New! Online PERSONAL MANAGER SHOWCASE with 3 Los Angeles Managers!

Saturday, May 7, 2022, 4pm ET / 1pm PT

Here's your chance to showcase to THREE personal managers in LOS ANGELES 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:

- Aaron Sacks, Bohemia Talent Group - FIRST TIME GUEST!

- Jerry Silverhardt, Silverhardt Entertainment - FIRST TIME GUEST!

- Sheila Touchstone, Touchstone Management - FIRST TIME GUEST!

*Please note that Guests are subject to change.

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.**

Aaron Sacks

Aaron Sacks grew up in San Diego and got his BA from CSUN majoring in Cinema & Television Arts. Out of school, Aaron started working on the agency side of the business. He worked at The Sheldon/Prosnit Agency and then worked at ICM Partners. Aaron made the switch to management and was at Omnipop Talent Group for 5 years.

He is currently a talent manger at Bohemia Group and has been there for 6 years. Bohemia Group is a US and International talent management and production company with the main office in Los Angeles, and satellite offices in New York, Louisiana, The UK, Auckland - New Zealand, Berlin - Germany, and Seoul - Korea.

Bohemia represents Actors, Models, Singers, Influencers of all ages from the US and around the world. There is also a production arm of Bohemia Group that develops original content for digital projects, TV, and Film. 

As Bohemia continues to grow and expand, they are actively looking to add new US and International talent to their roster. He currently shares clients and works with multiple agencies in the US and internationally 

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Jerry Silverhardt

Jerry has been a personal manager for 43 years starting in NYC , prior to being a manager he was a young agent in the classical world working at Sol Hurok Presents (the world's most famous Impresario) working with such artists as the legendary Marian Anderson, Leontyne Price, Dame Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Marilyn Horne, Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux of the New York City Ballet and many others.

He then became an agent at Bantam Books working with such authors as Leon Uris (Exodus), Truman Capote, Anais Nin, Ronna Jaffe and Rod Serling. He finally went into theatrical management where he joined Hush Productions where he managed Tony Award Winner and multiple Grammy Award nominee singer Melba Moore. He moved to LA 35 years ago.

He manages actors, directors, writers, choreographers & dancers.

Jerry is a respected talent manager and producer who has a great ability to open doors and groom performers. Tom Cruise, Dylan McDermott, Gabrielle Anwar, Richard Grieco and Carmine Giovinazzo (“CSI New York”) are but a few of the actors whose careers he helped launch. Jerry has produced several network shows, most memorably, “Marker,” for UPN starring Richard Grieco which was created and Executive Produced by Stephen J. Cannell. He has also produced or co-produced television movies for Fox Broadcasting Network ”Born To Run” and “Ultimate Deception”USA Network, and many more. He was most recently was a producer on the series, “All The Right Moves” on Oxygen Television with World of Wonder starring two time Emmy Award Winning Choreographer & 7 time nominee Travis Wall of “So You Think You Can Dance”, also in the show was Nick Lazzarini, the first season winner of "So You Think You Can Dance".   

His clients include Marina Sirtis of Star Trek The Next Generation fame as Deanna Troi and currently recurring on season 3 of Star Trek Picard, Brendan Wayne the grandson of John Wayne is a series regular on The Mandalorian, he also will be seen in the Book of Bobo Fett.  Other clients have been on such shows as This Is Us, 9-1-1, SWAT, NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, How To Get Away With Murder, CSI, Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, Grey’s Anatomy, Community, Scandal, Hawaii Five O, Jessie, 2 Broke Girls, Criminal Minds, Dig, Fuller House, Girls, Law & Order SUV, The Knick, NCIS, CSI NY,  NCIS New Orleans, Big Bang Theory, Bones, The X-Files, Aquarius, Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos, Grandfathered, Castle, The Closer, Liv & Maddie and many more.

Some of the movies that his clients have been in include: Crash, For The Love Of The Game, Black Hawk Down, Cowboys & Aliens, The Three Musketeers, Dream Girls, Steel Magnolias, Mobsters, The Grudge 3, Green Street Hooligans 2, Scent of A Woman, and For Love Or Money.

His dancers have been on such shows as: So You Think You Can Dance, The Oscars, The Grammy's, Little Mermaid Live, The Voice, American Idol, Disneyland's 60th Anniversary, The Latin Grammy's, The TV Land Awards, The VMA Awards, Dancing With The Stars, Beauty & The Beast Music video with John Legend & Ariana Grande, The Critics Choice Awards, videos with Pink, Fergie, and Meghan Trainor. Kayla Radomski "So You Think You Can Dance All Star" and Associate Choreogrpaher on The Masked Singer, David Block former soloist with the Los Angeles Ballet and Sasha De Sola the Star Principal Dancer with the San Francisco Ballet.

Sheila Touchstone

Sheila Touchstone has a BS from Suffolk University in Boston and began her career as an intern helping produce the Ten Oclock Evening News on PBS and later went on to help produce an early morning radio talk show, where she wrote air-time ads and jingles.

After college, she pursued work as a performer (actor, singer, dancer) and worked in various markets including Boston, New York City, Dallas, and Los Angeles.

Ten years later, she got married and started a family.  She also started her own video production company called Legal Visual.  Here, she was responsible for content creation and full production of video used within the legal arena.  She was able to write her own scripts and hire local actors and voice-over talent.  Some of her productions included:  A-day-in-the-life, accident reconstructions, animations etc. 

After a twelve year run, she went to work in Corporate America as a team director, charity event planner, and executive and personal assistant.

With her children getting older and being performers themselves, she started using her experience and management skills  to "mom-manage" them.  Several years later, she opened her own Talent Management Company in Los Angeles.