The thing with Belize is, is that the only flamboyant properties he possesses are: 1.) He used to be a drag queen 2.) He speaks French, at times. He's the stable, moral, rock in the book. Louis is very outspoken, and unstable. Who roles has Kevin played that could exhibit this?
Kevin Kline is one of the finest american actors alive--he can do anything. About 25 years ago I saw him on Broadway in "The Pirates of Penzance." I remember it very clearly. I was in high school. He played his role very slapsticky, and he had me and a friend in hysterics--we were laughing so hard that some of the actors on stage started laughing, also. The rest of the audience was a typical crowd, and they didn't "get" it--and they were pissed at us for laughing. Anyway, if the clip I posted from "In and Out" didn't convince you, how about this one. You cant get more unstable than Hamlet. [video=youtube;kwd98zMxKEg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwd98zMxKEg&feature=related[/video]
see if this helps you picture what the characters are like [video=youtube;oiTCym4Z3Kg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTCym4Z3Kg[/video]
The Joe and Louis seen was awesome. Louis looked exactly like how I thought he would like, while reading the play (I imagined Joe looked like something like Al Leiter). I'll scratch Belize from the characters list. Joe and Prior to go.
yeah, I wasn't really nominaing Wayne, just trying to give you a sense of the masculinity he would have to exude. I don't think Wayne could handle that part--especially Part II of the play, where Roy gets sick, wastes away, and ultimately dies. (I think I also saw F. Murray in that one also). It is a very demanding role. I really think Patrick Stewart might be the best bet.
I don't remember the role of Prior. Is this what you're looking for? [video=youtube;SfrhCvDLlCg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfrhCvDLlCg[/video]
Which one were you thinking of, for Prior? If Lane, then you're way off . He's one of the most stable characters, even though he's dying of AIDS. He is slightly flamboyant though, because he also did drag.
ok, I didn't remember how flamboyant the character was. someone who is stable . . . dying of AIDS . . . flamboyant . . . dressed in drag . . . you just described Tom Hanks' entire career. Ha--but seriosly, then what about Ralph Fiennes? That's the best I can do. How about Tommy Lee Jones for Roy? Then you could go with Will Smith for Belize. Joe needs to be someone who is clean-cut, looks good in a suit, probably pretty well-built, and can pretend to be very conservative while masking a different side underneath. What about Matt Damon?
For some reason, giving the name Will Smith to a teacher, for a black character, seems too... forced. I think the 4 central characters should be fine, to be honest. Tommy Lee Jones and Damon are also great suggestions for their characters. I think I can run with them.
