NBC's lone soap, Days of our Lives, is reportedly on the hunt for a well-known actress to play a new role.

The nearly 50-year-old soap has put out a casting call for a Caucasian female in her 40s to play the short-term contract role of Summer, a passionate loner/small-time thief who has been in and out of institutions her whole life, Soap Opera Digest reports.

The casting department is asking for experienced actors only ­- known names preferred -- to begin taping at the end of the month. Judging by DAYS's production schedule, the role should pop up on-screen just in time for February Sweeps.

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