'The Glee Project' is Casting Season 2

                                The finalists of "The Glee Project" Season 1.

"The Glee Project" has started casting season two.

Season one, which concluded in August, awarded four contenders with guest starring roles on the third season of "Glee." Samuel Larson and Damian McGinty will appear in seven episode guest starring arcs, while runners-up Lindsay Pearce and Alex Newell will appear in two episodes each.

"You could be any size, shape, anything, and you were right for 'The Glee Project,' " "Glee" casting director Robert Ulrich told Back Stage about the deluge of "Glee" fans at the season one open calls.

Oxygen has opened up the casting site, and there are already 3168 video auditions on the site. You must be 18 or older and be able to convincingly play a high school student to try out.  You can submit a video online at www.thegleeprojectcasting.com or you can attend one of three open calls in New York, Chicago, or Nashville. Times and dates will be posted at www. thegleeprojectcasting.com.

You can choose one of the following eight songs for your audition.

• "The Edge of Glory" (Lady Gaga)
• "I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz)
• "Drops of Jupiter" (Train)
• "Unchained Melody" (Righteous Brothers)
• "Before He Cheats" (Carrie Underwood)
• "Ordinary People" (John Legend)
• "This Kiss" (Faith Hill)
• "Out Here on My Own" (from "Fame," Irene Cara/Naturi Naughton)

"It's not trying to find the best singer or the best dancer or the best actor," says "Project" producer Michael Davies. "It's who can Ryan and his fellow writers on 'Glee' find who inspires them to write a character."