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THE BATTALION
Rooming with six perfect strangers for a
nesier may sound like a recipe for trouble, but
Krista Bonner, a freshman speech communica-
ns major, it sounds like a perfect plan.
"I always like meeting people who are com-
tely different from me," Bonner said. “I would
e t( be on my own with a group of total
angi rs my own age."
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Bonner may get her
inci. MTV will host an open casting call for
he Real World” and “Road Rules” from 10
n. U 5 p.m. at Shadow Canyon.
“E\ery year, we try' to come up with new and
fere it cities to visit," said Jason Horowitz, a
lior casting director for MTV. "We’ve had
;at luccess in Texas before, but we’ve never
;n t«> College Station.”
Hoi owitz said Texas A&M’s reputation played
arge role in determining College Station as an
en audition site.
“We’ve heard great things about A&M stu
dents and its campus. We’ve never been there
and we’ve heard great things about the students
as a whole and we thought we’d explore it.”
While both “Road Rules” and “The Real
World” follow the everyday routines of their 18
to 24-year-old cast members, the shows have
clearly different perspectives.
“Road Rules," a series in which seven
strangers compete for cash and prizes, focuses
on particular stunts its cast must complete in
order to win.
“The Real World.” conversely,
follows the drama that naturally
occurs when seven strangers live
together for a semester.
Although the casts from both
shows seem to have a certain
chemistry, Horowitz said he does
not look for any certain type
when making casting decisions.
“We’re not trying to fill roles,”
Horowitz said. “The different
cast members over the years
show there’s no formula. We find
that bringing together people’s
backgrounds is usually enough.
That’s why it’s usually such a
diverse cast."
When making casting decisions, Horowitz
said he simply looks for a unique personality.
"There are always ones who stand out as dif
ferent," he said. "We’re not sitting back at the
interviews with a master plan."
For Steven Duke, a senior accounting major,
this comes as good news.
“I’m really a layered kind of person, so some
times it’s hard for people to see who l am,” Duke
said. “1 could be five different characters on any
given day of the week, so I don’t want to feel like
I’m supposed to have to play any kind of role to
We’re looking for
unique, dynamic
individuals who
want their story to be
out there.
— Jason Horowitz
senior casting director for
MTV
have a chance.”
In addition, Duke said his solid opinions may
give him an edge in the auditioning process.
“A lot of people think I would be really good
for the show because 1 have such strong opin
ions," Duke said. “I have very strong convictions,
but at the same time, 1 don’t try to be judgmental
to people who do things that I don’t agree with.”
While a unique personality is a major asset
when auditioning, Horowitz said the competition
is fierce.
“We are visiting 12 cities this casting season,
plus we get 10 or 15,000 home
video applicants," Horowitz said.
"We just let the chips fall where
they may. We may not choose
anyone from one city, and then
choose two people from the next.
It’s not predetermined at all.”
Horowitz said the cast chosen
from this run of auditions will be
filmed in Paris, France during the
spring 2003 season.
“We’ve done a lot of good oT
USA seasons." Horowitz said.
“There’s still domestic cities here
that would be great, but Paris is
hard to pass up.”
Horowitz said that because
filming for “Real World’s” Paris season will take
place in early 2003, students will be forced to
miss their spring semester.
That is not enough to keep Bonner from audi
tioning, however.
“I’ve never traveled or been to another coun
try, so it would be really cool to be there (in
Paris) with a totally random group of people,”
Bonner said. “It’s so cool that “Real World is
actually coming to College Station because you
usually have to go to New York or California to
get an opportunity like this.’
If Horowitz has anything to do with
it, the shows should be the opportunity
of a lifetime.
“Ideally, we want the cast to have
met different people from different
walks of life and to take something
away from each of them,” Horowitz
said. “Most of the cast go in with a lot
to leam and come out learning about
different views and walks of life.”
Yet Horowitz is quick to remind
potential cast members of the most
important thing to remember when
auditioning.
"Just have fun” he said. “We’re
looking for unique, dynamic individu
als who want their story to be out
there.”
Those interested in auditioning must
be between the ages of 18 and 24 and
should bring a pen, photo ID and a
non-returnable photograph of them
selves to Shadow Canyon between 10
a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
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