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Juno and the PaycockJordan
McKinney,Josh Saffron, Maria Houser, Sarah Clark
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Part One:The Scene
The scene begins with…
• Mary and Bentham’s flirting.
• the rest of family talking about Ireland’s crisis and
irreverence for religion.
• Bentham explaining theosophy.
The scene ends when…• Bentham frightens Johnny, saying ghosts may
manifest themselves around the person that
murdered them.
• Johnny believes he sees Tancred’s ghost.
• Mr. Boyle (as always) tries to calm him with alcohol.
• the family decides Johnny was seeing things.
Part Two:The Dream
Cast
‘Captain’ Boyle
Actor: Sean Connery
Acting Directions• A lot of energy• Light-hearted tone• You think you know it all• Act as though you have
to explain everything to Mrs. Boyle
• Avoid conflict in scene at all costs
Mrs. Juno Boyle
Actress: Susan Sarandon
Acting Directions• Smart woman with strong
opinions; act like your opinion matters
• Let Mr. Boyle talk, accept that he’ll say something stupid
• Caring towards children (Be concerned with Mary’s flirtatiousness and Johnny’s hallucination)
Charles Bentham
Actor: Chris Evans
Acting Directions
• Embody the player/lady’s man persona
• Have sneaky eyes• Be well spoken and
confident, almost cocky• Dress well• You are refined and
seemingly above these people
Mary BoyleActing Directions
• Shallow, vain way of speaking
• Judgmental looks towards everyone
• Be completely absorbed in flirting with Bentham, uninterested in political and religious talk
Actress: Lily Collins
Johnny Boyle
Actor: JosephGordon-Levitt
Acting Directions
• Act uneasy, pace often, shifty eyes
• When topic of ghosts comes up, get defensive and stutter through lines
• Pure horror at “sight” of Tancred; you see it, no one else does
Part Three:The Set
Rundown house
Old sofa
AnchorHanging clothes