I would select Blake Underwood for this role. Blake comes to mind as he is known as a person who dresses nice and also speaks articulately. His persona matches the character of George Murchision as George is portrayed as a young college-educated black man who dresses well. He is also interested in Beneatha. He shows his college background by telling Walter "Good night, Prometheus".(Act 2, Scene 1, p.1058) He is also a person of arrogance. A great example of this is when Beneatha asks him what time the show in the theatre starts, he responds by saying "It's an eight-thirty curtain. That's just Chicago, though. In New York standard curtain time is eight forty".(Act 2, Scene 1, p.1057). George is also ignorant when he tells Beneatha about her culture assilmilation interest, "Oh, dear,dear,dear! Here we go! A lecture on the African past! On our Great West African Heritage! In one second we will hear all about the great Ashanti empires: the great Songhay civilizations; and the great sculpture of Benin-and then somepoetry in the bantu-and the whole monologue will end with the word heritage! Let's face it, baby, your heritage is nothing but a bunch of raggedy-assed spirituals and some grass huts!"(Act 2, Scene 2, p.1057) George's main goal was to find the right kind of woman.
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