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CALLING ALL GIRLS! AMERICAN GIRL® ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE CASTING CALL Girls Invited to Audition to Play Popular American Girl Characters in New Short Films. Winning Girls to Receive $10,000 in Prize Money. From August 14 to August 24, girls, ages 8 to 14, are invited to participate in a nationwide casting call to star in a short film about fan-favorite Julie Albright from the 1970s—or one about American Girl's newest historical character from the 1950s, Maryellen Larkin, set to debut on August 27, 2015. To participate in the casting call, girls and their parents can visit tongal.com/AmericanGirl2015 to register and submit audition videos. Girls can choose to read for either the Maryellen or Julie characters (or both) from the provided scripts, and casting videos should be no longer than three minutes. Girls who best embody the spirit of Maryellen and Julie will move on to a public voting phase, starting August 31, where fans can vote online for their favorite video finalists. The two winning