The document discusses the casting choices for the roles in an upcoming production. Michael Douglas was cast as Eldon due to his experience acting in similar drama genre productions and ability to portray suppressed rage. Jonathan Gardner will play the role of James, an annoying schoolboy, as he has acting experience from both film and stage and can portray an immature teenager. Alice Lupton was cast as Elise since she is currently completing her personal statement, like the character, and has the qualities and presentation skills to make the character believable and likable. Ms. Mainwaring was the first choice to play Ms. Fenn given her experience as a drama teacher and ability to come across as professional yet welcoming based on her natural charis

2.  Portrayed by Michael Douglas
We have chosen Michael to play our
protagonist, Eldon, as having seen him act in
other productions of the same genre (drama),
we decided that he could deliver an
appropriate amount of emotion needed to
express Eldon’s suppressed rage and the
destruction he has caused/causes in terms of his
family and his job.
 Practically speaking, Michael is a reliable actor;
we have also confirmed the times he is
available, and ensured our filming schedule will
not breach these times
 Michael has been involved in many productions
in the past and has studied drama at school,
therefore we weren’t sceptical of his experience
or ability

3.  Portrayed by Jonathan Gardner
 Jonathan will be playing ‘James’, an
annoying schoolboy that Eldon encounters on
several occasions
 We decided to use Jonathan as he has acted
in several productions, both film and on stage,
so we are not worried about his acting ability
 We believe he is well suited to the role of
James, as he has demonstrated the ability to
act as an immature, cunning teenager; being
a student, he understands the common rocky
relationships between students and teachers,
and how to make these realistic in relation to
the modern society
 James studied GCSE Drama and Media
studies, and is now an AS student in the same
subjects
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4.  Portrayed by Alice Lupton
 Alice will portray ‘Elise’, a sixth form student
who asks Eldon for help with her personal
statement - like Elise, Alice is also at the
point where she is completing her personal
statement, and therefore can relate to the
character.
 Elise is an informed, polite girl, and we
believe these are not only qualities Alice
can portray, but through her own clear
expression and presentation, we believe
Alice can make this believable and the
character likeable
 While Alice isn’t a drama student, she has
adequate acting skills, and studies Media
at A Level, through which we’ve seen that
she is reliable and understands the
production process well.
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5.  Portrayed by Ms Mainwaring
 Ms Mainwaring was our first choice to play ‘Ms
Fenn’. She is an experienced drama teacher,
and after looking at productions she has been
involved in, we decided that her style of acting,
along with her natural charisma and approach-fulness,
that she was well suited to the role
 We intend for Ms Fenn to come across as
professional, though with a demeanour
suggesting she is welcoming and kind
 We liked that Ms Mainwaring had quite short,
blonde hair, which adds a sense of quirkiness,
implying Ms Fenn is different to the other staff;
she is portrayed as more relatable, someone
Eldon can trust
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