Reality producer Mike Fleiss' Next Entertainment has begun casting for The Real Gilligan's Island, TBS' upcoming reality show adaptation of the classic 1960's sitcom.
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While the producers encourage auditioners to come dressed as their "castaway of choice," neither costumes nor dead-on physical resemblance is a requirement. Instead, the producers are looking for people whose true-life experience mirrors that of the passengers of the original S.S. Minnow, such as an authentic Kansas farm girl, a real skipper or an actual professor.
Applications are being accepted via both mail-in submissions and a series of nationwide open casting calls. Mail-in applications can be downloaded from GilliganCasting.com and must be submitted by June 30, 2004. In addition to the completed application, all mail-in submissions must include a video of yourself telling us why you'd make a great castaway.
In addition to mail-in applications, opening casting calls will be conducted at the following dates and locations:
• Saturday, June 12 Wichita 10AM - 4PM
• Sunday, June 13 Pratt, Kansas 8AM - 1PM
• Saturday, June 19 Boston 10AM - 4PM
• Thursday, June 24 Tampa 2AM - 10PM
• Saturday, July 10 Los Angeles 10AM - 4PM
The Real Gilligan's Island, set to premiere on TBS in this fall, is executive-produced by Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, High School Reunion). The creator of the original Gilligan's Island sitcom, Sherwood Schwartz, and his son, Lloyd Schwartz, will also serve as executive producers.
