Join us for an educational panel of New York-based Managers to talk about a question that many actors ask at the early stages of their careers: What can a Manager do for me and my career? This panel is a unique opportunity to hear mangers explain how they work with their clients, how they find new talent, and how actors can benefit from adding managerial expertise to their careers.
This panel will include ChiChi Anyanwu (Chi Talent Management), Megan Lohne (Lohne Graham Management), Donna DeStefano (SirenSong Entertainment), Kimberly Jago (G&G), Sarah Haber (Creative Talent),
ChiChi Anyanwu founded CHI Talent Management in 2020, after an extensive work history spanning more than 15 years in talent representation, casting and producing in New York. Her clients have been seen on Broadway/National Tours: MJ The Musical, Hadestown, The Outsiders, TINA–The Tina Turner Musical, Wicked, Sister Act and Jesus Christ Superstar. Films: Insidious: The Red Door, Vacation Friends 2, Mean Girls Musical, Standing Up, Falling Down, Boogie, Vampires vs. the Bronx, Master, Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story, Too Many Christmases, Queens of Christmas. Television: Daredevil: Born Again, The Equalizer, Bad Monkey, Alma's Way, And Just Like That, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Godfather of Harlem, Dying for Sex, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Organized Crime, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, Only Murders in the Building, Full Circle, We Own the City, Blue Bloods, Everything's Trash, Evil, Snowfall to name a few.
Megan Lohne is a New York–based talent manager and producer, and co-founder of Lohne/Graham Management. She represents actors working on Broadway and across television and film, with clients working nationally. Megan is known for a collaborative, long-term approach to career strategy and artist development. She has placed actors on Broadway in productions including Merrily We Roll Along, Hell’s Kitchen, MJ, Moulin Rouge!, Ain’t Too Proud, Hamilton, and Wicked, among others. Some of her clients’ television and film credits include The Diplomat, The Penguin, Godfather of Harlem, The Gilded Age, Only Murders in the Building, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, American Fiction, as well as network television, Hallmark films, and independent features. In addition to her management work, Megan is a playwright and educator, currently teaching playwriting at Adelphi University, where she focuses on bridging artistic training with professional practice.
Donna DeStefano launched SirenSong Entertainment, her talent management company, in 2002. Her clients include actors Peter Scanavino, A.D.A Sonny Carisi, Jr., Law & Order: SVU, Albert Jones, Aiden Mosley, The Night Agent, Echo Valley, and Det. Jim Barney, Mindhunter. Will Rogers Dexter: Resurrected, Bridge of Spies, directed by Steven Spielberg, Caitlin Zoz, Silo on Apple TV, Arianna Gayle Elsabeth and The Night Agent, Nick Rehberger, The Other Two, HBO, The US Tour, Javert role in Les Misérables, Patriots on Broadway, and Laertes in Hamlet at the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park 2023.
Kimberly Jago is a talent manager representing actors across the country. Her clients have worked as recurring and series regulars on major television series, as well as in feature films and on stage. Beyond her work in management, Kimberly has produced short films and is currently collaborating on a documentary with an award-winning production team. She also serves as a voice scout on an upcoming animated feature and offers mentorship and industry connections to select writers and content creators. Kimberly served for many years on the Board of Directors of the Talent Managers Association and made history as the organization’s first East Coast–based elected Vice President in its more than 50-year history."
Sarah Haber is a talent manager at Creative Talent Company, representing actors across both coasts in the areas of theatre, television, and film. She's originally from Westchester County, New York, and a graduate of Emerson College.
This panel will be a 60 minute moderated panel followed by 20 minutes audience questions.
