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ABC Family 'Pretty Little Liars' auditions and casting calls

The hit ABC Family Teen drama Mystery show 'Pretty Little Liars' is casting guest starring, day player, and extras roles for season 2.

Pretty Little Liars is based off the books by Author Sara Shepard, and was inspired by her own upbringing in Philadelphia's Main Line, where she still lives today with her husband and three unruly dogs. The series premiered June 8, 2010 on ABC Family - the same day as the eighth and final installment of Shepard's Pretty Little Liars novels, 'Wanted,' was released.

Pretty Little Liars quickly became ABC Family's highest-rated series, and The New York Daily News gave the show its highest score, with 80/100, commenting that "A new ABC Family series built around four teenage friends and an ominous hint of supernatural forces that mean no good, makes most popular vampire romances look anemic."

This one-hour series is under AFTRA contract.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Actors Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.


Los Angeles:

Gayle Pillsbury
Pretty Little Liars
c/o Zane/Pillsbury Casting
585 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Central Casting:
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Information: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central, you must register in person.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end being thrown away), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.


Alloy Entertainment
4000 Warner Blvd.
Bldg. 146, Rm 103
Burbank, CA 91522

Warner Horizon Television
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522-0001

ABC Family
3800 W Alameda Ave
Burbank, CA 91505

Producers:

Leslie Morgenstein
Bob Levy
I. Marlene King
Oliver Goldstick
Lisa Cochran-Neilan

Writer/Producer:

I. Marlene King

Directors: Various

Starring:

Lucy Hale
Troian Bellisario
Ashley Benson
Shay Mitchell
Laura Leighton
Chad Lowe
Brendan Robinson

Story:

Adapted for TV by Marlene King, "Liars" is set three years after the disappearance of the manipulative and vindictive "Queen Bee" Alison. It revolves around her four 16-year-old girlfriends, Aria (Hale), Emily, Spencer and Hanna, who have lost touch with one another until each of them begins to receive mysterious messages suggesting that Alison is watching them and knows every secret they're desperate to keep. The messages don't stop even after Alison's body finally is discovered.

ABC Family scripted drama 'Switched at Birth' casting and auditions

"Switched at Birth" is  one-hour scripted drama for ABC Family, and is currently casting guest stars, day players, and extras. Casting Society of America Artios Award nominated Deedee Bradley is casting the series out of Los Angeles where the series is filmed

The show is written and executive produced by Lizzy Weiss, who's first paid writing credits were for MTV. While writing for MTV she was given an article called Surf Girls of Maui from Outside Magazine. She wrote a script for a movie that was similar to the article. After John Stockwell was hired to direct Blue Crush, Weiss and Stockwell wrote more drafts and finally it was polished up and ready for a movie. This was Lizzy Weiss’s big break to becoming a known writer.

Switched at Birth is under AFTRA contract. Any person who has performed or intends to perform professional work in any one of AFTRA's jurisdictions is eligible for membership. Professional performers, recording artists, or broadcasters can join online by clicking here.

Switched at Birth premiered on ABC Family June 6, 2011.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Deedee Bradley
"Switched at Birth" casting
6767 Forest Lawn Drive
Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90068

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818)562-2755
Do not send photos to Central Casting.
You must register in person.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

ABC Family
3800 W. Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505

ABC Studios
500 S Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91505

Producers:

Lizzy Weiss
Shawn Wilt
John Ziffren
David Hartle

Director:

Steve Miner

Starring:

Katie Leclerc - Daphne Vasquez
Vanessa Marano - Bay Kennish
Sean Berdy - Emmett
Lucas Grabeel - Toby Kennish
Constance Marie - Regina Vasquez
D.W. Moffett - John Kennish
Lea Thompson - Kathryn Kennish

Story:

Bay Kennish (Vanessa Marano) is an artistic teenager being raised by her stay-at-home mom Kathryn (Lea Thompson) and former professional baseball player father John (D. W. Moffett), in a wealthy neighborhood along with her brother Toby (Lucas Grabeel). After studying blood types in school, Bay begins to investigate why her blood type does not match her parents. When the family confirms Bay is not biologically related, they discover the hospital mistakenly switched her with another newborn. Daphne Vasquez (Katie Leclerc), a deaf teen living with her struggling single mother Regina (Constance Marie) and grandmother in a working class neighborhood. A case of meningitis caused Daphne to lose her hearing as a child, so she attends a deaf and hard of hearing school where she plays basketball. When the two families meet, the girls toil with their identities as Bay relates to her birth mother's artistic abilities and Daphne is drawn to John's athletic skills. The Kennishes learn that Regina is facing financial woes and propose the Vasquezes move into their guest home. The new living situation forces the girls, along with both families, to understand their differences and embrace their similarities.

ABC Family movie '12 Dates of Christmas' casting actors in L.A. and Toronto

*** Casting on this project has been completed ***

From the producing and directing team that brought you "Revenge of the Bridesmaids" comes a new ABC Family made for TV movie called "12 Dates of Christmas". Auditions for the movie's actors is underway in Los Angeles and Toronto, and the extras will be hired in Toronto.

Two time Primetime Emmy nominated James Hayman will direct the telefilm. Hayman served as executive producer, director, and cinematographer on the series "Ugly Betty," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "ER," "Northern Exposure," "The Sopranos," "Joan of Arcadia," "House M.D.," "Drop Dead Diva," "Revenge of the Bridesmaids," among many other TV shows and films.

The script was written by Janet Brownell, Aaron Mendelsohn and Blake Harris, and it tells the story of the gorgeous but clueless Kate Stanton. Kate is stuck on winning back the affection of her jerk of an ex-boyfriend. After she falls down in a department store and is knocked unconscious, she becomes hopelessly stuck in a circular "time warp" in which she is doomed to repeat her unfortunate Christmas Eve over and over until she can embrace true love and the spirit of Christmas.

"Revenge of the Bridesmaids" producer Beth Miller will co-produce with Primetime Emmy nominated Frank von Zerneck under the banner of his Von Zerneck Sertner Films banner.

Principal photography on "12 Dates of Christmas" begins February 28, 2011 in Toronto and runs through March 25, 2011.

Note: This production is under AFTRA contract. Talent can join AFTRA online at www.aftra.org or at their local branch office.

Current costs to join AFTRA:

$1663.90 ($1600.00 + $63.90), covering initiation fee and the first payment of bi-annual dues.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Brett Greenstein
Collin Daniel
12 Dates of Christmas Casting
6671 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 1527
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Toronto:

Diane Kerbel
12 Dates of Christmas Casting
53A Howland Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3B2
Canada

Extras Casting

Toronto:

To work as an extra in Toronto, you must register with a Background Actor Casting Agent. The agent has the responsibility of booking you on film and television productions. No special talent, training, or previous experience is required. You can download a list if these agents here:


Toronto Background Actor Casting Agent List


Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Von Zerneck-Sertner Films
11100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 450
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Princessa Productions, LTD
100-721 Eastern Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4M 1E6
Canada

Hop, Skip & Jump Productions, Inc.
100-721 Eastern Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4M 1E6
Canada

Producers:

Frank von Zerneck
Beth Miller

Director:

Jim Hayman

Starring:

Amy Smart - Kate Stanton

Story:

Kate Stanton is an amazing beauty of a woman, but is also fairly oblivious to the spirit of Christmas. She is also stuck on trying to win back her jerk of an ex-boyfriend, even though he has moved on to other women. Kate meets a wonderful man named Miles Dufine on a blind date. However, Kate can't see Miles for the great person he is, because she is caught up in a blinded obsession with her ex. Then Kate becomes stuck in a time warp, forced to relive the same Christmas over and over until she learns to embrace true love.