"Homecoming" by O'Neill

[luvWICKED416]

Posted: 4/6/05 at 10:29pm

Is anyone familer with O'Neill's "Homecoming" from the series "Mourning Becomes Elektra"?
We have to cast the of Ezra, Christine, Lavinia and Adam with any living movie/TV or theater actors.

Anyone have any auggestions? THANKS

[sparky310]

Posted: 4/7/05 at 8:38am

very familiar..i have studied O'Neill for nearly 25 years.
but you need some amazingly strong actors to fill these roles.
Christine and Lavinia alone will be your most difficult..why tv/film actors..why not strong well trained stage actors.

[luvWICKED416]

Posted: 4/7/05 at 9:04am

it can be theater actors... but to make it easier on our class since most people weren't familer with the work, he allowed us a greater pool to choose from.

So any actor would be great

[sparky310]

Posted: 4/7/05 at 9:16am

oh..so this is hypothetical.?
Ezra: John Cullum (from ER)
Lavinia: Christine Baranski
Christine: Chirtina Ricci
Adam: superman from smallville (cant remember his name)

[sparky310]

Posted: 4/7/05 at 9:19am

now if it were stage
Ezra: Brian Dennehy
Lavinia: Donna Murphy/Kathleen Turner/Judy Mclure
Christine: Sutton Foster (better actress than singer I think)
Adam: Brian D'arcy James or the guy playing lory in Little Women

[luvWICKED416]

Posted: 4/7/05 at 9:34am

Those are great- thank you.
The stage cast sounds amazing, I think i'll definetely whip that one out in class... thanks!