New! Zoom: Online SEMINAR with Michela Pantano, Personal Manger, Vanguard Management Group | New York - FIRST TIME GUEST!

Q&A/Sides with a Reader

Monday, May 6, 2024, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Price: $39.00

Michela Pantano is a talent manager in the NY office of Vanguard Management Group. After graduating college, Michela became an agent assisting in the children’s department at Abrams (A3 Artists Agency), where she discovered her love for representation.

She transitioned to talent management starting off as an executive assistant at Vanguard and worked her way up in the company to talent manager in just 3 years.

Michela prides herself on her interpersonal relationships with clients – helping them navigate, grow, and sustain their careers in the entertainment industry. She has a keen eye for talent and first-hand experience of being both in front of and behind the camera.

Client bookings include: Oscar Winner CODA, Blue Bloods, Reacher (Amazon), NCIS: Hawaii, City on a Hill, Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch, Doom Patrol, Law & Order: SVU, The Changeling, Hunters to name a few.

After a Q&A she'll see Sides with a Reader ONE on ONE

What to Prepare:

For this seminar, 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.**

Michela Pantano

Michela Pantano is a talent manager in the NY office of Vanguard Management Group. Michela started in the industry at a young age, as an auditioning and working actor, but decided to pursue a career “behind the camera” when it was time for college. During her time at Hofstra University, Michela interned for top commercial casting offices in NY, and even attended a Television Writing Program for a semester at Columbia University. After graduating, Michela became an agent assisting in the children’s department at Abrams (A3 Artists Agency), where she discovered her love for representation.

She transitioned to talent management starting off as an executive assistant at Vanguard and worked her way up in the company to talent manager in just 3 years. Michela prides herself on her interpersonal relationships with clients – helping them navigate, grow, and sustain their careers in the entertainment industry. She has a keen eye for talent and first-hand experience of being both in front of and behind the camera.

The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.