ABC Family pilot 'The Lying Game' auditions and casting information

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Warner Horizon and Alloy Entertainment are set to begin production on a new series pilot for ABC Family that 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.

Alexandra Chando plays dual lead roles of Emma and her twin sister Sutton. Chando is best known for the role of Maddie Coleman on "As the World Turns" and the role of Deb in Warner Horizon Television's "Rockville CA." She is represented by Nick Collins of The Gersh Agency, and her manager is Maggie Schuster of J. Mitchell Management.

Charles Pratt, Jr. is the writer/executive producer on the pilot based on the upcoming novel by "Pretty Little Liars" author Sara Shepard. In January 2010, Shepard announced that her next series would be another thriller novel series called "The Lying Game" about twin sisters separated at birth.

Leslie Morgenstein ("Pretty Little Liars," "Gossip Girl," "The Vampire Diaries") and Gina Girolamo will also serve as executive producers.

The one-hour scripted drama is under AFTRA contract and will shoot from late November, 2010 through December, 2010.

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.

Wendy O'Brien
The Lying Game Casting
2233 Barry Ave.
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90064

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 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: Mark Piznarski

Starring:

Alexandra Chando

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.

New ABC Family drama pilot 'What Would Jane Do' auditions

Casting is underway on the upcoming ABC Family Worldwide show "What Would Jane Do". The lead role has gone to actress Erica Dasher, who's lone professional acting job was on the Warner Bros. Studio 2.0 Webisode "The Lake". ABC Family is continuing a recent trend in casting newcomers and unknown talent for it's new list of series pilots that have been ordered. Newcomer Katie Leclerc has been cast in ABC Family’s new drama pilot "Switched at Birth" after an extensive talent search.

Lev L. Spiro will direct the pilot from a script written by April Blair. Spiro has a history with Disney Channel, directing various episodes of the sitcom Jonas, and the Disney Channel Original Movies "Minutemen" and "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie." April Blair recently wrote the teleplay for Disney Channels "Lemonade Mouth", and also wrote the script for the ABC Family TV Movie "Christmas Caper".

"What Would Jane Do" is about a 16-year-old girl who juggles life as a teenager and a demanding new job as a full time assistant for a design company.

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.

Barbara Stordahl
Angela Terry
What Would Jane Do Casting
121 W. Lexington Drive
Suite 410
Glendale, CA 91203

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

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

Producers: Gavin Polone, April Blair

Director: Lev L. Spiro

Starring:

Erica Dasher
Greg Vaughan

Story:

The show follows 16-year-old Jane (Dasher), who lands a job at a hip retail company when they mistake her for an adult. Jane soon finds herself juggling life as a regular teenager in high school and as an assistant to a high powered executive in the cutthroat world of fashion…all while trying to keep her true identity a secret.

Talent search underway for new ABC Family series 'Switched at Birth'

From ABC Family Casting Department:

ABC Family is looking for an amazing young, deaf actress to star in a new TV series (and two male deaf actors too)!

The show revolves around Daphne, a smart, confident and well-adjusted deaf teenager who has her world turned upside down when she discovers that she was switched at birth with another girl.

If you meet the characters' requirements below, submit a video of yourself by October 15th, 2010. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST SIGN A WAIVER BEFORE SUBMITTING ANY VIDEO.

For more information about the project, including instructions on how to submit your video, and how to get a copy of the waiver, please go to www.facebook.com/SwitchedSearch.

[DAPHNE] - THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST. Actress must be deaf or hard of hearing and must speak English well, American Sign Language preferred. Age range from 16 to early 20’s to play high school. Actress is to be light-haired or willing to dye hair blond for the role, and if the show moves to series, actress must be willing to relocate to Los Angeles in February.

Smart, confident, and well-adjusted Daphne is stunned to learn that she and Bay Kennish were accidentally switched at birth 15 years ago. Having grown up in a working-class household as the only child of a single mom, she is excited to meet her new parents, and especially thrilled at the idea of having brothers and a dad. But balancing two families is trickier than she expected, particularly because her biological parents have never been around anyone deaf, and are eager for her to enter a mainstream school and a less deaf-centric world.

[EMMETT] - 16, actor must be deaf or hard of hearing, must be fluent in American Sign Language. Emmett is Daphne's best friend. Raised by deaf parents and educated in a deaf school, Emmett doesn't talk orally, and is more comfortable in a deaf world. Rugged, reserved, a young deaf James Dean.

[PENN] - late 30’s or 40’s. Male, actor must be deaf or hard of hearing, must speak English well. Penn is Emmett's father and Daphne's mother's best friend. Penn is the one who educated Daphne's mother about the importance of learning sign, schooling Daphne in a deaf world, etc.

Again, if you would like to audition, go to:

www.facebook.com/SwitchedSearch

Find the audition scenes and the instructions on how and where to submit your video.

Hurry - we need to find our actors in the next couple of weeks! And please spread the word - if you know a "Daphne", "Emmett", or "Penn", tell them about this and help them audition! This might just be the break that makes someone’s dreams come true!