In this tight economy, we all need to find ways to make some extra cash. Here is a fun way: Be an extra! The CW’s popular TV drama One Tree Hill is holding an open casting call for people ages 18 and up. Click here to apply on InstantCast right now! Next Wednesday, they’re shooting a large concert scene. One Tree Hill extra Elaine Brown says “I’m actually a realtor, but as you know things are slow right now, so we can use any little bit of help that we can get. So I fill in the blank spaces when I come over here and work.”

Another extra Mary Evelyn Szuchan says, “I enjoy this. I’m retired and I don’t really have a lot to do. I enjoy doing this because it gets me out and make new friends and I love it.” Read the rest of this entry »

Allright angsty American teens…this one’s for you! The hit BBC teen drama Skins is now coming to the USA! MTV is casting for charismatic and edgy teens for this new series. MTV’s casting agents are looking for 15-18 year old non-actors of all types and ethnicities. Click here to apply now. The UK series jumpstarted the career of Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel. The racy UK mega-hit, currently in its fourth season, depicts teens as they cope with real-life issues including homosexuality, pregnancy, anorexia, drugs, fractured families, and all the rest. Casting agent Kim Madalinski says “We need real people with real life experiences and the courage to show it.”

Though the the US version will be ultimately set in Baltimore (ahem!), casting calls—specifically aimed at those without acting experience—have been announced only for NYC and Toronto so far. Click here to get all the audition information on InstantCast right now!

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

Apply to today’s top ten casting calls before it’s too late:
1. Get cast in a Doritos Superbowl commercial!
2. Find fame in the new HBO show Treme!
3. Win $1 mullion dollars on NBC’s new game show Perfect 10!
4. Be in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street 2 with Shia LaBeouf!
5. Get featured in The Killers’ new music video “Guadalupe!”
6. Land a lead role in the new Coen Brothers film!
7. Play basketball in the new Mira Sorvino film Sweetwater!
8. Earn up to $1 million dollars on the new season of Survivor!
9. Star in your own photo shoot with Adam Lambert!
10. Find your soulmate on ABC’s Dating in the Dark!

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

This just in: Casting is now underway for the lead teen role in the Coen Brothers’ (A Serious Man, Burn After Reading, No Country for Old Men) new feature film True Grit slated to start filming in March 2010. The film is about and stars Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, and Josh Brolin. Produced by Steven Spielberg & written/directed by the famous Coen Bros duo you’d be crazy to miss out on this. Click here to apply now on InstantCast.

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

In the spirit of sports…here are some of this week’s sports-themed casting calls on InstantCast. Check out these hot sports-inspired casting calls and be the first to apply today:
1. Play basketball in the upcoming feature Sweetwater with Mira Sorvino!
2. Be in a Doritos superbowl commercial and find fame during the big game!
3. Get in shape with Jillian Michaels on reality TV in Losing it with Jillian Michaels!
4. Dance your way to stardom in the Footloose remake with Chace Crawford!
5. Run around the nation on the upcoming season of The Amazing Race!

…Break a leg…but not literally…remember to stretch!

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

This just in: Casting is now underway for the next Harry Potter adventure. Universal Orlando is holding open casting calls for atmosphere roles in Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Click here to apply on InstantCast right this minute. They’re looking for male and female actors who can speak with a British accent. More specifically, Universal is holding calls for male actors with strong improv and interaction skills who are able to portray an age range of mid-thirties to mid-forties. In addition, they’re casting male and female actors who are youthful in appearance. Full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions are available. Click here to access this casting call now.

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

OMG the countdown has begun…the 2nd Twilight film New Moon is coming out in less than a month…November 20th vampire followers around the globe will grab their fangs and head to the cinema. Stay tuned to InstantCast as we start a New Moon movie ticket giveaway next week. Want to get cast in the Twilight Saga? Well…good news is on the way…InstantCast has the casting call information for the 4th film Breaking Dawn. Click here to access it now.

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

This just in: ELLE Magazine’s Creative Director Joe Zee wants to make YOU over for his upcoming column. Hurry and click here to apply today: this casting expires on November 2nd! I would hate for you to miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime chance to get huge exposure in a leading fashion mag! Just think…once you’ve done a shoot in ELLE magazine you’ll have a great clip to send to casting directors, modeling agencies… anyone… nationwide! How impressive! Click here to apply on InstantCast now.

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

Think you have what it takes to co-star with Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush this winter on the hit CW drama One Tree Hill? I think you have what it takes to join this star-studded cast. All you have to do is click here right now to apply on InstantCast today.

I want to watch YOU on my TV this fall. Don’t disappoint: send your headshot & resume now by clicking here to access the casting call. I can’t wait to watch you soon!

Click here to get resume and cover letter help from me today… remember, you need to present yourself as a professional to casting directors in order to land this role! Need a new headshot too? Click here to reserve your shoot with a great photographer I know and trust to make you look your best.

By: Isabelle Dungan, InstantCast Editor

We at InstantCast love all musicals–Rent, Glee, you name it!–but one of our all-time favorites is the Stephen Sondheim classic West Side Story! This romantic tragedy tells the tale of Romeo and Juliet, set in 1950s New York against the backdrop of gang wars between the Jets and the Sharks.

Do you live far away from Broadway but still dream of experiencing the lights, makeup, and excitement of live theater? Then InstantCast has great news for you! If you want to sing and dance to stardom, this could be your chance! A regional production of West Side Story is casting now in Mississippi! Click here to apply!

By Molly, InstantCast staff writer

New shows are casting right now! So don’t miss out on your shot at stardom – start applying to casting calls today! Get started with the 10 hottest calls this week:

Casting Bravo’s “Thintervention with Jackie Warner!”
MTV’s TR3S Channel Seeks Latina Host!
Become an “Entertainment Insider” and Meet a Disney Channel Star!
Join Sterling Knight in Disney’s “Starstruck!”
Queen Latifah Wants to Take YOU on Tour!
Get Fit on “Losing It with Jillian Michaels!”
Star in Your Own Photoshoot… With Adam Lambert!
Act with Natalie Portman & Mila Kunis in “Black Swan!”
Teens & Parents: Star on New MTV Show!
Win $1,000,000 on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire!”

By Alisha, InstantCast assistant editor