ONLINE LEGIT MANAGER NIGHT - Showcase to 3 NYC Personal Managers!

Thursday, June 30, 2022, 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 PERSONAL MANAGER SHOWCASES.

Showcase to THREE Personal Management Companies 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 after the event to provide even more clarity on your work.
 

This panel includes:

- Wayne Gasser, The Gasser Group

- Arthur Massei, Talent INK (NY - LA - Chicago) - FIRST TIME GUEST!

- Josh Schiowitz, Schiowitz Artists Management (Bi-Coastal Office) - FIRST TIME GUEST!

*Please note that Guests are subject to change.

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.**

Wayne Gasser

Working with Academy Award winning actress Celeste Holm to promising actors, Wayne brings over 40 years of experience and knowledge to the table.

Television shows “Law & Order: SVU,” “Tires,” “FBI: Most Wanted” and the feature  “Smile 2” are a few recent bookings Wayne has secured for his clients.

He has an outstanding relationship with casting in New York City/Los Angeles.

Wayne was also the Casting Consultant on the feature films “100 Yards,” “Film School Confidential” and the web series “Landing in Mumbai.” 

Based in New York City, Wayne deals with Industry and Talent on both coasts.

Starting out in the mail room at WNAC-TV (CBS) while attending college in Boston. He soon worked his way up to Production Assistant on their morning talk show, acting as a liaison between the CBS stars and the local station when they were in Boston promoting their shows. At 19 years old he was greeting such guests as Lucille Ball, Beatrice Arthur, Valerie Harper, Bob Newhart, Dan Rather as well as Woodward & Bernstein, Vincent Price and Jimmy Hoffa!

After graduating college, he returned to New York City and began working as a freelance publicist with rising young actor Kevin Bacon and Margaret Hamilton ('Wicked Witch of the West' in "The Wizard of Oz").

Shortly thereafter, Wayne moved to Los Angeles where he worked with stars from "Capitol," "The Young & the Restless," "Santa Barbara," "Days of Our Lives," "General Hospital," and actors Sonny Shroyer ('Enos' from "Dukes of Hazzard") and Anthony Perkins ('Norman Bates' from the film classic "Psycho") and David Hasselhoff (during “Knight Rider”).

Wayne was privledged enough at an early age to work in Jon Feltheimer’s office (when he was a manager) and learned quite a bit from this (now) CEO of Lionsgate.

One of Wayne's clients 'dared' him into taking their acting class. It gave him a deeper understanding of actors and their challenges. Two of his fellow students in that class included newcomer Brad Pitt and Drew Barrymore!

After 13 years, Wayne returned to his roots and New York City where he continues Personal Management for a select group of actors.

Josh Schiowitz

Josh Schiowitz (Schiowitz Artists Management Inc.) has been a Personal Manager since 2011, with clients on both coasts. Prior to that, he had been a Partner/Agent at an agency that he started in Los Angeles in 1987. The agency had so many actors on Broadway that a New York office was opened in 2000. Over the years he has represented many working actors in Television, Stage and Film. Before opening the Agency, Josh produced and general managed many theatre productions.

Arthur Massei

Arthur Massei is the Director of the NY Office for TalentInk LA Chicago NY.  TalentInk represents actors age 6 to 80 for TV/Film, Theater and On Camera Commercials.  Prior to joining TalentInk, Arthur ran Massei Management representing actors since 1994.  

TalentInk LA Chicago NY clients have booked roles as Series Regular, Guest Star and Co Star roles on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, HBO, Showtime, Netflix, HULU and Amazon. 

Clients also booked Lead and Supporting roles in Studio and Independent Films and Broadway and National Tours.  Client Jawan Jackson, one of the leads in the Tony Award winning Broadway show “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” has been nominated for both a Tony and Grammy award.