever see the character of the Emcee this scene is iconic within the film and script, most of the other scene had a theme and i felt that this was the scene that i could fully explore the Emcee's very open sexual freedom. This scene further can be very relatable to club culture within many London club's the Emcee introduces the night or is there to entertain and this scene for me depicts this.

London Club

The character i want to be pictured in a London Club on stage or even standing on a table or something above the rest of the crowd making himself known to the drunk excitable clubbers the lights directed onto him. Its late at night around 1am everyone by this point is very drunk and outrageous the Emcee only making the crowd more so.

I feel that within this scene the Emcee is inviting people into the night life of the extrovert ways of Weimar Berlin, this could further relate to my interpretation in the modern characterisation of the Emcee relating to club culture. The Emcee is in a London club past the early hours of the morning incising people in and making the people in the club drink, do drugs and act outrageously and flamboyant allowing the atmosphere of anything goes. The Emcee wants to draw people into the night and party with them and if they don't or the night ends early he will find more people and party on with them never allowing the party to end.

Inviting                  Enticing                     Alluring  

References:
Bodenham, D. (2014). [image] Available at: • http://diymag.com/archive/have-londons-clubs-become-a-stage-for-self-absorption [Accessed 26 Nov. 2014].

Borup, C. (2014). Fabric by Tom Darracott | bumbumbum. [online] Bumbumbum.me. Available at: http://bumbumbum.me/2011/05/10/fabric-by-tom-darracott/ [Accessed 26 Nov. 2014]. 

Johns, M. (2014). Club Culture. [online] Pinterest. Available at: • http://www.pinterest.com/milliejohns/club-culture/ [Accessed 26 Nov. 2014].

I have chosen my active verbs for the scene to be inviting, enticing and alluring i feel that the Emcee is a mystical character that wants the world to be lost having fun and exploring sexuality, dress, gender, social situations and life in general.