Sarasota family casting call announced

British casting directors are searching for a Sarasota family to star in one episode of a new reality television show highlighting international sister cities.

“Twin Towns”, a 10-episode reality show, will feature families from the United States swapping lives with families in their sister cities or “twin towns” in the United Kingdom. The selected family from Sarasota will win a weeklong expense paid trip to Dunfermline, Scotland, which is Sarasota’s sister city. The program will be produced and aired in the United Kingdom on the Discovery Channel’s DMAX service and in central Europe via BSkyB satellite.

Casting directors with Knickerbockerglory are interested in a Sarasota family, with a high school or college student, which has never visited the United Kingdom. Filming will take place in both Sarasota and Dunfermline. “We are looking for fun families from Sarasota to have an all-expenses paid trip to the U.K,” said casting producer Sarah Speirs. “Those families will get the chance to experience the life of a Dunfermline family and all that the city has to offer.”

The selected Sarasota family will swap homes with a family from Dunfermline for one week. Families will exchange jobs and homes, and the children will visit local schools or colleges. The exchanges are scheduled to take place between April 16 and June 30.

Families interested in being selected will need an existing valid U.S. passport. Casting call responses should be submitted via email to: [email protected]. In the reference line, add: ATTN Sarah, Casting Producer.Located approximately 20 miles north of Edinburgh, Dunfermline is known for its royal palace, historic villages, breathtaking landscape, and plentiful art museums. It also is the birthplace of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. “This will be a wonderful opportunity for one lucky Sarasota family,” said Tom Halbert, Sarasota Sister Cities Association President.

Sarasota’s relationship with Dunfermline is anchored in the historical founding of Sarasota by Scots and its first Mayor John Gillespie. The twinning was completed with the official signing ceremony by Mayor Lou Ann Palmer at the Van Wezel in October 2002, as part of the 100th anniversary of Sarasota commemoration.
For more information about the “Twin Towns” casting, contact Speirs at [email protected].