Romeo and Juliet Company

[Jimmeh]

In theater, a cast of a play is called a "company". The company is usually announced through e-mail or phone call nowadays. Since, unfortunately, our characters don't have the opportunity to audition, we are going to determine a cast list right here and now.

And for all we know, since this is still a very rough idea, we may get rid of some of the minor characters, like Abram. However, every character has an an important role in the story, and there is a large cast.

Here is the list of characters in Romeo and Juliet, and my thoughts for their characters:

House of Capulet

Capulet (Juliet's father, patriarch of the House of Capulet) - TBD
Lady Capulet (Juliet's mother, matriarch of the House of Capulet) - TBD
Gregory, Sampson, and Peter (servants) - TBD
Juliet (daughter, female protagonist) - TBD
Nurse (Juliet's nurse and caretaker) - TBD
Tybalt (Juliet's cousin) - TBD

House of Montague
Montague (Romeo's father, patriarch to the house of Montague) - TBD
Lady Montague (Romeo's mother, matriarch to the house of Capulet) - TBD
Romeo (son, male protagonist) - TBD
Benvolio (the cousin, and friend, of Romeo) - TBD
Abram and Balthazar (servants) - TBD

Ruling house of Verona
Prince Escalus (ruling prince of Verona) - TBD
Count Paris (kinsman of the prince, wishes to marry Juliet) - TBD
Mercutio (kinsman of the prince, Romeo's friend) - TBD

Others
Friar Lawrence (friar, Romeo's confidant) - TBD

It would be funny to see the Baltic Trio as Gregory, Sampson, and Peter, but any will do. Prussia should probably be Tybalt...not that I have anything against him, Tybalt is just a jerk. Maybe Alfred could be Mercutio. As for Balthazar, well, he's important because he's the one who tells Romeo that Juliet has died (which she hasn't.)

Discuss.

[Tiger]

I have the feeling that Prussia could very well be both Tybalt and Mercutio, simply because Mercutio's such a crazy awesome pervert, although no one else really fits the role of Tybalt.

Great idea with the Baltics! I can see them playing that role, with their shakiness and all...

Germany would be fun to see totally out of his element, like as the Nurse or something. If we had to play his personality straight he'd probably end up as the Prince.

[Jimmeh]

... D: Choices.

Yeah, I figure that's decided. Oh, and Germany might be funny as the Nurse. x3

[Jimmeh]

All right, just to refresh my memory, we've got:

Romeo - England (me)
Juliet - Japan (Tiger)
Mercutio - France (?)
Tybalt - Prussia (me)
Nurse - Germany (Tiger)
Gregory, Sampson, and Peter - Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia (me, undecided)
(not necessarily in that order--being mildly synesthetic when it comes to names, that's just what comes to mind xD)

[Tiger]

This is somehow turning out to have a bit of a WWII-ish flair to it in the sense that the Capulets all had something to do with the Axis and that the Montagues were all Allies. Could that be something to work into the plot? It would keep the R&J idea but not necessarily be a production but rather take place in that time period, with England and Japan as the main conflict. Of course, we wouldn't be able to kill anyone off.
I've been studying World War II in history class and Romeo and Juliet in English so that probably had something to do with me making that connection. o-x;

[Jimmeh]

Ahaha, I see. I like it.
So, if we just eliminate a few semi-useless parts, we just need the prince, Friar Lawrence, and Balthazar. Any thoughts on those roles?
By the way, we need to promote this site. c:

[Tiger]

I haven't read Balthazar's part in the play yet, but from what I've heard, I think America could fill his role. Not sure about the other two, though.
I'm really terrible at advertising. Is there a tactical guide on the internet or something for promoting struggling roleplay sites?

[Jimmeh]

Ah, Balthazar is basically Romeo's nurse, kind of, and is the one who delivers the message to him that Juliet is dead. So yes, America would fit him well. As for the prince, maybe someone really out of character like Italy, and for Friar Lawrence...Russia? o:
That's the thing, I don't know. Dx I want to get people we all know from other RPs; not like I'm not open to new people, but it would just be fun if everyone knew everyone.

[Tiger]

Sounds lovely. Italy would make a great prince, actually. I imagine something like "NOOO! DON'T FIGHT! FIGHTING IS BAAAD."
Is the problem with that the fact that most of the people on other RPs aren't Hetalia fans?

[Jimmeh]

Ah, that's exactly why I picked him. xD
That might be part of it. But isn't Redcloud from CTW a Hetalia fan? Maybe we could try asking her.

[Tiger]

Yeah, Redcloud is! She just got her computer fixed, too, so she's been able to come on again. She has a dA but she's also on CTW still, which is pretty impressive because our activity there is nearly nonexistent.

[Jimmeh]

Cool. I think I'll post up an ad on CTW. :3

Now we just need Benvolio, but we should probably leave that role open. By the way, OCs are allowed. xD

[Tiger]

Somehow, Paris makes me think of Austria simply due to the marriage thing (Bella gerant alii, tu, felix Austria, nube), although I don't really think that him wanting to marry Japan makes any sense in any context except out of context. xD
Canada could be Abram simply because he's associated with America; the servant duo would connect with the country duo.

[Jimmeh]

Gahhh, I forgot about Paris! Dx Well, I don't know who would fit him since I don't ship anyone else with Japan. But unless we come up with a better suited character for his role, than I guess Austria would fit him well in terms of personality. Maybe Greece, or China?

Yes, that makes sense.

[Tiger]

Greece would make sense but he just bothers me with his "hello I am going to go and sleep with Japan" attitude. I personally think of China as Japan's mom, so casting China as Paris would freak me out just a bit. :'D