Your cart is currently empty!
Character Study: Silencing Rebecca
In Nikki Vogel’s genre-bending YA novel Silencing Rebecca (Thistledown Press)Â Rebecca Waldmann’s first school year in Edmonton is scary enough: she’s plunged into secular life at a public high school after years of sheltered Orthodox Jewish upbringing. But, after transforming into a Golem – a clay creature from Jewish folklore – cliques and clothing seem like the least of her worries. Nikki shares her dream cast for the film version of her novel below.
Production notes:
Director: Darren AronofskyVisceral and immediate cinematography à  la Black Swan, amplifying Rebecca’s horrifying transformation.Opening Scene: A pitch black screen. No sound. Voiceover, whispered, breathless: Am I buried alive? More darkness without sound. Voiceover, whispered, breathless, panicky: Who am I? Pause. Was I drugged? I can’t feel my body. The screen is still black, but a hint of white noise is introduced, barely audible. Voiceover, slightly more volume, more panic: Someone did something to me. Pause. Something horrible. Suggestion of shapes in the darkness (the underside of leaves) and the white noise reveals hints of night noises—leaves rustling in a breeze. Voiceover, scarcely audible whisper laced with resignation: And I deserved it.The cast:
Maude Apatow as Rebecca Waldmann: Demure and dutiful Orthodox Jewish girl with an undercurrent of mischievousness. Beginning to question everything she has been taught.Alon Abutbul as Aaron Waldmann: Devout Orthodox Jew, strict, single-minded, sometimes loving father, liar.Drew Starkey as Ryder Alexander: Popular but sometimes shy, athletic, attractive, sincere.Madison Nicole Ziegler as Tamar Gertner: Effervescent, conscientious, a great friend, boho vibe.Mason Cook as Scott: Athletic, lurking violence, malcontent.Sabrina Carpenter as Brittany Clark: Beautiful and she knows it, athletic, edgy.The poster:
* * *
Many thanks to Nikki Vogel for putting on her casting director’s hat and dreaming up this all-star fancast for the film version of Silencing Rebecca (we’re spooked by that first scene alone!).For more Character Study, click here.
