ONLINE LEGIT AGENT NIGHT - Showcase to 3 NYC Agencies!

Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 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.

You'll also receive written feedback that will be emailed to you 1-3 days after the event to provide even more clarity on your work.

This panel includes:

- Brian Keith Graziani, The Hell's Kitchen Agency - FIRST TIME GUEST!

- Matt Redmond, DGRW

- Aaron Sanko, UIA Talent

 

What to Prepare:

For this showcase, please prepare 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.**

 

 

Matt Redmond

Matt Redmond has been with DGRW since 2017, rising from Assistant to Owner in just 3 years. Before DGRW, Matt spent time at Manhattan Theatre Club, The MUNY, and Feinstein’s/54 Below working in Directing and Producing. With a BFA in Acting/Minor in directing from Oklahoma City University, Matt views his experiences from every ‘side of the table’ as only a strength in leading DGRW. 

Some of Matt and DGRW’s most notable clients include Tony Award Winner Alice Ripley, Tony Nominee Jodi Benson (Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid), Tony Nominee Melissa Errico, Obie Award Winner Kathleen Chalfant (House of Cards, The Affair), Janet Hubert (Fresh Prince of Belair). Additional clients include Mahira Kakkar (Manifest), James Seol (The Flight Attendant), Marcus Anderson (Ghost), Natascia Diaz (FBI, Every Little Step), Kimber Elayne Sprawl (Girlfrom the North Country) Jonalyn Saxer (Mean Girls, West Side Story), Gerald Caesar (Dear Evan Hansen), Nasia Thomas (Caroline or Change, Ain’t too Proud), and many more.

Brian K. Herrick

The Hell's Kitchen Agency is dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the arts. They are founded on the proposition that the entertainment industry is WIDE enough for everyone. THKA is proud to give opportunities to artists of color, gender minority and the differently abled. We hold our artists to the highest professional standards and freedom of expression.

Aaron Sanko

Aaron Sanko is a Performing Arts Executive and Consultant with a diverse background in artistic and non-artistic ventures. He is currently Managing Director of UIA Talent Agency and UIA Presents.

UIA Talent Agency represents a diverse roster of artists including singers, actors, directors, conductors, choreographers. Prior to his current appointment, Sanko founded Cruxory Group in New York City, which provides management consulting and executive production services to performing arts producing and service entities.

As General Partner and Music Supervisor for Mind the Art Entertainment in New York, Mr. Sanko helmed award-winning productions of Whiskey Pants, The Mayor of Williamsburg (Off Broadway) and Fatty Fatty No Friends (Best of Fest, NYMF 2018). In 2018, Cruxory produced a new musical at St. Lou Fringe, before Mr. Sanko served as Music Director for The Wiz in Monrovia, Liberia (the first musical presented in the country’s history) in the summer of 2018 in collaboration with Broadway Artists Connection and Matsiko World Orphans Choir.

Mr. Sanko served as the CEO of Sanko Ventures, a theatrical production entity, recently represented on Broadway by the Tony-award nominated Deaf West Theatre revival of Spring Awakening, and in Los Angeles with Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along at The Wallis Annenberg Theatre in Beverly Hills. Sanko’s résumé also includes leadership roles at corporations including Best Buy and Starbucks, serving in human resources, operations, and new market development capacities. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sanko was an actor, singer, and educator.

Mr. Sanko takes pride in service to the community, and regularly contributes to the efforts of nonprofit organizations with social, educational, or developmental missions, and recently led a new initiative to create an organizational strategy for leveraging the young professional demographic of donors and leaders as a Founding Executive Committee Member of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ NextGen Advocates.

Mr. Sanko graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy before studying Voice Performance and Music Education at the Eastman School of Music.  Additionally, he earned a degree in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University, and is a proud alumnus of the intensive programs at The Broadway League’s Commercial Theatre Institute.