Great. This one’s for you. “Big Brother,” the CBS reality show where a bunch of strangers move into a house and then spend every waking moment together while cameras capture it all, has Atlanta in its sights.
The show plans an open casting call, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Hard Rock Cafe downtown.
While on the show contestants (called “housemates”) aren’t allowed to contact the outside world, so if you want in get all your socializing out of your system now!
Want to be on “Big Brother?” Tips from the casting director
Season 13 of the CBS reality show “Big Brother” cranks up this summer, and casting folks are coming to Atlanta in search of possible participants. The open casting call is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Hard Rock Cafe downtown.
We got a few minutes on the phone with casting director Robyn Kass for some tips on trying out.
“People need to not prepare too much before they audition,” she said. “They shouldn’t be thinking, okay, what am I going to say in my two-minute monologue?”
After all they’re looking for personality, which you can’t fake. Kass said that over the years she’s seen people over-audition by trying to invoke reality show jargon.
“Stay away from the buzz words,” she said. “We’d rather you tell us a story.”
In other words, instead of telling the casting crew how venal you are, be prepared to illustrate it.
“We’ll have someone say, ‘I’m conniving, I’m backstabbing, I’m controversial, I’m manipulative.’ Then we’ll ask, ‘Tell us about a time you were manipulative,” and they’ll go, ‘uh…um…’ Stories are really great instead of just using the buzz words.”
If you’re just plain nice, that’s alright, too. The show needs a few white-hat characters for variety.
“We always have to have a rootable person,” Kass said.
If you’re coming to the casting call, bring a completed application, which you can find here. You’ll get a few minutes to sell yourself. If they like you, you’ll be invited to a callback within a few days. That will be a more in-depth visit of about 30 minutes.
The show will get started around the Fourth of July weekend and lasts for three months.
“The last man standing wins $500,000. Second place is $50,000,” Kass said. “If you can make it to the end it’s not a bad gig.”
- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com
Casting in other cities:
LOS ANGELES, CA
Saturday, April 2nd 1pm-4pm
Spot 5750
5750 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Friday, April 8th 5pm-9pm
Gordon Biersch Restaurant and Brewery
200 Poydras St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
BOSTON, MA
Saturday, April 9th 12pm-3pm
Bell In Hand Tavern
45 Union Street
Boston, MA 02108
ATLANTA, GA
Saturday, April 9th 11am-3pm
Hard Rock Cafe
215 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
CHICAGO, IL
Saturday, April 9th 6pm-9pm
Manor
642 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
DENVER, CO
Saturday, April 9th 11am-2pm
Rocky's Autos
6350 Federal Boulevard
Denver, CO 80221
LANSING, MI
Thursday, April 14th 4pm-7pm
Champion Chrysler Jeep Dodge
6525 W. Saginaw Hwy.
Lansing, MI 48917
JACKSONVILLE, FL
Thursday, April 14th 5pm-7pm
Beall's Department Store
13500 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32246
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
Saturday, April 16th 12pm-3pm
Firehouse Bar & Grill
4312 North Brown Avenue
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
DALLAS, TX
Saturday, April 16th 2pm-6pm
Frankie's Sports Bar
227 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX 75204
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Saturday, April 16th 3pm-6pm
Sugar Cafe
679 Sutter St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
NEW YORK, NY
Saturday, April 16th 12pm-6pm
Roy Arias Studios
300 W. 43rd Street, 5th Floor, Room 508
New York, NY 10036
WASHINGTON, DC
Saturday, April 16th 12pm-3pm
Madam's Organ Restaurant & Blues Bar
2461 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
NORTH TAMPA, FL
Saturday, April 16th 12pm-3pm
The Dubliner Irish Pub
12836 Henderson Rd
North Tampa, FL 33625
CINCINNATI, OH
Saturday, April 16th 4pm-7pm
Lunar
435 Elm Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
SPARTANBURG, SC
Monday, April 18th 9am-12pm
Dave Edwards Toyota
2450 Reidville Rd.
Spartanburg, SC 29301
LOUISVILLE, KY
Wednesday, May 4th 5pm-8pm
Waterford Park - Great Lawn
129 River Rd.
Louisville, KY 40202
NASHVILLE, TN
Friday, May 6th 5pm-9pm
McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon
134 2nd Ave. North
Nashville, TV 37201
CHARLESTON, SC
Saturday, May 7th 1pm-4pm
Mad River Bar & Grille
32 North Market St.
Charleston, SC 29401
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