'Ravenswood' shooting location set and casting new roles for season one in Los Angeles and New Orleans

ABC Family's "Raveswood" will shoot in New Orleans beginning August, 2013.

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The ABC Family "Pretty Little Liars" spinoff series "Ravenswood" is set to begin production on it's first season and casting directors will be holding auditions in Los Angeles and New Orleans for series regulars, recurring roles, guest starring roles, and day players. Shooting will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana starting this coming August, 2013. The show's extras and stand-ins will all be hired throughout production in New Orleans. "Ravenswood" will premier on ABC Family in late October, 2013 after the "Pretty Little Liars" Halloween episode.

The "Pretty Little Liars" spinoff takes place in Ravenswood, a town near Liars' hometown of Rosewood PA, which has suffered under a deadly curse for generations. Five strangers find themselves connected by the fatal curse and are charged with investigating the town's mysterious and terrible history before it's too late for everyone. Hanna's significant other Caleb, will leave Rosewood and travel to the new town in the Halloween hour where he'll be joined by twins Abel and Olivia. Olivia's former best friend Tess, who is not involved with the curse, appears in the subsequent Ravenswood episodes that follow the series' Halloween installments.

Starring in "Ravenswood" is the talented and handsome actor/singer Tyler Blackburn playing the role of Caleb Rivers, a part that he played on "Pretty Little Liars". Canadian actress/dancer Merritt Patterson will star as Tess. Patterson is a rising star who is set to star alongside Josh Lucas in the 2014 feature film "Under the Apple Tree". Brett Dier and Elizabeth Whitson have been cast to play twins Abel and Olivia respectively. Nicole Gale Anderson will portray a foster child named Miranda. Anderson came into prominence playing Macy Misa on the Disney Channel series "Jonas". Britne Oldford has joined the cast as the inquisitive and determined Remy. Meg Foster will play the no-nonsense, stubborn Mrs. Grunwald.

The series is being executive produced by the same team as "Pretty Little Liars" - I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Joseph Dougherty, and Les Morgenstein. I. Marlene King directed the pilot episode, and Primetime Emmy award nominee Ron Lagomarsino is set to direct episodes of season 1. Lijah Barasz will serve as series writer/script coordinator.

All talent MUST and be legally eligible to work in the state of Louisiana and in the United States.

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• Louisiana Child Performer Law Information Sheet
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• Louisiana Minor Trust Deduction Guidelines
• Louisiana Minor Intention To Employ Form
• Louisiana Employment of Minors Informational Booklet
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In addition to the following Actors Resources:

• New Orleans Casting Directors List
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• Louisiana Acting Classes and Schools List
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Headshot Photographers List
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
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• Miscellaneous Actors Resources
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permit Information
• USA Non-Immigrant Visa Application
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Los Angeles:

Samantha Stiglitz
Zane/Pillsbury Casting
585 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004

New Orleans:

Ryan Glorioso
2926 Canal Street
2nd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70119

Extras Casting

New Orleans:

Jay DeFelice
Glorioso Casting
2926 Canal Street
2nd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70119

Extras casting will begin in August. Do not contact the extras casting office. Casting calls will be posted here closer to the start of production.

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.

Pretty Little Films
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 36, Room 113
Burbank, CA 91522

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:

Les Morgenstein
I. Marlene King
Oliver Goldstick
Joseph Dougherty

Director:

I. Marlene King (pilot episode)
Ron Lagomarsino

Various directors work different episodes during the season. 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 (in this case, I. Marlene King).

Starring:

Tyler Blackburn - Caleb
Brett Dier - Abel
Elizabeth Whitson - Olivia
Merritt Patterson - Tess
Nicole Gale Anderson - Miranda
Britne Oldford - Remy
Meg Foster - Mrs. Grunwald

Story:

A spin-off of "Pretty Little Liars". Five strangers are forced to band together after they are struck by a fatal curse that has plagued the town for generations.

'Pretty Little Liars' now casting actors and extras for ABC Family's fourth season

"Pretty Little Liars" fourth season starts shooting March 15, 2013.

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Horizon Scripted Television and Alloy Entertainment are set to begin production on the fourth season of ABC Family's hugely popular teen drama mystery thriller one-hour single-camera television series "Pretty Little Liars". Primetime Emmy Award nominated casting director Bonnie Zane and two-time Casting Society of America Artios Award nominee Gayle Pillsbury are casting actors for guest starring, recurring, and day player roles. Extras are being cast throughout the season. The network has ordered 24 episodes that will shoot beginning on March 15, 2013. The story is set in the fictitious town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania but shoots in Los Angeles. The first season of "Pretty Little Liars" premiered on June 8, 2010 becoming ABC Family's highest-rated series debut on record. The show airs on Tuesdays at 8/7c.

"Pretty Little Liars" follows the lives of four teenage girls - Aria Montgomery, Emily Fields, Hanna Marin, and Spencer Hastings - whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison DiLaurentis. One year later they begin receiving messages from a mysterious figure using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets. At first they think it's Alison herself, but after she is found dead, the girls realize that someone else knows their secrets. Turns out that "A" is actually more than one person working in tandem against the Liars. Mona Vanderwaal was the primary A during the first two seasons, and Toby Cavanaugh was revealed to be part of A's team in season three.

Starring in "Pretty Little Liars" is Teen Choice Awards winner Troian Bellisario playing the role of Spencer Hastings, the "smart girl" of the group; Ashley Benson portrays Hanna Marin, the "It girl" of the group; Shay Mitchell plays the role of Emily Fields, the "jock girl" of the group; and four-time Teen Choice Awards winner Lucy Hale plays Aria Montgomery, the "artsy girl" of the group. All four actresses won the Young Hollywood Awards in 2011 for the category of Cast To Watch. Actress and singer Sasha Pieterse plays the role of Alison DiLaurentis, the former queen bee who was killed a year prior to the beginning of the series. Pieterse makes appearances on the show in the form of flashbacks, dreams and hallucinations.

The show is based on a series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard that are "loosely based on her experiences growing up on Philadelphia's Main Line". Twelve books have been released so far, and "Crushed," the next book in the series, has a release date of June 4, 2013 followed by "Deadly," which is scheduled to be released December 3, 2013. Two companion books, "Pretty Little Secrets" and "Ali's Pretty Little Lies" have also been released. Sara Shepard has been writing for many years, and when she was young, one of the things she wanted to be when she grew up was a soap opera star.

Aside from developing the series, the amazingly talented and beautiful I. Marlene King serves as executive producer, head writer and showrunner on "Pretty Little Liars". She also directs episodes and recently Tweeted, "Panicked when I realized I'll b directing 401 when finale airs. Hey @lisacochranpll can we get a TV on at video village?! Pretty please". Video Village is a term that refers to an area around the monitor on set where the director sits during shooting, and since so many people gather around this monitor, the term "Village" was coined. 401 refers to season 4, episode 1. The season 3 finale episode (script #324) of "Pretty Little Liars" airs on the same day that I. Marlene King will be directing the first episode of season 4, which will be a typical 15 hour day. Of course King can record it and watch the finale' after work, but it isn't the same. You have to be a director to understand and relate to how important it is to watch your work air "live". Unless of course you are Eric Stoltz (director - Glee), who once said as an actor, "I don't even own a TV". But Eric is an extreme exception to the rule, unless he changed his tune after transitioning from actor to director. Leslie Morgenstein executive produces for Alloy Entertainment. Primetime Emmy Award nominee Oliver Goldstick also executive produces. Lisa Cochran-Neilan, Joshua Bank, Bryan M. Holdman are the show's producers.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in Los Angeles, California and in the United States.

The 2013 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Los Angeles and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Los Angeles Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Extras Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Headshot Photographers List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Los Angeles:

Sam Stiglitz
Zane/Pillsbury Casting
585 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Ajay Dass
Central Casting
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Information: (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

Horizon Scripted Television
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 36
Burbank, CA 91522

Warner Horizon Television
3601 W Olive Ave
Burbank, CA 91505

Executive Producers: Oliver Goldstick, Les Morgenstein, I. Marlene King

Producers: Lisa Cochran-Neilan, Joshua Bank, Bryan M. Holdman

Writer/Producer: I. Marlene King

Directors:

I. Marlene King
Chad Lowe
Norman Buckley
Ron Lagomarsino
Chris Grismer
Arlene Sanford
Wendey Stanzler

Note: Various directors work throughout the season. 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, in this case I. Marlene King.

Starring:

Lucy Hale - Aria Montgomery
Troian Bellisario - Spencer Hastings
Shay Mitchell - Emily Fields
Ashley Benson - Hanna Marin
Sasha Pieterse - Alison DiLaurentis
Keegan Allen - Toby Cavanaugh

Story:

Adapted for Television by Marlene King, "Pretty Little Liars" is set three years after the disappearance of the manipulative and vindictive "Queen Bee" Alison (Sasha Pieterse). It revolves around her four girlfriends, Aria (Lucy Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Spencer (Troian Bellisario) and Hanna (Ashley Benson), 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.

Acting auditions and extras casting for ABC series pilot 'Trophy Wife'

"Trophy Wife" is casting actors in both Los Angeles and New York.

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ABC Studios is getting set to begin shooting a new single-camera 1/2 hour comedy series pilot titled "Trophy Wife". Casting directors in New York and Los Angeles are auditioning talent for a variety of roles, including series regulars, co-starring, guest starring, possible recurring, and day player roles. In addition to the principal actor roles being cast, many extras will be hired throughout the shoot which will take place beginning December 3rd in Los Angeles. There are speaking and non-speaking roles for teens and adults.

The show centers on Kate, a 27 year old free-spirited wild child gal. Her life is turned upside down when she falls in love with and marries an affluent businessman named Brad Harrison, who is 20 years her senior. Turns out Brad has several children from previous marriages - 15 year old fraternal twins Hillary and Nelson, and 7 year old Bert. In addition, Brad has two ex-wives, Diane and Jacky. Dianne is an accomplished intimidating woman, a former Olympic swimmer who is now an orthopedic surgeon who thinks that Kate is a result of Brad's mid-life crisis. Jacky is a good-natured yet self centered woman who is always surprised when her freewheeling style rubs people the wrong way. And then there is Meg, Kate's hard-partying, cheerfully promiscuous younger sister who is a little jealous of Kate's new family.

Starring in "Trophy Wife" is Teen Choice Award nominated Swedish Canadian actress, model and singer Malin Åkerman as Kate. Earlier this year Åkerman was cast in another ABC comedy pilot "The Smart One". Also starring is three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Bradley Whitford as Brad Harrison; Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden as Brad's ex-wife Dianne; Saturday Night Live alum Michaela Watkins as Brad's other ex-wife Jackie; and Gianna LePera as Brad's daughter Hillary. Malin Åkerman and Bradley Whitford previously worked together on the Tom Cruise film "Rock of Ages", where Åkerman played Debbie Harry and Whitford played Nicky Gant.

Jason Moore will direct the pilot episode of "Trophy Wife" from a teleplay written by Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern. Moore has directed episodes of the television shows "Brothers & Sisters," "Dawson's Creek," "One Tree Hill," and "Everwood". He directed the Universal Pictures Peoples Choice Award nominated film "Pitch Perfect" starring Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow. In addition to film and television, Moore was nominated for a Tony Award for directing the Broadway musical "Avenue Q". He also directed the Broadway plays "Steel Magnolias" and "Shrek the Musical".

Producing is Dan Kaplow, who began his career with Dick Clark Productions, working on American Bandstand. His television producing credits include "The Sopranos," "United States of Tara," and "The Mindy Project". Kaplow is also currently producing the HBO series "Hello Ladies". In addition to writing the teleplay, Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern will also executive produce along with four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Lee Eisenberg, and three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Gene Stupnitsky.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

The 2013 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook has the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Los Angeles and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Los Angeles Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Extras Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Headshot Photographers List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks come with free quarterly updates and are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Los Angeles:

Anya Colloff
Michael Nicolo
4322 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 220
Los Angeles, CA 90010

New York:

Marci Phillips
157 Columbus Avenue
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10023

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
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.

Trophy Wife
Production Office
800 S. Main Street
Burbank, CA 91506

ABC Studios
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Executive Producers:

Lee Eisenberg
Gene Stupnitsky,

Writer/Producers:

Emily Halpern
Sarah Haskins
Dan Kaplow

Director:

Jason Moore

Starring:

Malin Åkerman - Kate
Bradley Whitford - Brad Harrison
Marcia Gay Harden - Diane
Michaela Watkins - Jackie
Gianna LePera - Hillary

Story:

Centers on reformed party girl Kate (Malin Åkerman), who finds herself with an insta-family when she falls in love with a man named Brad (Bradley Whitford), who has three manipulative kids and two judgmental ex-wives.