Join us for a panel discuss that will cover the business of getting noticed and signed by an agent. We will touch on the relationship between performers and their agents after they sign: how both sides initiate the working relationship, how to set reasonable expectations in those early days, and how the relationships change over time. This panel will feature Michael Goddard, Amy Lord and Christopher Silveri, moderated by Brent Lang (Varity)
Michael Goddard is a founding agent of CGF Talent, a boutique talent agency in New York City. His clients can be seen on Broadway in THE GREAT GATSBY, ALADDIN, DEATH BECOMES HER, HAMILTON and MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, and on TV in “Mid Century Modern,” “Sweet Magnolias," "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,""Only Murders In The Building” and the upcoming “Boston Blue”. Before he was an agent, Michael was an actor for 16 years performing on Broadway, National Tours, European Tours and Regional Theatre across the country.
Amy Lord began her career in NYC at the Noble Talent agency. In her early twenties, she was the first actress in a regional production of Tony n Tina’s Wedding. Filming the pilot episode was her ticket to Los Angeles. Her diverse experiences and talent paved the way for two produced shows in NYC, Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral and The Boychick Affair. Amy is a published author and playwright, as well as a contributing writer for Huffington Post and Kveller. She worked for many years as a theatrical manager and then agent representing actors in NY and LA. Now a partner at Eris, Amy dedicates her expertise and connections to the agency’s performing and literary clients.
Christopher Silveri began his entertainment career casting commercials with Liz Lewis Casting Partners, moved in to representation 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. After 9+ years, Christopher started his own talent management company in 2017, serving clients on both coasts and in all mediums of the entertainment business. Having always had a special focus in Film and Television, Christopher’s clients can be seen on television on such shows as FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International, Elsbeth, The Equalizer (CBS), Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, Law and Order: Organized Crime, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med (NBC), The Rookie (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), The Gilded Age, 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, Raising Kane(STARZ), Godfather of Harlem (EPIX), Ramy, Wu-Tang: An American Saga (HULU), Your Friends and Neighbors, The Changeling, City On Fire, WeCrashed, The Morning Show (Apple TV+), etc.. On the film side: the upcoming A Complete Unknown, Megalopolis, Dumb Money, 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.
