Casting in NYC - Short Film

THE POTENTIAL WIVES OF NORMAN MAO


Mangusta Productions, LLC seeks performers and extras for an indie short film shooting the week of September 6th in New York City. The film is a quirky and heartwarming comedy about a Chinese man-child whose parents make him go on an international matchmaking junket to find him a worthy Chinese wife. Performers must have experience with comedy and good at improv. All characters in breakdown are non-speaking roles. SAG short film agreement with deferred payment. Auditions August 23-24. Send headshot and resume to normanmao.casting@gmail.com

BREAKDOWN

MR. MAO (Asian male, 50s) – Stern and distinguished businessman. Comically menacing and always on his Blackberry.

SUZY FONG (Asian female, 20s) – Miss Chinatown princess, bubbly, cutesy, prissy. Must be able to work with a Chihuahua.

LING LING NG (Asian female, 60s) – Old Chinese lady, brash, loud. A woman who would tackle you to get to a subway seat. Carries lots of bags of Asian groceries.

LONELY WOMAN (African American female, 30s) – A heavy-set outcast. Gabourey Sidibe type.

GOOD-LOOKING MAN (Caucasian male, 20s-30s) – Metrosexual bachelor who's always stylish and at NYC's hot spots. Ladies-man model-type.

Various EXTRAS of all adult ages and ethnicities to play background, maids, bellboys, valets, etc.

TWO CASTING CALLS

Casting Call: Sean De Simone Casting and QVC are seeking new hosts to join the shopping network's current on-air team based at the network's suburban Philadelphia studios. Prospective hosts should have a background in television, internet broadcasts, radio, trade shows or live events. Ideal candidates must be energetic, intelligent and enthusiastic with a natural curiosity and have a passion and drive for sales in addition to being a quick thinker and good listener. Hosts should be friendly, credible, entertaining, sincere and sophisticated with a sense of style and fashion. Interested applicants should email a letter along with a recent headshot and any links to reels or hosting work to QVChostcasting@gmail.com  Please also note your current location in the subject line.



Casting Call: A major cable network is casting for a new competition show America's Next It Girl, searching for the next Khloe Kardashian or Paris Hilton. Producers are looking for beautiful, sophisticated, confident women with big personalities and even bigger ambitions. If you are super-popular and have the fabulous lifestyle that gets you noticed; every charity wants you at their event; and you have high standards and people aspire to be you, consider applying. Send your name, age, photos (full length and close up) and contact info to castingitgirls@gmail.com  and also offer reasons why you deserve to win the title. For more information, call 323-389-5125.

casting call - reality tv

Twentieth Television said MySpace Karaoke is teaming with Don't Forget the Lyrics! as the musical game show launches in syndication on VH1 this fall. MySpace will be the official music platform and casting partner for the show. Interested contestants can audition for the show through the MySpace Don't Forget the Lyrics! community page at www.myspace.com/dontforgetthelyrics 

MySpace Karaoke will also be the official music engine that selects the music for the game show.

Casting Call: Reality for Entertainment Types

A new competition series showcasing a top Hollywood entertainment career coach is looking for skilled professionals in the entertainment industry who are interested in upping their roster of contacts and jobs. The show seeks five outgoing and ambitious candidates who are either directors or below-the-line crew members. Candidates must live in Los Angeles and be available from August 26 to 29. Interested applicants can send an email to: casting@TheGreenlightCoach.com and include name, age, contact numbers, recent photo, classification(s) and why you would be great on the show.

Casting Call: LOGO

Logo is casting for matchmakers and dating experts to appear on a new matchmaking series. The series is looking for a fun, trendy, outgoing and outspoken gay man from the New York City area who considers himself an expert in dating. Open casting calls will be held this Thursday and Friday. Requirements for the position include: must be between 25 and 40 years old; must be outgoing and fun with a witty sense of humor; have strong opinions about fashion and style, matchmaking and dating and relationship protocols; and must be local to the NYC area. Send an email right away to Wings.INC@hotmail.com and include a recent photo, email contact, phone numbers and where you currently live. Also explain why you would be perfect for the show in 50 words or less and include your top three dating "don'ts."

AUDITIONS FOR THE 3rd TISCH ACTORS WEST MONOLOGUE SLAM - FALL 2010

The Monologue Slam is an opportunity for Tisch Undergraduate Alumni to showcase their talents to an audience of industry professionals and fellow alumni. Participants will perform original material in front of a panel of three industry judges for the chance to win a cash prize, industry "goodies" and title of Slam Champion!

Guidelines to audition: 1) all participants must be an alumnus/a of a Tisch undergraduate program; 2) monologues must be original material (no monologues from released and distributed films, television or published plays); 3) monologues may not exceed three minutes (you will be cut off at 3 minutes); and 4) for the audition, please prepare your original monologue.

If your monologue is not ready in time for the audition, you may perform a published piece, but please have the concept and a draft ready for discussion. If selected, monologues may be fine tuned for the Monologue Slam performance. Auditions will be held late July/early August.

For more information and to schedule an audition please e-mail Tisch Actors West and provide the following information: Name, Email & Phone, and Tisch program & year of graduation (or enrollment).

Reality Casting Calls

Casting Call: CMT is casting immediately for ordinary people to appear on the network's upcoming show Your Chance to Dance. Regular people will be trained by top choreographers to perform a tribute to a popular music video and each episode will feature five groups performing routines in front of a live audience. The audience will vote for their favorite group with the winner receiving $10,000. For more information about the show and how to become a contestant, send an email right away to FunNewShow@gmail.com


Casting Call: Non-fiction entertainment production company, Mike Mathis Productions is casting in the Los Angeles area for a new show on a major cable network about stepfamilies under the title, The Stepfamily Project. The show is looking for teens between the ages of 14 and 19 who are about to become part of a blended family living together. The show wants to document your story. Is your mom or dad about to get or just recently got married? Are you used to having things your way and won't be able to deal? Are you and your step siblings the same age and you compete over everything? Moving to a new school? Sharing a room with step siblings? The show would be told from your perspective and armed with a flip-cam you will document the fun, the annoying and dramatic events that are going on in your new life dealing with stepfamily members. To be considered, send photos of yourself and an email describing your story, your personality, your issues and your family situation to Stepfamilycasting@mikemathisprods.com  Only those living in or around the L.A. area will be considered.

Casting Call: WE tv and Essence magazine are partnering for a second year in a row to present exclusive offerings around WE tv's on-air bridal programming at the annual Essence Music Festival in New Orleans this Friday through Sunday. Also this weekend, at the WE tv hospitality lounge, the network will host on-site casting calls sponsored by Cox Communications for its original series Bridezillas and My Fair Wedding with David Tutera. The Bridezillas casting call happens this Friday and Saturday from 1-4p while the My Fair Wedding casting call, with David Tutera in attendance to meet prospective show candidates, will be this Sunday from 1-4p. Any pre-registered Cox customers will receive VIP access to the auditions.

Casting Call

TV Land is hosting an open casting call December 12 in New York City for the third season of original competition series She's Got The Look. Women aged 35+ are encouraged to attend the casting call held at Hotel Pennsylvania (Gold Ballroom) from 11a-4p (line-up begins at 10a). Candidates must bring a photo ID to the audition and those approved to the next round must also be available for call-back interviews on December 13. Information about the show can be found at www.TVLandPrime.com . For more information about the casting call, please contact Mitchell Squires at mitchell.squires@tvland.com or Kelly Kearns at kelly.kearns@tvland.com.

Casting Call

FOX's unscripted series Hell's Kitchen featuring celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay is searching for chefs to appear in the show's eighth season. Chefs who are at least 21 years of age, who are outspoken, competitive and can take the heat dished out by Chef Ramsay are encouraged to apply.

Send an email to HELLSKITCHEN8@GMAIL.COM and include name, occupation, a recent photo and where you live. Additionally, describe your personality and culinary experience and why you would want to appear on Hell's Kitchen and what American TV viewers will likely say about you if you were on TV.

Casting Call

WCBS-TV, part of CBS Television Stations - a division of CBS Corporation, is hosting an open casting call next Monday from 9a-12p in New York City for reality show The Amazing Race. To be eligible for the show's 16th season, contestants must be at least 21 years old and bring a completed application found at www.wcbstv.com , where other rules and requirements can be found. Contestants are encouraged to bring photographs and a copy of their passport, though both are not required. Contestants and their teammates will be taped for two minutes at the casting call located at Victorian Gardens Amusement Park at Wollman Rink in Central Park (830 5th Avenue).

Casting Call

Tijuana Entertainment is seeking participants for the second season of A&E Network's series Obsessed which goes into production this fall in the Los Angeles area. The series documents people suffering from acute Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and their therapeutic journey to find help. People afflicted with OCD are encouraged to apply and those selected to be on the show will receive 12 weeks of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from experts including Dr. John Tsilimparis. For more information about the series visit www.aetv.com/obsessed and to set up an interview with the show's producers, casting directors or Dr. Tsilimparis send an email to obsessed@tijuanaent.com or call Tijuana Entertainment at (310) 341-2500 and ask for Maria Skeels or Jessica Thompson.

Casting for FOX

FOX is conducting a worldwide open call online to cast two characters for its upcoming 2010 comedy, Sons of Tucson. The plot is about a charming con man named Ron who is hired by three brothers to act as their father while their real one is serving prison time for a white collar crime. Specifically, FOX is looking to cast two of the brothers. Kids and teens, with or without acting experience are invited to upload their audition videos online through July 24 at http://www.sonsoftucsonopencall.com . The show's Los Angeles-based casting directors will review each audition video and contact those they are interested in. Details on the two brother characters "Robby" and "Brandon" are as follows:

Robby - (8 years old) is the youngest Gunderson sibling. He's an impish and impulsive grade-schooler who needs Ron to bail him out when he accidently starts a fire at the back-to-school fair.It's partially for this reason that the Gundersons hire Ron full-time to pose as their dad.

Brandon - (13-15 years old) is the oldest of the Gunderson boys. He views life and the family's current situation through a somewhat warped lens. Energetic and upbeat, his eccentricity is charming at times, but his efforts to help his brothers often land them in hot water. He possesses terrific self confidence that is completely unearned.

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Production is underway on a new one-hour series, Hollywood Builders for DIY Network. The series takes a behind-the-scenes look at set builders working on films or television shows and how they put together ambitious designs. Show producers are still looking for projects to include in the series. If interested in featuring your film or TV show project currently in pre-production or production, contact Patrick Jager at pjager@highnoontv.com.

Lifetime Television seeks outgoing brides and grooms-to-be of all ages and ethnicities for a new series that explores their relationship and gives them a chance to really get to know each other. Participating couples will have the opportunity to win cash and prizes toward a deluxe wedding and honeymoon package.

To schedule an interview, send an email to castingengagedcouples@gmail.com and include your names, information, and a brief description of your engagement (i.e. how you met, how long have you been together, why you are a good couple together, when are you getting married, etc.) as well as a recent photo. Submitted materials will become the property of the producers and will not be returned. Also, selected couples would need to available to travel to a remote location for filming up to five days.

Producers of The Real Housewives of New York City and SuperNanny are casting for a new show where teens can trade in their parents and go live with another family. Teens of all types and interests from techo-savvy to hippies, to slobs and surfers to affluent to liberal are encouraged to apply. Parents can even nominate their own teens for the show! Send an email to ZConiglio@shedmediaus.com and include the teen's name, age, phone numbers for the teen and their parents, email addresses, city and state where they live and a description of why the teen would like to live with another family and any other information regarding the teen candidate.

Casting Call

The CW's America's Next Top Model, produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment in association with Bankable Productions, is holding one final open casting call this Saturday in New York City for Cycle 13. Eligibility requirements include: females age 18 to 27 of diverse backgrounds, shapes, sizes and with a height of 5'7" and under. To confirm the exact location in NYC and registration time, visit www.cwtv.com.

Casting Call

Doron Ofir Casting and GotCast.com are seeking participants for the fourth season of MTV's reality series A Shot At Love. Eligible, alluring, outrageous and adventurous men and women are encouraged to apply. Two members of the GotCast website (1 male and 1 female) are guaranteed auditions in Los Angeles.

For more information and to submit, visit www.gotcast.com/casting-calls/MTVs-A-Shot-at-Love-4/53666.