In Person: SEMINAR with Christopher D. Silveri, Vice President & Partner, Film, TV, & Theatre, UIA Talent Agency

Q&A/Scenes with our Reader/Songs ONE on ONE

Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Price: $59.00


Christopher is a Partner and Vice President of the Film/TV and Theatre Department at UIA, one of New York’s most strategically connected talent agencies.

His clients can be seen on television on such shows as FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, Bull, Blue Bloods, Ways & Means, The Good Wife, The Good Fight (CBS), Manifest, Girls5Eva, The Endgame, New Amsterdam, The Blacklist, Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, Law and Order: Organized Crime, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire (NBC), For Life (ABC) American Horror Story (FX), Partner Track, UnCoupled, Ozark, Inventing Anna, Pose, Orange Is The New Black, (NETFLIX), Mr. + Mrs. Smith, Larry’s Diner, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Harlem, Modern Love (AMAZON), That Damn Michael Che, The Undoing, Succession, The Flight Attendant, Mare of Easttown, The Other Two, Search Party, Gossip Girl [Reboot] (HBO), Let The Right One In, City on a Hill, Billions, Run The World, Ray Donovan, Escape at Dannemora  (SHOWTIME), Power (STARZ), Godfather of Harlem (EPIX),  Younger (TV Land), Wu-Tang: An American Saga (HULU)The Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS), Alternatino (Comedy Central), The Changeling, City On Fire, WeCrashed, The Morning Show (Apple TV+), etc..

On the film side: Fresh Kills, The Home, The Kill Room, Judas and the Black Messiah, Big Time Adolescence, Happiest Season, The King of Staten Island, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Report, The First Purge, The Post, The Wolf of Wall Street, etc..

UIA clients appear in major Broadway productions including Hamilton, A Beautiful Noise, Sweeney Todd, Good Night and Good Luck, Harmony, Jersey Boys, and Pirates!, as well as Off Broadway titles such as Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion.

UIA talent also tours nationwide in productions like Les Miserables, The Cher Show, SpongeBob, Miss Saigon, Come From Away, Pretty Woman, The Book of Mormon, and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.

With more than twenty years in artist representation, Christopher offers performers a direct, clear-sighted, industry-forward roadmap for building sustainable careers in commercial theatre. 

He is currently seeking All Types-All Ages (18+) as he is building his files.

The seminar will start off with an informative Q&A, followed by your presentation of a scene with our reader. 

After a Q&A he'll see Scenes with our Reader or Songs ONE on ONE

***Actors Connection provides our readers for all events.

Please note that this in person seminar 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.

WHAT TO PREPARE:

For this event, please bring in a song OR your own scene of choice (no more than 2 minutes in length) that you feel best showcases your strengths as an actor. If you do not have your own scene, you can select a scene from the General Sides database (link located in your Actors Connection account upon registration).

IN ADDITION: Please bring TWO HARD COPIES of your scene - one highlighted FOR THE READER

If you choose to do a 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.

  • 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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If you have an emergency for a class you are participating in outside of these hours, please email help@actorsconnection.com and your host will be able to respond.

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Christopher D. Silveri

Now Vice President & Partner of UIA Talent Agency in the Film, TV, & Theatre, Christopher D. Silveri takes great pride in his career in the entertainment industry that has spanned the last two decades since his graduation from New York University’ Tisch School of the Arts. 

After a brief stint in acting, Christopher began his entertainment career casting commercials with Liz Lewis Casting Partners, moved in to represenation to head up the Legit Department (Theater, TV, and Film) at Gilla Roos, Ltd. and began his management career as Vice President of Talent Management at Prestige Management Group and then opened up his own office Center Stage Management. He's now back as an agent at UIA.

Christopher’s clients can be seen on television on such shows as FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, Bull, Blue Bloods, Ways & Means, The Good Wife, The Good Fight (CBS), Manifest, Girls5Eva, The Endgame, New Amsterdam, The Blacklist, Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, Law and Order: Organized Crime, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire (NBC), For Life (ABC) American Horror Story (FX), Partner Track, UnCoupled, Ozark, Inventing Anna, Pose, Orange Is The New Black, (NETFLIX), Mr. + Mrs. Smith, Larry’s Diner, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Harlem, Modern Love (AMAZON), That Damn Michael Che, The Undoing, Succession, The Flight Attendant, Mare of Easttown, The Other Two, Search Party, Gossip Girl [Reboot] (HBO), Let The Right One In, City on a Hill, Billions, Run The World, Ray Donovan, Escape at Dannemora  (SHOWTIME), Power (STARZ), Godfather of Harlem (EPIX),  Younger (TV Land), Wu-Tang: An American Saga (HULU)The Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS), Alternatino (Comedy Central), The Changeling, City On Fire, WeCrashed, The Morning Show (Apple TV+), etc..

On the film side: Fresh Kills, The Home, The Kill Room, Judas and the Black Messiah, Big Time Adolescence, Happiest Season, The King of Staten Island, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Report, The First Purge, The Post, The Wolf of Wall Street, etc..

UIA clients appear in major Broadway productions including Hamilton, A Beautiful Noise, Sweeney Todd, Good Night and Good Luck, Harmony, Jersey Boys, and Pirates!, as well as Off Broadway titles such as Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion. UIA talent also tours nationwide in productions like Les Miserables, The Cher Show, SpongeBob, Miss Saigon, Come From Away, Pretty Woman, The Book of Mormon, and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.

With more than twenty years in artist representation, Christopher offers performers a direct, clear-sighted, industry-forward roadmap for building sustainable careers in commercial theatre. 

Christopher also does many seminars for those just starting out in the entertainment industry, teaching and participating in workshops in New York (New York University, Pace University, Brooklyn College) and Washington D.C..

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.