[il-talk] Fw: [blparent] Casting Director looking for blind-sighted couples

[Deborah Kent Stein]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 4:09 PM
Subject: [blparent] Casting Director looking for blind-sighted couples


> Hey you all - I received this request - check it out!!
>
> Hi
>
> This is a bit of a random/unusual email but I'm a casting director and I'm
> working on a new docu-series for a major cable network that is taking an
> educational look at relationships.
>
> We want to inform/educate the audience that non-traditional relationships
> can still work and true love comes in all packages!
>
> The show is looking for a diverse assortment of couples where one partner
> lives with a challenge.  For instance, we have someone married to a
> quadriplegic, a narcoleptic, etc. I'm looking for a happily married couple
> where one person is blind and one person is sighted.
>
> The show is a docu-series that wants to take an incredibly tasteful look 
> at
> how these relationships work day to day and the special struggles these
> couples may go through as a result of their situation. We're not looking 
> for
> dysfunction -- we're looking for successful, loving relationships to
> highlight-- people who are working it out in spite of the challenges.
>
> There will be no host to the show, no therapy for the couples-- it's 
> simply
> them letting us peek into their lives for a few days to see how they make 
> it
> work. We're not looking for drama-- we actually aim to show the everyday
> normal side to being in what others might consider an unusual
> relationship...a love-conquers-all sort of story.
>
> The pilot episode aired and was enormously successful and the network has
> ordered an entire season of episodes. We're doing a nationwide search 
> right
> now looking for couples who would be willing to share their story.
>
> I'm hoping to at least initially speak to some people THIS WEEK/weekend
> before the new year.  If you could spread the word or point me in a
> direction where I could successfully spread the word, please let me know.
> Couples will be compensated for their participation.
>
> Please feel free to pass this info on and direct any interested parties to
> contact me directly via this email or by phone @ 818-632-1601 (my mobile-
> after 9AM Pacific Coast Time).  As I said, I'd love to at least touch base
> with some people today or tomorrow by phone to hear some of their stories.
>
>
> Thanks so much
> Janine Murphy
> Casting Director
> VPE Talent
>
>
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> Robert Leslie Newman
>
> Personal Website-
>
> Adjustment To Blindness And Visual impairment
>
> http//www.thoughtprovoker.info
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> Chair of the NFB Communications Committee
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