NextGen New York

Join members of the NY NextGen Performers Subcommittee for a quick tour of the 1900 Broadway space, followed by this month’s NGP Café chat, Creating Your Own Work. Content creators Sarah Seeds (Sarah Seeds Productions) and Evan Bass (Electronic Bass Entertainment) will moderate a laid back Convo/Q&A and talk about what it takes to produce content.

Afterwards hosts and attendees are welcome to continue on to happy hour at Merchant’s Gate in the Turnstyle Underground Market located in the Columbus Circle subway station (1008 S 8th Ave, New York, NY). Feel free to bring any +1’s or pre-members to happy hour. Please be advised all events taking place off-site after the in-office NGP Café are not official SAG-AFTRA activities.

Stay tuned for more NGP Cafés happening the last Friday of every month. #IamNGP #sagaftramember #sagaftra

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The in-office NGP Café is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid through April 30, 2020) for admittance.

This workshop is presented by the NextGen Performers Subcommittee and taught by David Maurice Sharp, author of The Thriving Artist, was specifically designed for creative professionals. Learn the elements of a sound financial plan, including assessing your comfort level with risk, the basics of different types of investments, and ideas for creating a portfolio with limited and varying income.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 
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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid through April 30, 2020) for admittance.

It’s no secret that Instagram and the social media landscape are more complicated than ever. SAG-AFTRA NY Next Gen Performers and Ryan Walker present a seminar to help professional performers take their social media further in 2019.

This comprehensive and fast-paced seminar will explain how to grow social media pages exponentially, monetize large followings with brands, and utilize a presence for your current and future career. This seminar will also cover protecting yourself on digital platforms and safety steps as your audience grows.

About Ryan Walker
Ryan Walker is the founder of TSMA Consulting, an award-winning social media-consulting firm with a robust screen actors division. He regularly interfaces with Disney, Nickelodeon, and other major studios in the social media space, and has been recognized internationally for his expertise in digital entertainment. Walker’s previous background included working in casting, including Pixar films including Academy Award-winning Coco, and series such as Hulu’s East Los High.

Questions? Please email: newyork@sagaftra.org

Audio and video recording is not permitted, but written note taking is welcome.

This workshop is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Unfortunately, no guests allowed. SAG-AFTRA members, PLEASE BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD OR DIGITAL CARD ON YOUR APP (paid through October 31, 2019) FOR ADMITTANCE. This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP.  RSVPs do not guarantee seating. These events are overbooked to compensate for no-shows.
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This popular seminar, presented by the NextGen Performers and taught by veteran character actor David Dean Bottrell (Modern Family, Boston Legal),  offers 10 innovative techniques to reframe the audition experience, and allow actors to always make strong, impressive work "in the room." Bottrell's new book Working Actor is being published by Random House.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 
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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid through Oct. 31, 2019) for admittance.

This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.

Join the SAG-AFTRA Next Generation Performers (NGP) Subcommittee for a day of meeting and greeting with fellow millennial union members from the New England, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington–Mid Atlantic locals. The President’s Taskforce on Education, Outreach and Engagement will host a lunch and update attendees on many union-wide developments.

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation will host a tour of the Robin Williams Center, VO Lab and the Computer and On-Camera lab. They are also offering a Small Group Session: Focusing Your Career Goals, in the afternoon.

Lunch will be provided.

NGP consists of SAG-AFTRA members who encourage young adult professional members to take control of their careers, get involved with their local SAG-AFTRA government and get active through social media, social networking, meet-ups, community outreach, special events and more!

Where:

11:30 a.m.–Noon
Robin Williams Center
247 West 54th Street & 8th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
More info here.

12:30–4 p.m.
SAG-AFTRA Office
1900 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10023

RSVP: Reservations are required and spaces are limited. Please login and complete form below to RSVP.

Questions? Please email newyork@sagaftra.org

Please bring your membership card or digital card in the  member app (paid through April 30, 2019) for admittance.