In Person: SEMINAR with BRETT RIGBY, Agent, Carlton, Goddard and Freer Talent

Q&A/Sides with a Reader/Songs ONE on ONE

Thursday, May 8, 2025, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Price: $59.00


CGF - Carlton, Goddard, and Freer Talent is a midsized, boutique NY Agency that represents talent for film, TV and theater.

Recent client Film/TV credits include: FBI, Law & Order, Elsbeth, L&O: SVU, Zero Day, The Night Agent, FBI: Most Wanted, Sweet Magnolias, Goosebumps: The Vanishing, The Equalizer, Only Murders In The Building and Smile 2.

Recent client Broadway/National Tour credits include: Death Becomes Her, & Juliet, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Sondheim's Old Friends, Cult of Love, All In, Parade, Maybe Happy Ending, The Notebook, Beetlejuice, Teeth, Ragtime, and Tammy Faye.

Currently, Brett is looking to see actors of All Types - All Ethnicities, and Ages (18+).

After a Q&A he'll see Sides with a Reader, Monologues or Songs ONE on ONE

***Actors Connection provides readers for all events.

Please note that this in person seminar 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.

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.

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.**

Brett Rigby

Brett is an Partner with CGF Talent in New York City. This very busy office currently has clients in many platforms of the business including: 

TELEVISION: ELSBETH, THE NIGHT AGENT, GREY’S ANATOMY, FBI-MOST WANTED, LAW & ORDER, ABBOT ELEMENTARY, THE DAILY SHOW, SVU, CHICAGO PD; FILM: YOUR MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER, STERLING POINT, THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF WILSON SHED; BROADWAY: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, THE GREAT GATSBY, BOOP!, JUST IN TIME, REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES, OLD FRIENDS, &JULIET, MOULIN ROUGE, HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, HAMILTON, WICKED, THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE LION KING, CHICAGO, and more

He is also a private coach and adviser with Broadway Artists Alliance.

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.