We had a lot of fun coming up with the perfect actors for these roles! Norm Foster’s comedies are always entertaining to imagine as movies, even though we love them as plays. In Hilda’s Yard, what’s supposed to be a relaxing afternoon of new empty nest bliss for Hilda and Sam Fluck ends up in calamity as their two thirty-something kids literally fall over their backyard fence needing help out of sticky situations. Their son Gary is on the run from a bookie named Beverly with his new girlfriend Bobbi, while their daughter Janey, ever-dependent, has just left her husband and is looking for comfort and distraction. These actors are known for being able to blend serious and cartoonish qualities and would present the perfect portrayals of some of Norm Foster’s most memorable characters!

Cast

Hilda – Martha Plimpton

Sam – Sam Neill

Gary – Adam Pally

Janey – Lily James

Beverly – Michael B. Jordan

Bobbi – Stephanie Beatriz

For a director, there’s Marielle Heller, who did a great job with Can You Ever Forgive Me? and The Diary of a Teenage Girl.

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With this casting and director in mind, we cooked up a poster for the Hilda's Yard movie adaption!

Photo Credit: Summer Ball, Kerri Lee Smith, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Thanks so much to Jessica and Playwrights Canada Press for standing in as casting directors for this round of Character Study. See more Character Study casting calls.

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