The Bachelor 18 - Casting Calls - Spoilers - Discussion

We are now casting for Season 18 of The Bachelor!

To get a jump start on the casting process, please send in an application, pictures and a video asap, just follow the mail-in directions. You can attend one of our nationwide casting calls and be interviewed in person. See the locations, dates and times below.


COLUMBUS (GAHANNA) OH
Thursday May 30, 2013
FROM: 4PM - 8PM
FM FOOD AND MUSIC ALL-AMERICAN BAR & GRILL
154 N HAMILTON ROAD
COLUMBUS (GAHANNA), OH
PHONE:
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BROOKLYN PARK MINNESOTA
Thursday June 6, 2013
FROM: 5PM - 9PM
MINNEAPOLIS MARRIOTT NORTHWEST
7025 NORTHLAND DRIVE NORTH
BROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTA 55428
PHONE:
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CHARLOTTE NC
Thursday June 6, 2013
FROM: 5PM - 9PM
SUITE @ EPICENTRE
210 EAST TRADE STREET
CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
PHONE:
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WEST VALLEY CITY UT
Saturday June 8, 2013
FROM: 1PM - 5PM
VALLEY FAIR MALL
3601 S. 2700 W. (CONSTITUTION BLVD.)
(CENTER COURT OF THE MALL)
WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119
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PHOENIX AZ
Saturday June 8, 2013
FROM: 1PM - 5PM
HYATT REGENCY PHOENIX
122 N. 2ND STREET
PHOENIX, AZ 85004
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DETROIT (ST. CLAIR SHORES) MICHIGAN
Thursday June 13, 2013
FROM: 5PM - 9PM
TIN FISH RESTAURANT
24420 JEFFERSON
DETROIT (ST. CLAIR SHORES), MICHIGAN 48080
PHONE: (586) 778-8330
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HANOVER MD
Thursday June 13, 2013
FROM: 5PM - 9PM
MARYLAND LIVE! CASINO AT ARUNDEL MILLS
7002 ARUNDEL MILLS CIR, #7777
HANOVER, MD 21076
PHONE: (443) 842-7000
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SEATTLE WA
Saturday June 15, 2013
FROM: 12PM - 4PM
PAN PACIFIC HOTEL SEATTLE
2125 TERRY AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA 98121
PHONE: (206) 264-8111
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DALLAS TX
Saturday June 15, 2013
FROM: 1PM - 5PM
WFAA/ABC VICTORY PARK STUDIOS
3030 OLIVE STREET, #101
Parking options: public parking on the street or the W Hotel or any of AAC service lots, or DART, parking payment may be required.
DALLAS, TX 75219
PHONE: (214) 748-9631
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ORLANDO FLORIDA
Tuesday June 18, 2013
FROM: 5PM - 9PM
THE BALLROOM AT CHURCH STREET
225 S. GARLAND AVENUE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32801
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NEW YORK NY
Thursday June 20, 2013
FROM: 6PM - 9PM
ABC STUDIOS
77 WEST 66TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10023
PHONE:
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Atlanta GA
Thursday June 20, 2013
FROM: 4PM - 8PM
{three} sheets
6017 Sandy Springs Circle
Atlanta, GA 30328
PHONE: (404) 303-8423
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BOSTON (BRAINTREE) MA
Saturday June 22, 2013
FROM: 1PM - 5PM
BERNIE & PHYL'S FURNITURE
180 WOOD ROAD
BOSTON (BRAINTREE), MA 02184
PHONE:
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CHICAGO IL
Thursday June 27, 2013
FROM: 5PM - 9PM
THE WESTIN MICHIGAN AVENUE
909 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE
Chicago Ballroom (16th Floor)
CHICAGO, IL 60611
PHONE:
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AUSTIN TX
Thursday July 11, 2013
FROM: 5PM - 9PM
RENAISSANCE AUSTIN HOTEL
9721 ARBORETUM BLVD.
AUSTIN, TX 78759
PHONE: (512) 343-2626
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DENVER COLORADO
Saturday July 13, 2013
FROM: 1PM - 5PM
EARLS DENVER DOWNTOWN
1600 Glenarm Place
Suite 140
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
PHONE: (303) 595-3275
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SAN DIEGO CA
Friday July 26, 2013
FROM: 5PM - 9PM
PARADISE POINT RESORT AND SPA
1404 VACATION ROAD (PARADISE ROOM)
SAN DIEGO, CA 92109
PHONE: (858) 274-4630
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2013 9:30 am | Updated: 3:37 pm, Fri Jun 14, 2013.

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I never thought I would want to find love on a television show.

But after dating doozies over the years, now I understand.

On Thursday night, I auditioned to be among future Bachelors and Bachelorettes at Maryland Live! casino in Hanover. (I’ve been watching “The Bachelor” since I was 14. At 25, I’m still watching the dating show and its sibling, “The Bachelorette.”)

I spent the night before and the day of the audition wondering what to wear and what the casting judges would ask. I filled out an application with about five pages of questions, including this doozy:

“Are you here for the right reasons?”

Is that a trick question?

After I filled out the application, the producers knew more about my personal life than I did.

At the casino, I expected to see a long line of typical “American Idol” hopefuls — beautiful wannabe actors, male and female.

But while many of the 50 or so people were attractive, I really felt they were there for the “right reasons.” I met a budding actress, but I also met lawyers and graphic artists. And, to my surprise, a male friend I’ve known since I was a kid.

There was also “superfans” auditioning. One of those taking part was Danielle Rippertore, 24, of Pasadena. She was a big fan of Southern belle Emily Maynard, who appeared on season 15 of “Bachelor” and season eight of the “Bachelorette” (if you didn’t know). Maynard was looking for love after her fiance had been killed in a plane crash.

“I watched her from beginning to end and she was my favorite,” Rippertore said. “Her story was very heart-wrenching.”

Other women were “dragged out” by friends who nominated them. One was Katie Powers, 25, of Elkridge. Her friend said that “Baltimore men can’t keep up with” her. Powers said she never thought about auditioning before but always watched the show.

“Me and my friend are on the phone like, ‘Can you believe Tierra (one notorious woman on “The Bachelor”)?!”

The night’s theme: There just aren’t enough good men out there.

“I’ve tried looking for love at other places, but nothing has worked,” said Arlana Roland, 23, of Baltimore.

During my audition, I had my own “Bachelor” moment.

I sat on a cushioned booth with my male friend and a few other women, as I waited for my group to be called. One of the women was not friendly — and was being friendly. She was checking us all out and didn’t bother interacting with us.

After she left the table, we decided she clearly wasn’t there to make friends. But she would make good television. It was a Tierra moment.

I was led to another room in the casino with the other people in my group, and all the gamers in the casino stopped in their tracks and stared at us, trying to get a sneak peak of the next Bachelor and Bachelorettes.

Then I sat nervously waiting with my fellow prospective contestants. But a very welcoming casting judge put me at ease.

I was videotaped while I discussed my love life, as well as my goals and interests. The casting judge seemed interested in my story: growing up in England and moving to the United States due to military life, the fact that I am a journalist, dancer and figure skater. It was an audition for a television show, but it felt easy and natural.

The casting directors will narrow down the prospective contestants. Maybe I’ll get a call-back. I already feel I’m on the show — sort of.

As I stepped into the elevator, a man stared down at my bag with the ABC logo.

“Did you audition for ‘The Bachelor?’ “

I paused.

“Yes.”

The woman next to him was listening.

“I hope you get on the show, so I can say, ‘I saw her in the elevator!’”

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Love_Me wrote:I am posting this here because it is also about an upcoming casting call:

SEATTLE -- Lydia Cruz lined up to audition Saturday in Seattle for "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" two of the most popular shows on ABC.

"It makes me nervous but I feel like if you are open to love in any situation whether there is a camera there or not, it can happen," Cruz said.

Cruz was one of hundreds of women to respond to an open casting call by producers of shows at the Pan Pacific Hotel.

They said they are looking for people who possess the charm, style, class and charisma to become America's next leading lady or leading man on the show.

The people who showed up Saturday said they are ready for the emotional roller coaster of reality television.

On the last season of the show, bachelor Sean Lowe proposed to graphic designer and Seattle resident Catherine Giudici, the last woman standing.

Next Saturday, locals will be able to browse for a new loveseat all while shopping for a soulmate to canoodle with it on. Braintree’s Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture is hosting an open casting call for ABC’s hit reality dating show “The Bachelor” on June 22 from 1 to 5 p.m., and is welcoming all 21-plus individuals in who are looking for their shot at publicly-televised love.

Although contestants typically come from previous seasons of the show, a release said agents are looking for men who want to follow in Sean Lowe’s footsteps and be the next bachelor, in addition to women willing to date the next Hollywood hunk on live TV.

Customers strolling into the store a week from today should be camera ready. Interested participants’ picture will be taken, and they’ll also be filmed, so agents can get an idea how well they would answer future questions if interviewed during the show’s airtime.

To audition, individuals must be at least 21 and a U.S. citizen. Another key quality? Being single. Looking for love is hard when you’re already falling in love with someone else.

For the full, rather lengthy list, of eligibility requirements, click here.

The good news is, is that a couple hundred singles are speculated to attend. So, if you don’t get called back to be on “The Bachelor,” that doesn’t mean you won’t find love whilst mingling with other reality show hopefuls over a matching recliner sofa and loveseat set.

Successful casting call for The Bachelor! #thebachelor #thebachelorette #abc

With curated outfits and glossy headshots, 140 men and women arrived at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Seattle yesterday, hoping for a chance to be cast on the next season of ABC's "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette."

Which, given the last two seasons, isn't entirely unlikely: The current season of "The Bachelorette" features Seattleite Chris Siegfried among the eligible men, while last season, former Amazon employee Catherine Giudici was the final pick by Bachelor Sean Lowe.

Some of the candidates traveled from as far away as Spokane and Portland to be there.

But why show up at 9:30 a.m. on a Saturday, hair curled and hopes high, just to be on a reality television show?

"I'm here to find love!" explained biologist Elizabeth Larson, who'd come from Snohomish County, and called it a "good learning experience."

Alex Eli, one of the prospective Bachelors echoed the sentiment.

"I've tried at love too many times and failed, and thought that this would be the best chance to try something new."

Others were compelled by friends or family members.

"My mom didn't want me to be a cat lady," Rhianna Stepler-Camp explained, "She confronted me with it last night at midnight and was like 'You're going.'"

"The adventure aspect is really appealing," she added. Cast-members of the show are often taken to exotic locales and put up to exciting challenges, another component that many candidates cited as a reason to potentially put their love lives in front of the nation.

The casting process, which candidates described as "really fun" and "laid back," included low-key interviews with producers -- and a whole lot of sitting around and socializing.

Candidates will be notified of casting decisions later this summer.