The casting stage for the part of the Brain was one of the hardest ones to find people to audition for. The basis of the character of Brain is that he is a very intellectual individual that doesn't really partake in the 'normal' acts that people his age take; like drinking, smoking and having a relationship. We wanted to reflect this in the way our cast member would look and act and as a result people didn't want to audition for the part. However, we eventually found two candidates; Luke Adams and Tom Ryan. During their audition they were tasked with learning the line (which included intellectually challenging words to reflect the speech of Brain himself). In our candidates we were looking for someone that could learn these lines and dramatise them in a way that is suitable for the character.
For the part of Brain we decided to cast Luke Adams. This is because the other candidate, Tom Ryan, failed to take the audition seriously and struggled to learn the line, an obstacle that due to time restrictions we are not able to work around. Alongside this, Luke put on a convincing performance and even when he made errors in the lines he carried on without a pause, which is very good for our production.
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