Official ABC Family TV Musical 'Elixer' open casting call for Pittsburgh dancers

This casting notice has expired. Production is complete.

Filming will run through October 21, 2011.

AB Media Publishing, LLC

Note: This ABC Famly telefilm has been using the working title of "Elixer". A working title is the temporary name of a film used during its development. Working titles are used primarily for two reasons - the first being that an official title has not yet been decided upon and the working title is being used as a filler for naming purposes, the second being to intentionally disguise the production of a high profile film. In some cases a working title may ultimately be used as the official title. This "title ruse" is now a very common practice by which these high-profile films or television series are given a fake working title to keep its production a secret, and to prevent price gouging by suppliers, casual theft and undesirable attention. The release title of this film will not be "Elixer" according to a network spokeswoman.

The Disney Channel's sister network ABC Family is set to shoot a television musical movie in Pittsburgh, PA from September 19th through October 21, 2011. The production is holding an open casting call for Pittsburgh area local dancers to work throughout filming. Dancers must be aged 19 to 30 and be proficient in jazz, contemporary and hip-hop. Points will also be awarded for gymnastic ability.

Moroccan American music video and film director Sanaa Hamri will direct the telefilm from a screenplay written by Jaylynn Bailey and Terry Rossio. Hamri's videos include Prince's "Musicology", Kelly Rowland's "Stole", Mariah Carey's "Crybaby". She has also directed videos for Lenny Kravitz, Joss Stone, Sting, Raven-Symoné, Jay-Z, and Christina Aguilera. Her film credits include "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2", "Just Wright", and "Common".

Writer Terry Rossio will also executive produce. Rossio is an extremely accomplished writer, who wrote all of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" screenplays among countless others. Debra Martin Chase and Gaylyn Fraiche will produce the project under the banner of Chase's company Martin Chase Productions, which also produced director Sanaa Hamri's films "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" and "Just Wright".

Open Casting Call Details

Here is what the Pittsburgh casting director is seeking:

• Male and female dancers ages 19 to 30.
• AFTRA members, AFTRA eligible, and Trained Experienced Non-Union dancers are eligible.
• All dancers must be Pittsburgh area locals.
• Incredible dancers in excellent physical shape.
• Proficient in Jazz, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Gymnastic ability a huge plus.
• Men - Taylor Lautner type. Masculine, cut, washboard abs with "network-appropriate sexiness".
• Women - Ashley Tisdale/Mandy Moore types, fresh faced with "network-appropriate sexiness".
• All dancers must be willing to show stomach and legs.

Please bring the following to the auditions:

• Headshot and resume.
• Full body shot showing stomach and legs. Men - shirtless. Women - bikini top or sports bra and bikini bottom or short shorts. No speedos whatsoever.
• Photo does not need to be professional quality.

Please wear the following to the auditions:

• Shoes - jazz shoes or Capezio 3/4” dance shoes for women.
• Attire - Proper dance attire, no baggy clothes!

Where:

Benedum Center
Stage Door Entrance
Studio A, 2nd Floor
719 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Click Here for directions.

When:

Women - Saturday August 20, 2011 @ 10:00am
Men - Sunday, August 21, 2011 @ 10:00am

Note: No appointment is necessary. Be prepared to dance the entire day long!

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 & New York:

Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee
"Elixer" Casting
1513 6th Street
Suite 105
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Pittsburgh:

Nancy Mosser
"Elixer" Casting
Blackbird Studios
3583 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Extras Casting

Pittsburgh:

Nancy Mosser
"Elixer" Extras Casting
Blackbird Studios
3583 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

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

Martin Chase Productions
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Boss Productions, Inc.
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Producers:

Debra Martin Chase
Gaylyn Fraiche
Terry Rossio

Writers:

Jaylynn Bailey
Terry Rossio

Director:

Sanaa Hamri

Starring:

Sara Paxton - Mirabella
Jane Seymour - Harper
Chelsea Kane - Young Harper
Tom Wopat - Ryan
Drew Seeley - Young Ryan

Story:

After drinking a mysterious elixir that shaves decades off her life, Harper Hutton attends her estranged daughter Mirabella's wedding as twentysomething in disguise with the intent of stopping her from marrying her playboy fiance.

New ABC Family series 'Jane By Design' auditions and casting information

Jane By Design has been cancelled. 

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ABC Family is now in production on a new drama series titled "Jane By Design", and the show's casting directors are auditioning talent for guest starring, day player, and under-five roles. Extras and stand-ins will also be hired throughout production on season 1, which will wrap on October 6, 2011. The series is being shot at Santa Clarita Studios.

"Jane By Design" stars the beautiful and talented newcomer Erica Dasher as Jane Quimby, a teenager who is mistaken as an adult and lands a job in a hip retail company - and must balance her high school life as well as her job while keeping her identity a secret. Andie MacDowell plays Gray Chandler Murray, Jane's employer at the retail company.

The series was created by April Blair, who is also executive producing with John Ziffren and Gavin Polone. Blair wrote the extremely successful and popular Disney Channel Original Movie "Lemonade Mouth". Ziffren's ABC Family executive producing credits include "Melissa & Joey," "Switched at Birth," "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" among many others. Polone is owner of the production company "Pariah".

Principal Actor Casting

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

"Jane By Design" is under AFTRA contract. Actors please put your AFTRA membership number on your resume.

Please put your AFTRA membership number on your resume.

Note: 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.

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

Barbara Stordahl
Angela Terry
"Jane By Design" Casting
5225 Wilshire
Suite 720
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Extras Casting

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, 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 Worldwide
3800 W. Alameda Ave
Burbank, CA 91505

Prodco, Inc.
5135 Anza Drive
Stage 2
Valencia CA 91355

Pariah
9744 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 205
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Shooting Location:

Santa Clarita Studios
5135 Anza Drive
Stage 2
Valencia CA 91355

Producers:

April Blair
Gavin Polone
John Ziffren

Directors:

Lev L. Spiro (Pilot Episode)
Michael Lange
Michael Katleman
Arlene Sanford

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:

Erica Dasher - Jane Quimby
David C. Rogers - Ben Quimby
Matthew Atkinson - Nick Fadden Andie MacDowell - Gray Chandler Murray
Nazneen Contractor - Ms. Rita Shaw
Nicholas Roux - Billy Nutter
Rowly Dennis - Jeremy Jones
India De Beaufort - India Jourdain
Meagan Tandy - Lulu Pope

Story:

Being raised by her slightly older brother after their single dad passed away. (their mother left when they were young), this go-getting high school student and budding fashionista Jane Quimby (Erica Dasher) applies for an internship at a fashion house. Mistaken for an adult applying for a permanent position, Jane is amazed when she's hired, not as an intern, but as an assistant to Gray Chandler Murray (Andie MacDowell) a bona fide dragon lady who is so demanding she uses up two assistants a month. It's a huge opportunity for Jane to help her brother cover the bills and get a leg-up in the industry she loves, but meanwhile, she has to live two lives, juggling her high school class load with her insanely demanding new job. So far, Jane is rising to the challenge of her schizophrenic, exciting new lifestyle, but just how long she can fool her guidance counselor (Nazneen Contractor), teachers, co-workers and new boss, remains to be seen.

Open casting call for new ABC Family drama series '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.