Obviously as teenagers we might find it hard to play adult characters, so we as a company are faced with a dilemma... Do we play characters our own age or characters older than ourselves?
Naturalistically, anyone in our company can play a character anywhere from 13-18 years of age. An example of a thriller involving a child/teenager is sixth sense. We know it is possible to have a convincing thriller with young people in. But the majority of thriller characters are 25+ so we might be in a position where we have to break some connotations of the genre.
We could also bring in actors that are older or younger than us, to play a convincing adult or child character. The problems we might face are arranging and filming with adults who may have to work or actually getting them in the first place. Children may play about or not understand what is happening.
The best bet is to act ourselves. Being at a school that teaches theatre and having 3 actors in the group we are in a good position. We have a large choice of actors who as our friends should be wiling to help us.
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