Big Brother 10 casting call New Orleans

What: Contestant auditions for the 10th season of the CBS reality series ‘Big Brother.’
When: Thursday, 4-7 p.m.
Where: Zephyr Field, 6000 Airline Drive, Metairie ”

“So far, Louisiana’s most notable contribution to the CBS reality-TV series “Big Brother” came in season two with the casting of Opelousas waitress Krista Stegall.

Stegall’s season in the camera-covered house was highlighted by… an incident in which a boozy romantic interlude with another player concluded with him holding a knife to her throat (he got booted from the show for this bizarre bit of foreplay) and concluded with another player proposing marriage to her on the season finale (the relationship didn’t last).

“Big Brother” has. Season 10 approaches, and the series is casting this week in New Orleans, with auditions scheduled Thursday at Zephyr Field.

An emergency, out-of-season season of the show is currently airing on CBS thanks to the winter writers’ strike, but the season for which producers are currently casting will launch in mid-July and last about three months.

My casual observation of “Big Brother” is that the show appears to be primarily about handsome young people who lay around and lift weights and alternatively groom and scheme against one another and then occasionally jump up to play games.

But if there is one message that Robyn Kass, the show’s casting director, would like to transmit to potential participants, it’s this:

Geezers welcome.

“Absolutely,” Kass said during a recent telephone interview. “One of the toughest challenges we have on this show is finding people who are, let’s say, 40-plus (years old), and who are able to take three months out of their life and come in this house and play. It’s a challenge for us in casting, absolutely. Would I love more people who are 40-plus to apply? Yes, please come out. I would love to have some older competitive people representing.

“I think the challenge is, when you’re 40-plus it’s a little bit more difficult to take three months away from your life, or your family and your career, than maybe a 23-year-old who just graduated college and is looking for a little bit of fun this summer.

“We welcome it. Any age group is welcome as long as you’re healthy and can be away from your loved ones and your career for three months. Please come on down.”

And be yourself, Paw-Paw, if you do.

“Don’t pretend to be someone you’re not, because we can sniff right through those people,” Kass said. “And have no regrets when you leave those auditions. Say what’s on your mind.”

But maybe don’t say how much you’d approach the game like a past player.

“People like to come in and say, ‘I’m just like Evil Dick,’¤” Kass said. “He’s the guy who ends up winning season eight. He’s kind of a bad boy with tattoos and spiky hair. People want to come in and say, ‘I’ll play the game like this person. I’ll act like this person.’ I look at everybody as an individual. I’m not looking for Evil Dick. I’m looking for people who will play the game their own way and be great in that way.

“Since reality shows are so big now, people are a lot more savvy when it comes to the process. ‘How should I act? What should I say? What should I wear? What are the producers looking for?’

“Interestingly enough, those are the people we want to stay away from. The best reality TV (participants) are the people who maybe aren’t quite as savvy. We want real people from real areas. I don’t want somebody going in there pretending they’re someone they’re not. I’d rather have average Joe Schmoe who’s at the mall and decides to give it a shot but maybe doesn’t know the show that well.”

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