If being an actor is one of your biggest dreams? Then you need to head to the MTV Shuga auditions and make that dream come true.
The award-winning educational drama series, MTV Shuga which airs on MTV Base (DStv channel 322) invites all young aspiring South African actors to audition for the upcoming season of MTV Shuga: Down South. This year, thousands of young hopefuls will have the opportunity to audition in not just one, but two South African cities and MTV Shuga online platforms. The 2018 MTV Shuga public auditions will take place on Saturday, 25 August 2018 at Zone 6 Venue in Johannesburg followed by auditions on Sunday, 26 August at Olive Convention Centre in Durban. Registrations opens at 08:30 for auditions will close at 15:30 on the day, with no exceptions.
Aspiring young actors who can’t audition in person at either venue and are also invited to audition for the show online. Digital auditions are currently open, and submissions will be accepted until 23:59 on Saturday, 1 September 2018. The entry mechanism for online auditions is simple and full instructions can be found on MTV SHUGA.
Once the deadline for online auditions has expired, the production teams will consider all submissions and contact successful entrants privately. The final cast for MTV Shuga: Down South will be announced in time for production to begin in the Spring 2018 – building up to the new season in the first quarter of 2019.
The Judges
Judging the auditions in both cities will be the Executive Director of the MTV Staying Alive Foundation and Executive Producer of MTV Shuga, Georgia Arnold, Vice President of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa’s BET, Youth & Music Monde Twala and Quizzical Productions’ casting director, Bonnie Bouman. Georgia Arnold Executive Director of the MTV Staying Alive Foundation and Executive Producer of MTV Shuga commented: “After being thoroughly impressed by the acting performances during the first season of MTV Shuga: Down South, we are thrilled to be taking our search for talent even further; our aim is to discover not just a new lead actor for MTV Shuga, but have them play a pivotal role in contributing to the impact that MTV Shuga makes across the continent.” On the day, fans will be joined by some of their favourite characters from the first edition of MTV Shuga: Down South. Ayanda Makayi (Sol), Lerato Walaza (Zamo), Stephanie Sandows (Tsholo) and Given Stuurman (Reggie) will all be attending the live public auditions in Johannesburg. Samke Makhoba (Khensani), who landed a starring role following the 2016 public auditions, will be joining the Durban leg.
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