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Open casting call for new ABC Family drama series 'The Lying Game'

Allie Gonino Laurel Mercer The Lying Game

"The Lying Game" begins airing Monday August 15, 2011 on ABC Family at 9/8c.

Warner Horizon and Alloy Entertainment are now in production on a new drama television series for ABC Family titled "The Lying Game". The show is filmed in Austin, Texas and there is an open casting call scheduled for extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles. The show centers on twin identical sisters separated at birth - one rich and one poor. When the rich one goes missing the poor sister sets out to find her.

"The Lying Game" stars Alexandra Chando ("As The World Turns") as Emma/Sutton; Allie Gonino ("10 Things I Hate About You") as Laurel; Andy Buckley ("The Office") as Ted; Helen Slater ("Supergirl") as Kristin; Blair Redford ("90210") as Garrett; Sharon Pierre-Louis ("Lincoln Heights") as Nisha; Kirsten Prout ("Kyle XY") as Char; and Alice Greczyn ("Lincoln Heights") as Mads.

Charles Pratt, Jr. is the writer/executive producer of the show based on a series of novels of the same name by Sara Shepard. Leslie Morgenstein ("Pretty Little Liars," "Gossip Girl," "The Vampire Diaries") and Gina Girolamo will also serve as co-executive producers.

This one-hour scripted drama is under AFTRA contract.

Open Casting Call Details

Here is what the casting directors are seeking:

• Males and Females, any ethnicity, 18 yrs+ to play high school students.
• Male and Female adults, any ethnicity, to play teachers and faculty.
• Male and Female adults, any ethnicity, to play parents of students.

Please bring a non-returnable recent color snapshot, a pen or pencil, and be prepared to fill out a form with your physical stats, all clothing sizes, and contact information.

Where:

ND at 501 Studios
501 IH-35
Austin, TX 78702
Click Here for directions.

When:

Thursday July 21, 2011
12:00pm - 5:00pm

If you can not make it to the open casting call, you can still be considered. Download and fill out the Talent Registration Form, attach your photograph, and mail it to the extras casting office at the following address:

Beth Sepko Casting
3rd Coast Extras
"The Lying Game" Background
501 N. IH-35
Austin, TX 78702

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:

Lisa Ystrom
Tim Payne
10200 Riverside Drive
Suite 201
Toluca Lake, CA 91602

Austin, TX:

Beth Sepko
"The Lying Game" Casting
501 N. IH-35
Austin, TX 78702

Extras Casting

Austin, TX:

Beth Sepko Casting
3rd Coast Extras
"The Lying Game" Background
501 N. IH-35
Austin, TX 78702

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 Ave
Burbank, CA 91505

Alloy Entertainment
6300 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Warner Horizon Television
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

Producers:

Chuck Pratt Jr.
Leslie Morgenstein
Gina Girolamo

Director:

David Jackson

Note: Additional directors work various episodes. In television shows composed of individual episodes, the television director's role differs from that of a film director in that he or she may work only on some television episodes as opposed to the director of an entire film production. In episodic television productions, the major creative control resides with a producer of the show. The television producer with creative control is called the showrunner.

Starring:

Alexandra Chando - Emma Becker / Sutton Mercer
Allie Gonino - Laurel Mercer
Andy Buckley - Ted Mercer
Helen Slater - Kristin Mercer
Alice Greczyn - Madeline "Mads" Rybak
Blair Redford - Ethan Whitehorse
Kirsten Prout - Charlotte "Char" Chamberlin
Sharon Pierre Louis - Nisha Randall

Story:

The show follows Emma (Chando), a kind-hearted foster kid who can’t catch a break. She finds out she has an identical twin sister, Sutton (also played by Chando), who – unlike Emma – was adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life. After their initial meeting, Sutton talks Emma into stepping into her life for a few days while she pursues a lead on their birth mother. Initially excited to do this favor for her sister, Emma soon learns that Sutton has gone missing and could be in trouble. Now, Emma must decide whether to come clean to Sutton’s family and risk her own safety in the hope of uncovering her twin sister’s true whereabouts, along with the truth about why they were separated in the first place.

ABC Family sitcom 'State of Georgia' auditions and casting information

*** This show has been cancelled ***

Author Jennifer Weiner and Primetime Emmy winning Producer/Writer Jeff Greenstein are collaborating on the new ABC Family half-hour, multi-camera comedy series pilot "The Great State of Georgia".

Jennifer Weiner worked steadily as a journalist until publishing her first novel, Good in Bed, in 2001. Her second novel, In Her Shoes, published in 2002, was made into a film in 2005, and starred Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine. Weiner has written seven novels to date.

Jeff Greenstein has served as producer and/or writer on the shows “Desperate Housewives,” “Will & Grace,” “Parenthood,” and “Friends.” His Emmy win came in 1998 for Outstanding Comedy Series for Will & Grace as producer. Greenstein has received 8 Primetime Emmy nominations.

The casting directors for "The Great State of Georgia" are currently auditioning actors guest starring and day player roles. The extras and stand-ins are also being cast throughout Summer, 2011.

Shooting takes place in Los Angeles, CA.

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.


Gayle Pillsbury
Bonnie Zane
The Great State of Georgia Casting
585 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Extras Casting:

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

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 Studios
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Producers:

Kirk Rudell
Jeff Greenstein
Jennifer Weiner

Director:

Ted Wass

Starring:

Raven-Symoné
Majandra Delfino
Amir Arison
Brock Cuchna

Story:

The Great State of Georgia is about an exuberant plus-sized performer from the south and her science geek best friend who try to make headway in New York City.

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.