One of television’s longest running reality shows is traveling around the country this summer, looking for a few new faces. Casting director’s for MTV’s The Real World recently made a stop in Las Cruces. “What stands out is my appearance. As you can see I have a lot of tattoos,” said Richard Jacques of Las Cruces. “I’m one of the few in my nursing class that takes school seriously but has a party side, I balance really well,” said nursing student Francine Simms. There is a lot of things senior casting director, Shannon McCarty is looking for in a roommate, to fill the house in the upcoming season of The Real World on MTV. “Somebody who’s okay with being themselves, even if they are searching to find who that real person is inside of them,” she said. The show debuted twenty years ago and continues to be one of the longest running reality shows on television. “I think what makes our show stand out is the fact that we always interviewed and showcased people, of a certain age range, so we get a lot of flack for only being a certain age range, but I think that’s what keeps it fun,” she said. Many young people from all over southern New Mexico made it to the auditions. Casting directors are looking to place seven strangers in a house to have their lives taped 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “My pale skin or my dark hair. The fact that I have experiencing modeling and also my nerves aren’t going to be as high as others,” said Joseph Craine who says he would be a good fit in the …
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