New! LADIES ONLY NIGHT - Showcase to 4 NYC Agencies!

Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Our new LADIES NIGHT ONLY SHOWCASE is perfect for all female identifying actors who are seeking either commercial and/or legit representation.

Showcase to FOUR NYC 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:

- Margaret Emory, SW Artists

- Shirely Faison, Carson-Adler Agency

- Langley Haick, Pureflare Acting and Modeling - Bi-Coastal Agency!

- Fatima Wilson, Bloc NYC Talent Agency - Bi-Coastal Agency!
 

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 molly@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.**

Shirley Faison

A former actress, director, producer, and artistic director for a theatre company, Faison is a discerning talent scout with proven savvy discovering and nurturing new talent and launching and guiding their early careers. Her broad-based experience in entertainment informs the talent development, career consultation, and personal attention that is her hallmark and supports a talent roster that books.

Known as an agent who listens to what producers and casting directors are looking for and a talent developer who keenly interprets the needs. Faison has earned the respect of leading casting professionals in theatre, film, and television.

Equally respected by her clients, Faison is proud of her track record building a career ladder for the actor from their first job. She specializes in talent of all ages and engages them as partners in the enterprise. “I look at their strongest asset and market that,” she stresses. “I ask them how they want their career to develop and make a plan to get them jobs. I narrow the playing field by getting them in where they ‘fit.’ So even where there may be a lot of great actors who have more credits, I look for the strategy most likely to secure the job for my client. Then, I work with them to eliminate the blocks that can stall their progress from one stage to the next.”

Actors represented by Shirley Faison have booked lead and supporting roles in feature films and parts in television pilots, episodic, and series. Her clients have also booked countless lead and supporting roles on Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, and regional theater companies across the U.S.

Faison is proud to have developed and launched the careers of successful actors, including Eden Duncan-Smith, Constance Wu, Donald Faison, Ryan Toby, Horace V. Rogers, Reza Salazar, Laz Alonso, Annabelle Attanasio, Dorian Missick, and Jeannette Bayardelle. 

Shirley Faison is a Rutgers University Douglass College graduate and is the author of 7 Rules To Thrive As A Performer: A Workbook Experience. She is a proud mother of three sons and a grandmother of eleven.

Margaret Emory

(SW Artists) Margaret is currently representing actors for film, TV and theater at SW Artists, a talent agency in New York City. She was previously an agent at Dulcina Eisen Associates.

SW Artists is a franchised agency representing union and non-union talent: Seniors, Teens & Young Adults, Musical Theater Performers, Actors for Theater, Film & TV.

Clients working on Broadway: Off Broadway and on tour: FUNNY GIRL, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, STRANGER SINGS THE MUSICAL, BOOK OF MORMON, ANASTASIA, FROZEN, LES MIS, PRETTY WOMAN, WEST SIDE STORY INT’L TOUR and HERE LIES LOVE.

On TV: The Diplomat The Artist, Late Fame, The Blacklist, Law & Order (all of them), FBI, FBI Most Wanted, Mrs. Maisel, Only Murders in the Building, Succession; Indie films ALICE, TURN ME ON; many regional theaters including Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Denver Center and cruise ships!

Margaret is a native New Yorker, graduate of Princeton University and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Acting.

The second edition of Margaret's book ASK AN AGENT (based on the column she created for “Backstage”) is now available on Amazon.com.

Fatima Wilson

Toronto, Canada native, Fatima Wilson began her career casting commercials, music videos, and print. In 2007 she brought her expertise stateside and joined Bloc Talent Agency in Los Angeles. Shortly thereafter, Fatima was commissioned to move to New York in 2008 where she currently heads the Commercial, Choreography & Dance departments.

Bloc NYC Talent Agency is a full service agency that represents: Actors, Singers, Dancers & Choreographers  from ages 12 years and older. Our commercial talent have appeared in Campaigns for Gap, Pepsi, Apple, McDonalds, L’Oreal, Adidas, Puma and Target just to name a few.

Langley Haick

Working as a Talent Agent in NYC over the years, combined with her professional performance background, gives her a unique ability to target audition and performance barriers. Making her successful in helping many actors get to that "shining place" (Broadway, National Tours, Series Regular, Recurring roles and Commercial's)! 

She understands the process and fully shares in Pureflare's belief in considering Talent our partners, focusing on 1-on-1 relationships. You are not a number, you are an artist!