Win a Free Summer Vacation! (Only Moderate Humiliation Required)
You've heard about that Fire Island reality series they're currently casting, right? It's called Summer Share, it's being made by Real World auteurs Bunim/Murray productions, and producers are currently seeking eight people — presumably attractive, young, and at least one of whom is gay and one of whom is black and angry — to have "the opportunity of a lifetime to vacation in a magnificent beach house free of charge." The casting call currently circulating specifies that the show is for ABC, that applicants must be between 21 and 30, and they're looking for "[s]exy people with sexy jobs (models, media/publishing, ad execs, etc.) who work their asses off all week and want to unwind on the weekends." What we like best, though, is the attached questionnaire. Questions 18 through 21 are our favorites:
18. DO YOU: SMOKE CIGARETTES? CIRCLE: (YES/NO) DRINK ALCOHOL? CIRCLE: (YES/NO) HOW OFTEN AND HOW MUCH DO YOU DRINK
19. HAVE YOU EVER BLACKED OUT (i.e.- forgotten significant events which occurred while you were drunk?) CIRCLE: (YES/NO) HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DUI? CIRCLE: (YES/NO) IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN:
20. "THE SUMMER SHARE" HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE DRUG POLICY. IF YOU USE DRUGS, CAN YOU GO WITHOUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS?
21. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED OR HAD A RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED AGAINST YOU? (IF SO, WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME?)
Thing is, we have no idea what the right answers are.
Full questionnaire — plus a PDF — is after the jump.
SUMMER SHARE
CASTING
2006
1. Please fill out the enclosed application legibly.
2. Use dark colored ink.
3. Answer all questions honestly and to the best of your ability.
4. Please write only on the printed side of the paper. Feel free to attach additional sheets as necessary. Please DO NOT turn the page over and write on the back!!
5. Attach a page to this packet with a recent photo on it. (Yes, another one, even if you sent one with your original tape).
6. You must send a copy of your driver's license with of the packet.
7. You should return this application TODAY or ASAP, as we have a very limited amount of time until production begins. DO NOT email the application back.
FIRST: Please fax a copy to:
(818) 989-8969
Attn: MEGAN
LATER (after interview): Mail the original copy to:
MEGAN
THE SUMMER SHARE CASTING
6007 SEPULVEDA BLVD.
VAN NUYS, CA 91411
Write "MEGAN" in big letters on the outside of the package, so we can spot it easily.
8. Please make sure to include enough postage when you return this packet.
Thank you for your time and effort in completing this packet.
M Network Television, Inc.
6007 Sepulveda Blvd.
Van Nuys, CA 91411
Casting info: http://www.bunim-murray.com
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Date received
Summer Share
APPLICATION FORM
NAME:
Today's Date:
PRESENT ADDRESS:
PHONE:
2nd PHONE:
Cell/Pgr:
Email:
I check my email a lot: Yes [] No []
2nd Email:
BIRTHDATE:
AGE:
SOCIAL SECURITY NO.:
1. SIBLINGS (Names and Ages):
2. ARE YOU CURRENTLY MARRIED?
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN? (If so, please describe)
3. DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN? (Names, ages, and do they live with you?)
4. WHAT IS YOUR ETHNIC BACKGROUND?
5. WHAT IS YOUR HEIGHT?
WEIGHT?
6. ARE YOU OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A MEMBER OF SAG/AFTRA?
7. HAVE YOU EVER ACTED OR PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL?
8. NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL (AND YEARS COMPLETED):
9. NAME OF COLLEGE (YEARS COMPLETED AND MAJORS):
10. OTHER EDUCATION:
11. WHERE DO YOU WORK CURRENTLY? ALSO, DESCRIBE YOUR JOB HISTORY:
12. HOW WOULD SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNOWS YOU DESCRIBE YOUR BEST TRAITS?
13. HOW WOULD SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNOWS YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORST TRAITS?
14. DESCRIBE YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT IN LIFE:
15. WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
16. DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A COMPETITOR
17. WHAT ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT (i.e. HOBBIES, POLITICS, SPORTS, MUSIC, ETC.)?
18. DO YOU: SMOKE CIGARETTES? CIRCLE: (YES/NO) DRINK ALCOHOL? CIRCLE: (YES/NO) HOW OFTEN AND HOW MUCH DO YOU DRINK?
19. HAVE YOU EVER BLACKED OUT(i.e.- forgotten significant events which occurred while you were drunk?) CIRCLE: (YES/NO) HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DUI? CIRCLE: (YES/NO) IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN:
20. "THE SUMMER SHARE" HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE DRUG POLICY. IF YOU USE DRUGS, CAN YOU GO WITHOUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS?
21. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED OR HAD A RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED AGAINST YOU? (IF SO, WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME?)
22. DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND? HOW LONG HAVE YOU TWO BEEN TOGETHER? WHERE DO YOU SEE THE RELATIONSHIP GOING? WHAT DRIVES YOU CRAZY ABOUT THE OTHER PERSON? WHAT'S THE BEST THING ABOUT THE OTHER PERSON?
23. HOW IMPORTANT IS SEX TO YOU? DO YOU HAVE IT ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN A RELATIONSHIP OR DO YOU SEEK IT OUT AT OTHER TIMES? HOW DID IT COME ABOUT ON THE LAST OCCASION?
24. HOW DO YOU HANDLE CONFLICTS? DO YOU FEEL THAT THIS APPROACH IS EFFECTIVE?
25. WHAT ARE YOUR CURRENT SUMMER PLANS?
26. WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THE SUMMER SHARE REALITY SHOW?
LIST 4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR A LONG TIME AND WILL TELL US WHAT A GREAT PERSON YOU ARE, (EXCLUDING RELATIVES) PLEASE INCLUDE TWO ADULTS AND TWO OF YOUR FRIENDS.
NAME / ADDRESS / PHONE / HOW DO THEY KNOW YOU?
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4.
Please help us get in touch with you. If you have other people (roommates, boyfriend/girlfriend, boss, relatives etc.) who frequently know where you are and how to get in touch with you, please list them below. As we cast on a short schedule, getting in touch with you quickly helps everyone.
NAME:
RELATION:
PHONE:
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT OUR CASTING SEARCH?
I acknowledge that everything stated in this application is true. I understand that any falsely submitted answers can and will be grounds for removal from the application process and from my subsequent participation in the final series. I further acknowledge and accept that this application form and the video tape I previously submitted to Bunim-Murray Productions will become property of Bunim-Murray Productions and will not be returned. By signing below, I grant rights for Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP) to use any biographical information contained in this application, my home video or taped interview, and to record use and publicize my home video tape or taped interview, voice, actions, likeness and appearance in any manner in connection with THE SUMMER SHARE.
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SIGNATURE
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DATE
Please remember to staple a photocopy of your driver's license or passport to this packet. When faxing, do not include the photocopy. Thank you for your time and effort in completing this form.
