ONLINE LEGIT AGENT NIGHT - Showcase to 3 NYC Agencies!

Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Showcase to THREE legit agencies 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:

- Irene Cabrera, Paradigm - Bi-Coastal Office!

- Marisa Patella, A3 Artists Agency - Bi-Coastal Office!

- Tammy Green, The Green Agency - New NY Office! (Offices in NYC and Miami)

*Please note that Guests are subject to change.

EVENT OVERVIEW:

The afternoon of the event, you’ll be given your appointment times in EST.

The event will start with a 30 minute Q&A with everyone in the room. Then you will be admitted one by one and get 5 minutes in the room with the guests, including your performance. After your time slot you are free to leave for the evening (hit “Leave Meeting” button).

Please show up at least 5-10 minutes before your scheduled time, and please be aware that technical issues can occur but your host will keep you updated while you are in the waiting room.

We kindly ask that you do not request to alter your appointment time.

-The host will open the ‘room’ at least 30 minutes before the start of class. You’re welcome to arrive during this time to run your scene with the host.

-Actors will be automatically sent to the ‘waiting room’. The host will admit the actors as they arrive. 

-The host or the guests will give the spiel on how the class will run with any special notes, and begin the lesson plan.

***Actors Connection provides readers for all events

WHAT TO PREPARE:

For this event, please bring in 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).

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.

• 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 one hour before the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com.

Additional Information:

Our online office hours are 9am-6pm Monday-Friday

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.

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). Unless it is disclosed above, with permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**

**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.**

Irene Cabrera

Irene Cabrera is a talent representative with a lifelong dedication to diversity and inclusion who has been successfully discovering and developing artists and storytellers of color in the entertainment business for decades. She is currently on the Talent & Literary team at Paradigm Talent Agency. 

Her roster of performers became theater mainstays on and off Broadway, in regional theater, and on domestic and international tours, with many crossing into episodic television and film. Irene was also tapped by DDO Artists Agency to launch the Diversity & Inclusion Initiative, expanding and diversifying the rosters for the NY, LA and Chicago offices.

Prior to joining DDO, she was a producer and artist manager with a commitment to non-traditional casting and a track record of championing work that expands boundaries of race, gender, and identity. She developed and produced music, stage, and television projects with Grammy Award-winning musician/activist Dan Zanes.  She also developed and produced Black Girl, You’ve Been Gentrified for Joe’s Pub and Epoch Films.

She began her career at The Public Theater collaborating with visionary writer/director/producer George C. Wolfe as co-founder of The Public’s Community Affairs department, which became a nationwide model for audience development, as documented in Invitation To The Party by Donna Walker-Kuhne. She quickly transitioned to a producing role on countless award-winning plays and musicals, working closely with writers such as Tony Kushner, Jeanine Tesori, Suzan-Lori Parks and Nilo Cruz, and performers including Jeffrey Wright, Dante Smith aka Mos Def, Daphne Rubin-Vega, John Ortiz, and many others. She went on to launch George C. Wolfe’s independent production company ColorMad Productions, working on the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated film Lackawanna Blues (HBO) and Rosie Perez’s documentary Yo Soy Boricua, Pa Que Tu Lo Sepas (IFC). 

A native of Puerto Rico, Irene moved to New York City in 1984. She was named Personaje de la Semana, and Top 50 Latinas of the Year by El Diario La Prensa. She was featured in Latina Magazine’s Latina Mothers in America; The Public Theater’s Women of The Public celebration; and Variety Insight’s Movers & Shakers. Irene has been specially thanked by a range of artists on published works but her favorite is for the Spanish translations of Pulitzer Prize-finalist, Take Me Out.

Tammy Green

As the Director and owner of The Green Agency, Inc. Tammy Green has set standards of excellence within the print, film, and commercial industry.

With over 26 years of work at of one of Miami’s most recognized print and commercial agencies, she has promoted the careers of thousands of performers, models, influencers and voice-over talent creating fantastic platforms for future fame. www.greenagency.com

Tammy’s latest project has been the creation and implementation of The Fame Strategy. It is an on-line and live lecture series sharing a unique and proven method for artists’ success in the entertainment industry. She has also been published with TammyTalks.

The Green Agency currently has offices in NYC, Miami and LA with an emphasis on theatrical, commercial print and influencer representation.

Marisa Patella

Marisa graduated from Wagner College where she studied Arts Administration.

She began her career at Laura Stanczyk Casting as a Casting Assistant working on various Regional Theatre and Off-Broadway projects.

Prior to Prototype, she was at A3 Artists Agency, formerly Abrams, working in the talent division focused on television, theatre, and film.  She is now happy to be working on behalf of Prototype Talent Agency in NY.