Actors and Auditions 2

Even though our initial idea was for a white family, we ended up using a black family to portray the idea of Manhood.After hard work, we found a middle aged woman to play the mother , her being a mother herself was very convenient as she would be able to relate to the role very well. We also found the two brothers Colin and John who suited the role very well and most importantly the contrast between physique was clearly shown.

Our specifications for the main roles were: 

COLIN.
Black youth aged 17-19: fairly dark skinned
Masculine physique
Strong facial features
Clear signs of puberty: for example, facial hair. 

JOHN
Black Youth aged 16 - 18: fairly dark skinned
Quite a small physique : ideally skinny 
Looks quite vulnerable
No facial hair, very smooth face

LINDA 
Black woman middle aged 30-35
Quite a dark skinned complexion
Long hair 

As all main characters were to be portrayed as family it was important that specific features such as skin tone and descent clearly matched. It was also convenient that both males had previously known each other so therefore the relationship between them was much more comfortable and made it easier to work with them.