Television Show Auditions

The new ABC drama television series "Betrayal" is now set to begin shooting it's first season, and casting for co-starring, guest starring, and day player roles will be ongoing throughout production. The larger roles are being cast out of Los Angeles, with smaller speaking roles to be cast out of the Chicago casting office where shooting will take place. In addition to the principal acting roles, extras will be cast in Chicago. Both adults and children can register with the extras casting directors. Filming will begin on August 11, 2013 and will continue through December 1, 2013.

"Betrayal" centers on photographer Sara Hayward, who is married to fast-rising attorney Drew Hayward and is the mother of their young son, Oliver. Sara isn't aware that there's something missing in her marriage until she meets Jack McCutchen and they both fight like hell against the realization that they've met their soulmates in each other. Unbeknownst to Sara, Jack is the in-house counsel for powerful but shady entrepreneur Terence Karsten (whose daughter Elaine is Jack's wife). As Sara and Jack struggle with their feelings for one another and their guilt about their families, Terence's mentally challenged son T.J. is accused of murder and Sara finds herself smack in the middle of a nightmare.

Starring in "Betrayal" is the incredibly beautiful and talented English actor/model Hannah Ware playing the role of Sara Hayward. Actor Chris J. Johnson has been cast to play Ware's husband Drew Hayward. Irish actor/director Stuart Townsend is set to take on the role of attorney Jack McCutchen. Golden Globe Award nominee Henry Thomas is playing the shady entrepreneur T.J. Karsten. Two-time Soap Opera Digest Awards nominee Wendy Moniz will play Townsend's daughter Elaine McAllister. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell rounds out the top cast playing ruthless law firm owner Thatcher Karsten.

Primetime Emmy Award nominee Patty Jenkins directed the pilot episode, which was written by the show's executive producer and showrunner David Zabel. Jenkins earned her Emmy nod in the category of Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the AMC series "Killing". She also won a Directors Guild of America DGA award for that same show. Alon Aranya and Rob Golenberg will serve as co-executive producers.

ABC Betrayal Extras Casting Details

The extras casting directors in Chicago are accepting registrations from local men, women, and children of all ages and types. There are NO fees whatsoever to register. These are for fully paid positions working as extras, photo doubles, and possible stand-ins for the show's starring actors.

Download the following form:

ABC Betrayal Extras Registration Form

Fill out the form and email along with a recent photo to the following (put Chicago Extras Registration in the Subject Line):

register@extraordinarycasting.net

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

The 2013 Chicago Resource Guide eBook 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 Illinois and the United States:

• Illinois Child Labor Laws Information Sheet
• Illinois Child Labor Laws Information Sheet 2
• Illinois Child Employment Certificate Application
• Illinois Night Waiver for Child Actors Application
• Illinois Child Statement of Physical Fitness Form
• Illinois Child Labor Complaint Form
• Illinois Teenager Employment Certificate Information
• Parent Guardian Approval Form
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• USA Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Chicago Actors Resources:

• Chicago Casting Directors List
• Chicago Extras Casting Directors List
• Chicago Talent Agents List
• Chicago AFTRA SAG Franchised Talent Agents
• General Talent Agent Information
• Chicago Acting Schools and Classes List
• Chicago Headshot Photographers List
• Actors Unions
• Miscellaneous Chicago Resources
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• The Casting Process
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Casting Director and Talent Agents Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guides

The 2012 Chicago Actors Resource Guide eBook is 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:

Farrah West
Veronica Collins Rooney, CSA
800 S. Main Street
Suite 210
Burbank, CA 91506

Chicago:

Simon Casting
1512 N. Fremont Street
Suite 204
Chicago, IL 60622

Extras Casting

Chicago:

ExtraOrdinary Casting
PO Box 552
Westmont, IL 60559

Do not send photos to ExtraOrdinary Casting.
Follow the registration information above.

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.

Betrayal Production Office
ABC Studios
5660 W. Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60644

Scripted World
4150 West Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91505

Executive Producers:

David Zabel
Alon Aranya
Rob Golenberg

Directors:

Patty Jenkins (pilot episode)

Note: 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 David Zabel)

Starring:

Hannah Ware - Sara Hadley
Stuart Townsend - Jack McCutchen
Henry Thomas - T.J. Karsten
Wendy Moniz - Elaine McAllister
James Cromwell - Thatcher Karsten
Chris J. Johnson - Drew Hadley

Story:

A chance meeting between photographer Sara Hadley (Hannah Ware) and Attorney Jack McAllister (Stuart Townsend) leads to an instant and undeniable attraction. Sarah’s husband, Drew (Chris Johnson), is a successful prosecutor with political aspirations, while Jack is married to Elaine (Wendy Moniz), the daughter of his boss, Thacher Karsten (James Cromwell). When Karsten’s brother-in-law Lou is murdered, all evidence points to Karsten’s son, T.J. (Henry Thomas). Jack, the company’s lead counsel, will have to defend him, but for Sara’s prosecutor husband, Drew (Chris J. Johnson), this is the kind of high-profile murder case that can secure his political future. Just as Sara and Jack’s affair is starting, the lovers find themselves in an impossible situation — on opposite sides of a murder investigation.

The hit FX Network Golden Globe Nominated horror-drama series American Horror Story has been renewed for a third season and the award winning casting team is now holding auditions for new series regulars and guest stars. The show's format is anthology based, whereas the story, characters, and location for each season is different. The show's guest stars and extras will be cast throughout the season. After two seasons shooting in Los Angeles, the series moves to The Big Easy for it's third season. Filming begins July 23, 2013 in New Orleans, LA.

"American Horror Story: Coven" will center on a family who moves across country after suffering a tragedy. The theme will be witches and witch hunts. Two-time Academy Award winner Jessica Lange will be playing a "glamor cat" and will be going at it against Academy Award winner Kathy Bates' mentally unstable character. Bates will portray a woman who, at the start, is Lange's character's best friend, but will become her worst enemy. Also returning for season three is Evan Peters, Taissa Farmiga, Frances Conroy, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe. Also joining the cast are Emma Roberts, Angela Bassett, Patti LuPone, and Gabourey Sidibe.

Primetime Emmy Award winners Ryan Murphy and Dante Di Loreto will executive produce for Ryan Murphy Productions. Murphy's good friend and co-creator of "American Horror Story", four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Brad Falchuk, will also executive produce. Other notable shows produced by Ryan Murphy Productions include "Nip/Tuck," "Glee," and "The New Normal". Upcoming projects include the HBO movie "Open," the Plan B Entertainment TV movie "The Normal Heart," and the feature films "One Hit Wonders" and "Best Actress".

"American Horror Story: Coven" is set to premiere in October on FX.

Talent must and be legally eligible to work in the state of Louisiana and in the United States.

The 2013 Louisiana 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 Louisiana and the United States:

• Louisiana Child Performer Law Information Sheet
• Louisiana Child Performer Trust Act Sheet
• Louisiana Minor Trust Deduction Guidelines
• Louisiana Minor Intention To Employ Form
• Louisiana Employment of Minors Informational Booklet
• Louisiana Film, TV, and Commercials Minor Labor Law Summary

In addition to the following Actors Resources:

• New Orleans Casting Directors List
• Baton Rouge Casting Directors List
• Shreveport Casting Directors List
• Louisiana Actors Unions and Resources
• General Talent Agent Information
• Louisiana Talent Agents List
• 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
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• 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.

Eric Dawson
Eric Souliere
4705 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
Suite 301
Valley Village, CA 91607

Extras Casting

Sande Alessi Casting
13731 Ventura Blvd.
Top Floor
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Extras casting calls will begin closer to the start of production in July.

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.

American Horror Story
5555 Melrose Avenue
Building 213
Suite 320
Los Angeles, CA 90038

20th Century Fox Television
10201 W Pico Blvd
Building 103
Room 5286
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Ryan Murphy Productions
5555 Melrose Avenue
Modular Building
1st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Producers:

Ryan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
Dante Di Loreto

Directors:

Note: 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 Ryan Murphy).

Starring:

Evan Peters
Taissa Farmiga
Jessica Lange
Frances Conroy
Sarah Paulson
Lily Rabe
Emma Roberts
Angela Bassett
Patti LuPone
Gabourey Sidibe
Kathy Bates

Story:

A family moves across country to make a fresh start after a tragedy.

Film Education

3 Arts Entertainment and Scott Rudin Productions are set to begin production on the new HBO single-camera comedy series "Silicon Valley". Casting directors are auditioning talent for recurring, guest starring, and day player roles. Extras will be cast throughout season one. Shooting will take place in Los Angles and Northern California in the city of Palo Alto. The pilot episode was filmed in March, 2013 and HBO announced that the series was picked up for a full season shortly after executives viewed the pilot.

Silicon Valley is set in the high tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Josh Brener will play Big Head, Thomas’ (Thomas Middleditch) friend and confidant. He doesn’t really have that big of a head but the grade school nickname stuck. His claim to fame is getting himself into the Hacker Hostel incubator with his App idea "Nip Alert". Erlich (T.J. Miller), the owner of the Hacker House, loves him. Lindsey Broad will play Tandy. Attractive in a friendly, slightly sloppy way, she is a loyal friend who would never have sex with her girlfriend’s boyfriends. Although a realist about wanting to marry into a comfortable life she has a bit of the romantic in her.

Primetime Emmy Award winner Mike Judge directed the pilot and is executive producing the series along with Primetime Emmy Award winners John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky. The three are also head writers for the show. Judge is best known for his animated television series "Beavis and Butt-head" and "King of the Hill". He also wrote, produced and directed the hugely popular feature film "Office Space". Also executive producing "Silicon Valley" is Academy Award winner Scott Rudin, and 3 Arts Entertainment's two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner Michael Rotenberg. Rounding out the executive producing team is Tom Lassally. Primetime Emmy Award winner Chrisann Verges produced the pilot episode.

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 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

For Northern California talent, the 2013 San Francisco Actors Resource Guide eBook is 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.

Jeanne McCarthy
Nicole Abellera
1750 Ocean Park Blvd.
Suite 208
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Extras Casting

Rich King Casting
Cross Roads of the World
6671 W. Sunset Blvd.
Suite 1597
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Send recent 5x7 color snapshot with all contact information and clothing sizes written on the back of the photo.

If located near Palo Alto, CA put "PALO ALTO EXTRAS" on the outside of the envelope.

If Located in Los Angeles, CA put "SILICON VALLEY EXTRAS" on the outside of the envelope.

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.

3 Arts Entertainment, Inc.
9460 Wilshire Blvd.
7th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Ternon Productions
1010 W. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Austin, TX 78701

Media Rights Capitol
1800 Century Park East
10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Scott Rudin Productions
120 W. 45th Street
10th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Executive Producers: Scott Rudin, Michael Rotenberg, Mike Judge, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky
Tom Lassally

Producers: Chrisann Verges

Director:

Mike Judge (Pilot Episode)

Note: 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(s) with creative control is called the showrunner (in this case John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky).

Starring:

T.J. Miller - Erlich
Thomas Middleditch - Richard
Josh Brener - Big Head
Lindsey Broad - Tandy
Christopher Evan Welch - Peter Gregory
Amanda Crew - Monica
Angela Trimbur - Langdon
Zach Woods - Jared
Kumail Nanjiani - Dinesh

Story:

The show is set in the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success.

Universal Television and TBD Productions are in pre-production on a new 1/2 hour multi-camera hybrid 1/2 hour comedy series pilot titled "Holding Patterns". Casting directors in both Los Angeles and New York are conducting auditions for the series regulars. Possible recurring, guest starring and day player roles will be cast after the main roles are filled. The show will shoot in Los Angeles beginning in April, 2013. The extras casting director will be hiring general background performers throughout production.

"Holding Pattern" is an ensemble comedy that centers on the beautiful but absent-mined Leah Lund, who shares the bottom floor of a Minneapolis, MN duplex with her best friends Griffin Brady and Sabrina Page. When Griffin plans a surprise romantic dinner at home with intentions of proposing to Sabrina, Leah ruins it by showing up first and drinking the champagne, eating the chocolate off the strawberries, and letting loose two dozen breathtaking butterflies from a red heart shaped box! Then just before Griffin is in a plane crash with Leah, along with their arrogant author friend Chad Kirk and their sheltered upstairs neighbor Daisy Page, he confesses to Leah that he has always been in love with her - but after the crash he loses his memory! All of their lives will be comically changed forever.

Starring in "Holding Pattern" is Erinn Hayes playing the show's main protagonist Leah Lund. She replaces Chyler Leigh who was originally cast in the role. Hayes played Dr. Lola Spratt on the series "Childrens Hospital," and Sheila on the NBC show "Guys with Kids". Also starring is ALMA Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards winner Oscar Nunez in the role of Mickey; Kate Miner as Sabrina; Courtney Taylor Burness as Ashley; Rory Scovel  as Harvard; Mark Proksch as Bill; Luka Jones as Lindsey; and Humphrey Ker as Griffin.

Primetime Emmy Award nominee Scott Ellis will direct the pilot episode of "Holding Pattern" from a teleplay written by three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and the show's creator Justin Spitzer. Ellis has directed many Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, including the New York City Opera Company revivals at the New York State Theatre of "A Little Night Music," and "110 in the Shade". He has been nominated for the Tony Award as Best Director five times. His Emmy nomination came for directing the episode "The Break Up" of the NBC comedy series "30 Rock". Other television directing credits include "Frasier," "Weeds," "Desperate Housewives," "Nurse Jackie," and "2 Broke Girls" among many others.

In addition to being the shows creator and writer, Justin Spitzer will also executive produce. Spitzer is also executive producer and writer on the hit NBC series "The Office". Peter Traugott and Rachel Kaplain are attached to "Holding Pattern" as executive producers through their NBC Universal Television based TBD Productions. Traugott and Kaplain are also executive producers on NBC's medical drama "Do No Harm". Mike Elliott will oversee day-to-day producer duties for TBD Productions.

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 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 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:

Donna Rosenstein
Marlo Tiede
800 S. Main Street
Suite 202
Burbank, CA 91506

New York:

Trey Lawson
Marcia DeBonis
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Suite 1623E
New York, NY 10112

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.

Universal Television
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 1220
2nd Floor
Universal City, CA 91608

TBD Productions
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 1440
Suite 1901
Universal City, CA 91608

NBC Universal
3000 W Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91523

Executive Producers: Justin Spitzer,  Peter Traugott,  Rachel Kaplan

Producer: Mike Elliott

Creator/Writer:

Justin Spitzer

Director:

Scott Ellis

Starring:

Erinn Hayes - Leah
Kate Lang Johnson - Sabrina
Nelson Franklin - Chad
Oscar Nunez - Mickey
Courtney Taylor Burness - Ashley
Rory Scovel - Harvard
Mark Proksch - Bill
Luka Jones - Lindsey
Humphrey Ker - Griffin

Story:

"Holding Patterns" centers on a group of friends whose lives completely change after they survive a plane crash. Leigh will play Leah, an irresponsible and absent-minded slacker whose lacks direction despite her brains and sarcastic wit. She's always been good at anything she tried and rather than attempt to become great, has moved from one dead-end job to the next. She shares the ground floor of a Minneapolis duplex with her two best friends, Griffin and Sabrina.