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Chaucer Casting Call-Erin Froelich

Everyone wants to be Steven Spielberg, but do you think

you’re up to the task? Geoffrey Chaucer has optioned

his work, The Canterbury Tales for production. This

means that there will be a casting call for actors who

might fit the roles. The most important roles are those

of the pilgrims, so they have to be cast exactly. Using textual evidence, YOU will

scour Hollywood for the perfect actors to fit each pilgrim mentioned in the General

Prologue. I want you to come up with the best actors for the job and submit their

“head shots” along with a little evidence that they can play the role in which they will

be cast. You may use this handy “casting sheet” to submit your final report.

Pilgrim Actor/Actress Head Shot Textual Evidence

The Knight Sean Connery He has an air of experience and can play a

night very well.

The Squire Rupert Grint Chaucer’s Physical description is close to

his and he is very much of the same

attitude, I think.

Yeoman Russell Crowe Chaucer’s physical description is close to

what Crowe actually looks and acts like

Prioress Maggie Smith

(Younger Age)

She is very pious and beautiful. She is very

close to Chaucer’s description as well.



Monk Ricky Gervais He seems very manly yet cheesy, out of

place, and is short and stocky like Chaucer

describes.

Cleric

Robert

Picardo

I

feel

with

knowledge

of

other

roles

he

has

played I think this would like be a

wonderful role for him.


Friar Michael

Weatherly

He can act like a major

sleez‐bag yet be very

cunning, manipulative

and handsome.

Merchant Hugh Jackman Is very show but has

played someone how

is covering up a debt

and I believe that

experience makes him

perfect for

this

role.

Lawyer John Goodman Devin’s drawing and

he has voiced and

played men similar to

this so I think it sits

him well.

Franklin David Hasselhoff He is a party boy, but

still generous

and

kind. He is also kind of

old

. ☺



The

Guildsmen(5)

Patrick Stewart,

Jonathan Frakes,

LeVar Burton,

Brent Spiner, and

Michael Dorn

They have worked well

together and seem to

be able to fit this quite

well. They play

commoners in one

episode of Star Trek:

The Next Generation.

☺

Cook Geoffrey Rush I just have this feeling

he could be gross

seeing as his character

on Pirates of the

Caribbean is kind of

nasty.

Shipman

Bill Nighy

He

can

be

scary

and

could play a

sinner/bad guy very

well.

Doctor Johnny Depp I feel he can portray

this character very

nicely. He

has

played

both a doctor, and

someone who has a

love of gold. ☺

Wife of Bath Helen Mirren I feel, while her

appearance is not

what Chaucer

describes, she could

most defiantly act the

way the character

does.



Parson Morgan Freeman I feel, again while he

does not have any

resemblance to

Chaucer’s description, he

could portray this

character very nicely.

Plowman Tim Russ I feel that he would

complement the

parson very well and

he would be very good

at this part


Miller Robert Duncan

McNeill

He seems to be able to play a very

tricky character even though he does

not look like what Chaucer said. Can

argue very well with the Reeve. ☺

Reeve Ethan Phillips He seems good for this part because he

can be very annoying and could play

and IRS dude very nicely. Also can argue

very well with the Miller. ☺

Summoner Has played a gross character and I have

a feeling he could be a person the

others would despise and he has

worked with the pardoner before.

Pardoner He has played a character with rattails

before and seems like a good liar, and

all‐around bad guy.



The Host Mark Harmon He is very well liked and trust worthy

and would play a very good guy. ☺

Manciple Tim Allen He can be very stupid but street smart

and would show this character very

nicely. ☺

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