As BuddyTV reported late last week, The Real World is in full swing filming their upcoming 21st season in Brooklyn. The show has also begun casting for it’s 22nd season, with a location yet to be announced. MTV has been heading around the country, hosting open casting calls, looking for 7 new strangers to live in a house and have their lives filmed. Casting directors for the show have said that they’re looking for people who possess some of the following attributes: leadership experience, musical ability, seasoned travelers who speak Spanish, life saving skills (such as a lifeguard or ETM), and athleticism. Recently, MTV casting director Damon Furberg spoke to RealityWanted, a reality casting website, about what the network is looking for and how the average person can turn into the next reality star.
 
Though The Michael Martin Agency, who reps lots of former Real World cast members, speculated that the next season will take place in Puerto Rico, Furberg isn’t spilling any details just yet. “We don’t know where it is going to take place yet,” he admitted. Though The Real World is tough to get on, it doesn’t mean that people shouldn’t try to get on the show. “People shouldn’t be intimidated to apply. We want this to be a positive experience and for it to be fun also,” Furberg said. “There are a lot of applicants that try out every season, so yes it is very tough because there are only so many spots available.”

Though many casting calls take place in major cities like New York or Los Angeles, Furberg says that interested people from small towns across the country should still apply. Though he says there’s no substitute for meeting a casting director face to face, MTV does look at tapes that are submitted and gave RealityWanted a few pointers to pass on to interested people. “There are a lot of things but make sure you spend a couple minutes talking about yourself. Keep it simple but let us know who you are. Don’t go overboard and over produce it, real talent is hard to overlook,” he said. Perhaps his best piece of advice? “This show has been around for a lot of years so we are not looking for another Puck or a character that has been on in the past.”



- Gina Scarpa, BuddyTV Staff Writer
Source: RealityWanted
(Image courtesy of MTV)