The twentieth season of The Real World has yet to premiere, but the show is already busy looking for the next batch of participants for season 21.  Casting director Damon Furberg said that for the next edition of the hit reality series, they intend to cast people who they believe have something new to offer to the show.

"We want something new this year from the cast," Furberg told The Kentucky Kernel.  "We have seen the break-up story almost every season, and we want something different.  Hopefully someone can bring something new."

Casting for the twenty-first season of The Real World began as early as December, with the network announcing that it was ready to accept audition videos.  Dates and locations for open casting calls were then announced last month, with one of the more recent ones taking place at Main Street Live in Lexington, Kentucky.

"Lexington has a unique regional flavor," Furberg said.  "The area contains the right age group, and the students seem to all be down to earth."

At this time, The Real World producers have not yet decided on the exact location of the new season, but Furberg said that it will most likely be in the United States, as people find it difficult to be themselves when immersed in an unfamiliar culture.

The show has been taken out of the country in the previous seasons.  The first foreign location was London (season 4), followed by Paris (season 13) and then Sydney (season 19).

Ashli Robson, a former Real World: Sydney housemate, said that she learned a lot from being on the show, which had her and six other people living under one roof in an unfamiliar city.

"I learned so much about me through this experience," she said.  "I grew from my now-noticeable faults.  I don't regret anything about the trip."

Robson also threw in this piece of advice for those who are hoping to get their own Real World experience.

"If you are going to do this, you have to remember one thing, and that is people are going to judge you during this show," she said.  "If you can handle that and get past all the cameras, then you will have the time of your life."


-Lisa Claustro, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: The Kentucky Kernel  
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