Kenneth's Lena Younger Role

I would cast Esther Rolle for the role of Lena Younger as Lena's physical description is an African-American woman in her early 60's. Lena, know as Mama throughout the play, is a woman of deep religious faith who knows what is best for her family. She is the one of is wise and has a practical outlook on life. An example of this is when she puts $3,500 of the $10,000 insurance money that she received on a down payment for a house with lots of sunlight in a white neighborhood. Mama is a very loving and trusting person as she gives her son the rest of the leftover money to take care of the family's needs. An example of this is when Walter asks Mama if she trusted him like that and Mama responds by saying "I ain't never stop trusting you. Like I ain't never stop loving you".(Act 2, Scene 2, p.1063)   She is also a domestic worker like Ruth who dreamed of having a garden of her own one day. I feel that Esther would relate to her character very well as I remembered Esther playing a role of a domestic widow on a tv show called "Good Times" in the 1970's. Her character in that show was one with lots of love and trust for her family.