ONLINE LEGIT AGENT NIGHT - Showcase to 3 NYC Agencies!

Friday, October 2, 2020, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Looking for representation during a pandemic is no easy feat and you need feedback to make sure you are understanding how different people in the industry think about your skillset and marketability - that's why we are launching ONLINE AGENT SHOWCASES.

Showcase to THREE legit agencies in NYC and get immediate feedback on your performance so you can continue to make smarter and more powerful choices in this ever-changing career.

This panel includes:

- Amy Lord, ERIS Talent Agency (New NY office-also in Los Angeles)

- Lisa Price, The Price Group

- Brett Rigby, CGF Talent
 

What to Prepare:

For this showcase, please prepare a monologue OR a scene of choice that you feel best showcases your strengths as an actor. You can select a scene from the General Sides database (link located in your Actors Connection account upon registration), OR bring in your own 2-3 page scene. 

Please email jess@actorsconnection.com your scene choice AS AN ATTACHMENT (file should be labeled YourName_CHARACTER) by 5pm (EST) the DAY BEFORE the event.

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• Arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event is slated to start. Your host will give important information about the event at this time.

• Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by 12pm (EST) the day-of the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com at least one hour PRIOR to the start of class.

**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). With permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**

Amy Lord

Amy Lord began her career in NYC at the Noble Talent agency.

In her early twenties, Amy was the first actress in a regional production of Tony n Tina’s Wedding which brought her out to Los Angeles for the pilot episode. Amy’s literary career afforded her the opportunity to have two produced shows in NYC, Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral and The Boychick Affair. Amy is a contributing writer for Huffington Post. She worked for many years as a theatrical manager at YPS and then returned to the agenting world where she worked at LB Talent for many years representing actors in NY and LA.

As a partner at Eris, Amy continues to dedicate herself to her clients in both the performing and literary world. 

Brett Rigby

Brett is an Agent with Carlton, Goddard, and Freer Talent in New York City. This very busy office currently has clients in many platforms of the business including: 

TELEVISION: ALL RISE, ALMOST FAMILY, NOS4A2, 68 WHISKEY, SUCCESSION, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (The New Series), FBI, THE ENEMY WITHIN, RAY DONOVAN, THE CODE, BILLIONS, THE BLACKLIST, HIGH FIDELITY, BLINDSPOT, MADAM SECRETARY, ELEMENTARY, BLUE BLOODS, LAW & ORDER: SVU, CHICAGO FIRE & MED, GOD FRIENDED ME, NEW AMSTERDAM, HOMELAND, FILM: HERE TODAY, EMMA, UNTITLED CHRIS LANDON FEATURE, HUMAN CAPITAL, WHAT IS LIFE WORTH, THE GOLDFINCH, THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS, THE DARK TOWER, ZOOLANDER 2, THE DINNER, SOUTH PAW, and the upcoming Feature WEST SIDE STORY. 

BROADWAY: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, WEST SIDE STORY, AIN’T TO PROUD, MOULIN ROUGE, BEETLEJUICE, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, MEAN GIRLS, FROZEN, HAMILTON, COME FROM AWAY, ALADDIN, WAITRESS, WICKED, THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE LION KING, BEAUTIFUL, CHICAGO, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and the upcoming production of JAGGED LITTLE PILL.

A Faculty member of NYU Steinhardt, Brett teaches Business Skills to the out-going Musical Theatre Grad and Undergraduate students, as well as producing their Industry Showcases. He is also a private coach and adviser with Broadway Artists Alliance.

Lisa Price

Lisa Price has scouted a number of actors she met at Actors Connection, some of them booking film and TV and others getting their big break on Broadway.

This boutique agency, founded by Lisa Price and celebrating their 16th anniversary represents a select group of clients for Broadway, National/International Tours, Film, Television, New Media and Commercials. Select credits: Broadway: ANASTASIA, MISS SAIGON, THE LION KING, THE KING AND I, ALADDIN, MATILDA, CINDERELLA, AMAZING GRACE, SOMETHING ROTTEN, WICKED, MOTOWN, BOOK OF MORMON, MERCHANT OF VENICE, SHREK, MAMMA MIA, TRIP OF LOVE, SPAMILTON, A ROOM OF MY OWN and AVENUE Q.

Television and Film credits include: THE BLACKLIST, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, LUKE CAGE, BLUE BLOODS, GIRLS, BULL, CHICAGO MED, THE DEUCE, GOTHAM, PERSON OF INTEREST, IRON FIST, Z: THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING, THE KNICK, and LAW & ORDER: SVU.

Lisa currently teaches Master Classes at some of the top Conservatory programs across the country. In the years prior to opening TPG, she worked as an agent and was a Casting Director and Director for a variety of California and NY theater companies.

For more info on the agency, go to: Instagram/Twitter: @tpgagency, Facebook: @Thepricegrouptalent, Thepricegrouptalentagency.com