IN PERSON: MIXED THEATRE/FILM PANEL, 2 LEGIT AGENTS & 2 CASTING DIRECTORS

Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Need to make some good impressions in the NY market?  Showcase your talent to 4 great guests-- 2 Agents and 2 Casting Directors!

When building a career, sometimes it is hard to decide if you should focus on landing a great rep, or on building wonderful relationships with Casting. 

In this event, you don't have to decide!  Showcase your best work to 4 notable industry guests and get immediate feedback on your presentation.

This panel includes:

- Erica Hart, Casting Director, Hart Casting

- Holly Buczek, Casting Director, HDB Casting

- Axel Manica, Agent- Bonafide and Emerging Artists

- Steven Meyers, Agent- Nicolosi & Co

*Please note that Guests are subject to change.

Please note that this in person showcase will be at:

Pearl Studios NYC
500 8th Avenue, 3rd, 4th and 12th floors
(between 35th and 36th)

You will be emailed your assigned studio the morning of your event.

Showcase Overview:

This in-person event will start with a 20-30 minute Q&A with everyone in the studio.

Afterwards, you will be showcasing to the panel one by one. 

Please show up at least 10-15 minutes before your event.

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WHAT TO PREPARE:

Please follow the procedures listed below:

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

• The room will be open 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Please arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event begins as your host will give important information about the event at this time.

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Erica A. Hart

Erica has been casting for over 10 years on many high profile projects. She has cast projects that have screened at SXSW and Cannes and are streaming on popular platforms. She has cast commercials for high end brands such as Maybelline, Gillette, and Crunch to name a few. She recently won an Artios award for casting THE SURROGATE. In the past year she has cast a handful of shows that are on major networks. 

Erica Hart graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied film and television and was previously the Casting Coordinator of Casting for a Primetime Network in NY casting series regulars for numerous pilots and currently running series.

Follow this link to view Erica's credits on IMDB

Holly Buczek

Holly Buczek, CSA (Casting Director) HDB Casting & Wojcik Casting Team: Holly is a full time Casting Director at Wojcik Casting Team and with her own company, HDB Casting.

Recent: Shrek National Tour, On Your Feet with Riverside Theatre, The Little Prince (B-way) & Mad Apple For Cirque Du Soleil Vegas.

National & International tours: Jesus Christ Superstar - 50th Anniversary Tour, Shrek The Musical, Rent, Rock Of Ages, Something Rotten, Motown, Kinky Boots, Jekyll & Hyde, Dreamgirls,Annie, Wizard Of Oz, The Illusionists, Daniel Tiger, PJ Masks, Charlie Brown Christmas, Blippi Live, Baby Shark, Live and more. 

Other Projects: 50 Shades, The Original Parody – off Broadway and Touring Companies, Church & State and Othello, The Remix– off Broadway, The John W. Engeman Theatre, Theatre Aspen, Theatre Raleigh, Tuacahn Performing Arts Center, Riverside Theatre, Arvada Center, The Independents for Fringe 2012 (winner Best-of-the Fest),  iLLA, A Hip-Hop Musical, Deployed -The Musical, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die – In 3D, The Groove Factory and Pirates of Finance for NYMF, and for Bard SummerScape festival, The Ballad of Rom and Julz and Bitter Sweet. 

HDB Casting has been Casting in residence with J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company, Musicals Tonight!, Matt Murphy Productions, Vital Theatre Company & Resounding LLC. 

TV: The Hunt With John Walsh on CNN. Films: Naz & Maalik, Diva and Symposium. Web: Commercials for Intel and Lipton, plus others. 

Holly has taught workshops for Barrington Stage, Broadway Kids Auditions, The Wright Way, Broadway Artists Alliance, Actor Therapy, The Growing Studio, Berklee School of Music at Boston Conservatory, NYU, Actors Connection and many other schools. She is the Business of Acting Instructor and Showcase Consultant for American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC. Through teaching she strives to help performers navigate the audition process in a way that allows them to bring their unique and authentic self to their work in the audition room.

For more information on Holly visit www.hdbcasting.com or www.wojcasting.com  

Steven Meyers

PASSION•BUSINESS ACUMEN•TASTE

These are just some of the hallmarks of this established boutique agency.

Having represented clients in the framework of traditional agencies, Jeanne Nicolosi recognized the emerging changes in entertainment media and live performance markets and felt that a more open, flexible, nimble, and team-oriented form of representation could offer greater opportunities for talent.

In 2002, she established nicolosi & co. which quickly became one of New York’s most respected agencies in the areas of film, television and theatre.

nicolosi & co.’s finely culled client list, experienced team of associates, and hands on managerial style make this agency a sought after destination for actors seeking finely customized representation “without borders.”

In short, they offer EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION FOR EXCLUSIVE ACTORS.