Heartland seeks outgoing Alberta girl

Wanted: One outgoing blond-haired, blue-eyed Alberta

girl, aged six to nine, to become a new face on the family drama Heartland.

Producers of CBC’s Albertashot, Sunday-night mainstay are looking to their own backyard for its newest cast member, who will play a recurring character in the show’s 12th season.

“They just really want to give a local person the opportunity,” said Rhonda Fisekci, Heartland’s casting director. “Heartland is a staple in Alberta so they do want to reach out to the local community.”

Fisekci says the girl should be Caucasian, aged six to (a small) nine, have blond hair and blue eyes. She will be playing “a little busybody who has opinions on everything and speaks her mind.”

“They need to be confident, outgoing, not shy,” Fisekci says. “Those are the traits I would be looking for in the audition room. ”

While experienced child actresses will not be rejected, Fisekci stresses that experience is not needed for the role.

“I find that kids at this age, if you just ask them to be themselves you get much better performances,” she says.

Whoever is chosen will be required to work periodically between Aug. 9 to Sept. 28.

Submissions should be made to rfcasting18@gmail.com.

The deadline is June 10.