The radio drama tells the story of George Milton's trial for the death of Lennie Smalls. It provides character profiles for those involved in the trial, including George Milton, Lennie Smalls, Judge Lincoln, and the district attorney and public defender. It also outlines scheduling details like airing on BBC Radio 4 extra on Fridays at 2pm for 6 weekly episodes.

1. THE
AMERICA
N DREAM
CAN KILL
A radio production by
Whitney
Nyamayaro

2. SUMMARY
The American Dream can kill is about the aftermath of Lennie
Smalls’ death. George Milton is being put onto the stand along
with other witnesses at the time. The audience is finally going to
find out what happened to George after is put a gun to Lennie’s
head. The genre of the radio drama is novella, action and drama.

3. CHARACTER PROFILES

4. GEORGE MILTON
The role of George is played
by James Franco. George
was known for being a
migrant worker who cares for
Lennie. George dreamt of
some day owning his own
land, but he realises the
difficulty of making this
dream come true. George is
being accused of murdering
Lennie and he is going on
trial so that the court can find
out what really happened to
Lennie the night of the
death.

5. LENNIE SMALLS
The role of Lennie is
played by Chris
O’Dowd. Lennie was a
worker who is mentally
handicapped and strong.
He depends on his friend
George to give him
advice and protect him
from situations that he
does not understand. In
order to be protected he
was killed by George.

6. JUDGE LINCOLN
The role of Judge Lincoln is
played by Thomas Francis
Wilson Jr. The judge is the one
who is going to have place a
verdict onto the Georges trial
and let the audience know if
George is going to be killed for
Lennie’s death or if he is going
to be set free and not charged
at all.

7. NARRATOR/PRESENTER
The role of the presenter is
played
by David Attenborough. Th
is is the most important
person as he is going to be
the one who are going to
be announce the radio
drama and explain the
name of the the entire
drama.

8. JURY
The jury is going
to be played by a
range of people
who are as
following Dean
Norris, Susan May
Pratt, Andy
Berman, Andy
Powers, Sarah
Buxton and Anne
Betancourt.

9. SLIM
The role of Slim is played
by Jim Parrack. Slim is the
leader of the entire team
whom everyone respects.
Slim becomes close with
George as he feels a sense
of protect for Lennie in
additional to George. Slim is
one of the few on the ranch
who understands George’s
situation with Lennie and he
understands why George
made the decision to kill
Lennie.

10. BAILIFF
The role of the bailiff is
played by Rusty Burrell. The
bailiff the one who is in
charge of starting the court
case and he is the one who
is responsibility for taking the
defendant to and fore of the
holding cell.

11. PUBLIC DEFENDER
The role of the public
defender is played
by Gerard Butler. The
public defender is the
one who is going to be
trying to plead George's
case and trying to prove
if George is innocent or if
he needs to be charged
for the death of Lennie.

12. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The role of the district
attorney is played by Tom
Hardy. The role of the
district attorney is to make
sure that George is
convicted for this crime
and there is justice for the
death of Lennie.

13. CLERK
• The role of the clerk is
played by Leighton
Meester. The role of the
clerk is to assist the judge
and make sure that
everything is sorted out
and handled. The clerk is
the one who has to swear
the jury and the witness'
who come onto the stand.

14. SCHEDULING
The radio station that the radio drama is going to be broadcasted
on is BBC Radio 4 extra. The radio drama would be on every
week and the time that it is going to be 2pm on a Friday. The
reason for this is because it is better to broadcast the hour long
drama for 6 weeks and this is to make sure that the drama sells
as a whole. The radio drama is going to have 6 hour long
episodes. The podcast is going to be available on live
broadcasting and it will be a podcast which is available on BBC
iPlayer for the secondary audience to listen to.

15. AUDIENCE
The primary audience for the radio drama is going to be the
elderly people who are interested in the story and the film
contextually. The secondary audience is the people who are
interested in novel and the history from that time period.

16. MOOD BOARDS

17. SAMPLE SCRIPT
(Sound of gavel hitting the table)
Bailiff: All rise. (waits for everyone – except the judge – to stand) Department One of the Superior
Court is now in session. Judge Lincoln presiding. Please be seated.
Judge: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Calling the case of the People of the State of Monterey
County versus George Milton. Are both sides ready?
District Attorney: Ready for the People, Your Honour.
Public Defender: Ready for the defense, Your Honour.
Judge: Will the clerk please swear in the jury?
Clerk: Will the jury please stand and raise your right hand? [Wait for everyone to stand.] Do each of
you swear that you will fairly try the case before this court, and that you will return a true verdict
according to the evidence and the instructions of the court, so help you, God? Please say “I do”. [Wait
for jurors to say “I do.”] You may be seated.

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