In Person: LEGIT AGENT NIGHT - Showcase to 3 NYC Agencies

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

In Person!

Showcase to THREE legit agencies that represent for film, TV and theater 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 given to you after the event to provide even more clarity on your work.

This panel includes:

- Shirley Faison, Adunni Rose Talent Agency

- Steven Meyers, Nicolosi & Co. Talent Agency

- Christopher D. Silveri, UIA Talent Agency - New to Agency!

*Please note that Guests are subject to change.

Please note that this in person showcase will be at:

Pearl Studios NYC

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

Pearl Studios has two addresses:

500 8th Avenue, 3rd and 4th floors
and across the street
519 8th Avenue, 12th floor
(between 35th and 36th)

All studios labeled with numbers are at 500 8th Avenue, 3rd and 4th floors.
All studios labeled with letters are at 519 8th Avenue, 12th floor.

EVENT 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 by appointment. Q&A is optional to attend but we recommend.

You’ll be given your appointment times in advance in EST.

Please show up at least 10-15 minutes before your scheduled time, and please be aware that timing issues can occur but your host will keep you updated while you are waiting.

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

***Actors Connection provides readers for all events.

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.

Additional Information:

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

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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.

Shirley Faison

A former actress, director, producer, and artistic director for a theatre company, Faison is a discerning talent scout with proven savvy discovering and nurturing new talent and launching and guiding their early careers. Her broad-based experience in entertainment informs the talent development, career consultation, and personal attention that is her hallmark and supports a talent roster that books.

Known as an agent who listens to what producers and casting directors are looking for and a talent developer who keenly interprets the needs. Faison has earned the respect of leading casting professionals in theatre, film, and television.

Equally respected by her clients, Faison is proud of her track record building a career ladder for the actor from their first job. She specializes in talent of all ages and engages them as partners in the enterprise. “I look at their strongest asset and market that,” she stresses. “I ask them how they want their career to develop and make a plan to get them jobs. I narrow the playing field by getting them in where they ‘fit.’ So even where there may be a lot of great actors who have more credits, I look for the strategy most likely to secure the job for my client. Then, I work with them to eliminate the blocks that can stall their progress from one stage to the next.”

Actors represented by Shirley Faison have booked lead and supporting roles in feature films and parts in television pilots, episodic, and series. Her clients have also booked countless lead and supporting roles on Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, and regional theater companies across the U.S.

Faison is proud to have developed and launched the careers of successful actors, including Eden Duncan-Smith, Constance Wu, Donald Faison, Ryan Toby, Horace V. Rogers, Reza Salazar, Laz Alonso, Annabelle Attanasio, Dorian Missick, and Jeannette Bayardelle. 

Shirley Faison is a Rutgers University Douglass College graduate and is the author of 7 Rules To Thrive As A Performer: A Workbook Experience. She is a proud mother of three sons and a grandmother of eleven.

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..

Many of his clients also have national ad campaigns and/or major print advertisements running.

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..