The Soiree Fair Influence Literary and Talent The Soiree Fair Influence is an offshoot of Soiree Fair Inc. that has been developing and advancing the careers of New York and Los Angeles based actors/actresses in television, film and theatre and playwrights and screenwriters since 1995. The Soiree Fair Influence was created to provide further enrichment for writers and actors through workshops, seminars, meetups and charitable endeavors. Are you a playwright or screenwriter, perhaps a filmmaker or below the line talent looking to broaden your base of understanding of the branding of your creative genius? Would you like to network with strategic marketing partners for funding and putting your ideas on film, all while partaking in a wine klatch of aspiring Soiree Fair Influencers? Come join us as we explore all these possibilities through meetups, contests, festivals, retreats, and script discussions. Develop your own FAQs and how-to-blogs to alleviate personal creativity blocks to develop your own inspirations. The Soiree Fair Influence Hotline: 646-685-4313 Follow our Blog/Twitter/Facebook Join our Meetup —The Soiree Fair Influence

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Talent Agent Sunday Program 12 Noon — 1:00 pm Red Carpet Arrivals Check-In Networking 1:00 pm — 1:30 pm Welcome Talent Agent Q&A Agents vs. Managers in New York Permits for Minors in New York Talent Agent/Actor Relationship Do’s & Don’ts Booking Out/Sign-In Procedure at Auditions Knowing Your Type About Headshots Self-Tape Requests 1:30 pm—2:00 pm Lunch Break 2:00 pm—4:00 pm (approximately) Monologues/Scenes Performed for Agents Notice to All Participants: We strongly recommend that you utilize the services of a qualified, franchised agent before dealing directly with any employer/producer in order to represent your best interest.

Francesca Francois-Grimaldi

Plaza 7 Talent Agency/Crystal Ship Artists

Francesca is the CEO and senior agent of Plaza 7 Talent Agency/Crystal Ship Artists, a full service talent agency with branches in New York City and King of Prussia, PA representing actors, writers, directors and producers. From London, England Francesca carried her Caribbean heritage with her to the U.S. more than twenty years ago to attend the Dance Theater of Harlem. In 1991 she joined Fifi Oscard Talent Agency as an intern and was franchised and promoted to Agent in their commercial department where she also helped develop their highly successful children’s department. Going through the famed agent training program at International Creative Management, she served eight months in the mailroom before moving to their motion pictures department where she spent the next four years. Upon entry into the ICM mailroom she introduced her then clients, Vin Diesel, Anthony Rapp, Tim Roth, & Mischa Barton to the agency. She was instrumental in also introducing Sandra Bullock to ICM. Her current clients can be found in numerous notable films and TV projects such as Law & Order, Captain Phillips, Unforgettable, Revolution, Persons of Interest, Elementary, Gotham, Blacklist, Daredevil, HBO’s Lewis & Clark, TURN:Washington Spies, BULL, The Path, Luke Cage, and a host of episodic television and motion pictures and counting. Her clients include actors, Ashanti, Marla Maples, Christopher Wallace (Biggie Small’s son), Lamont “U-GOD” Hawkins founding member of Wu Tang Clan, Jennifer Williams, Erica Mena, Drew Sidora and Sean Nelson. Director clients include Jamal Joseph, Nicole Franklin, Roz Williams and Michael Pinckney. She is the founding partner of Plaza 7 Talent Agency NYC and founding member of the Crystal Ship Filmmakers, a free vetted program created for filmmakers, television and digital content creators, supporting diversity at the industry showrunner levels. Along with pitching, buying and selling Television and film content, they consult with small network linear and digital start-ups. Past clients include the set up of FUBU TV. She attended Kingsway Princeton College (now Westminster College) in the United Kingdom and Iona College in New York. Francesca is a fully franchised agent living in New York She is a member of the SAG/AFTRA and Equity unions as a franchised agent and a member of the National Association of Talent Reps. She is also a member of African American Women in Cinema (AAWIC) and the New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT).

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Barry Kolker

Carson Kolker Organization Ltd.

Barry Kolker is the owner of the Talent Agency, The Carson Kolker Organization Ltd. Barry is a former actor with 25 years experience in the talent agency field. Barry and his associates represent children and adults. Current bookings include Gaten Matarazzo, series regular “Dustin” on the Netflix series “Stranger Things”. Broadway bookings include “School of Rock”, “Kinky Boots”, “Phantom of the Opera”, “A Bronx Tale”, “War Paint”, “Anastasia” and “Waitress”. National Tours include: “Finding Neverland”, 2 clients in “The King And I” and “The Sound Of Music”. The agency books co-stars and guest stars on several television series and clients in feature films including “Seven Seconds”, “Gotham”, “Violet 2”, “Law and Oder SVU”, “Difficult People”, recurring role on “Divorce”, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Bull”.

KAREN GUNN

Founder/Owner, Soiree Fair, Inc.

Formerly a legit agent at the Fifi Oscard Agency in New York City, Ms. Gunn founded Soiree Fair, Inc. in 1995, a talent and literary management company. She has an extensive background in stage management and running crew in NYC notably at Manhattan Theatre Club and The Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockton, MA. She has held positions at NBC, RCA Records and RCA Video Productions, Business Month Magazine and Harper Collins Publishers in audio books production. She attended NYU School of the Arts and the Neighborhood Playhouse. She holds a B.A. from Seton Hall University in English and Communications. Ms. Gunn is the newly appointed Vice President of Camp Maranacook Arts, a board member of The Crystal Ship Filmmaker and has served on the advisory boards of the 12 Miles West Theatre Company based in NJ and the Turnip Festival Theatre Company based in Manhattan. She is currently the producer of the upcoming web series “B.F.A. In…” She previously was a producer on the independent film “Nicky Newark” from Feenix Films. She is an avid fan of the NBA, NFL and the USTA. She is a member of the USGA and an inaugural member of the Women’s Golf Initiative at the Blue Heron Pines Golf Club in Egg Harbor City, NJ. As a proud Montclair, NJ resident, she is an alumna of Lacordaire Academy and Montclair High School of Performing Arts.

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CAMP MARANACOOK ARTS a non-profit arts education organization The purpose of Camp Maranacook Arts is to focus on the parallels between life skills and the arts. Primarily through the core arts of below-the-line film production and technical theatre, youngsters 8-15 yrs. old will be enriched with indelible skills that only the arts can imbue in free thinking minds of all ages and cultures. We will strive to foster growth and understanding of the everyday trials and tribulations as well as the triumphs that shape our lives through the arts. We will build upon the power of the arts to cultivate the innate tools that will help pave the way for all of one’s dreams and aspirations to be fulfilled.

Our goal is to maintain an atmosphere of boundless creativity in the safest environment possible. Our motto is …life skills through the arts. Camp Maranacook Arts is needed as another avenue of artistic outlet in which youngsters can express themselves without being performers. Camp Maranacook Arts wants to redirect and at the same time enhance the creativity of youngsters who are already living in a ubiquitous world of technology. We want to offer training of practical skills such as sewing through costume design, geography through location management and leadership skills through stage management. Cognitive skills will be sharpened through running crew and production assisting. Camp Maranacook Arts will create a community that bands together to create a standard of excellence with emphasis on team building through collaboration. www.campmaranacookarts.org

Camp Maranacook Arts Board of Directors Libby Hicklin President Karen Gunn Vice-President Victoria Gunn-Saye Director of Communications

ADVISORY BOARD Dr. Helene Maliko-Abraham Kathleen Goldpaugh Ashley Marinaccio

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Dr. Helene Maliko-Abraham

Has over 15 years of experience as a usability expert working in the aviation industry. She holds a Doctoral Degree in Education with a concentration in Creativity and Innovation from Drexel University .

She counts golf, gardening and watching movies as just a few of her many hobbies. She has a blog where she recounts her experiences both on and off the golf course. www.golfingjerseygirl.com

Ashley Marinaccio

Ashley “Ash” Marinaccio is a theatre artist and scholar who creates work to challenge the status quo. She is dedicated to documenting the socio-political issues that define our times. As a director and playwright, her work has been seen offBroadway, at the White House, United Nations, TED conferences across the United States, Europe and Asia. Currently, Ash is working on her Ph.D. in the Department of Theatre and Performance at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she is focusing on theatre and war. Ash is the founding Artistic Director of the theatre company and United Nations NGO Girl Be Heard, where she received numerous accolades, including LPTW’s Lucille Lortel Women’s Visionary Award. She is a cofounder/director of Co-Op Theatre East, member of the Civilians Field Research Team, and creator of the B.F.A. In…, a new web series. Ash is on faculty at Pace University, and Hunter College beginning in fall, 2017. Learn more: ashley-marinaccio.com.

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Become a Producer This must take three hour intensive, is essential for every new producer/ director in the process of creating indie features, shorts and web series. The set of step by step instructions learned here will guide you away for many of the pitfalls common in most indie productions. This workshop will jump start your production's transformation into a well oiled machine and set you on a path of success in festivals and distribution.

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CHRIS CARRINO & TIM CAPSTRAW SPORTS BROADCASTING CAMP THE NATION'S PREMIER SPORTS BROADCASTING CAMP! • Interviewing Skills • Sports Show Hosting • Women in Sports Broadcasting • Sports Anchoring • Preparing for the Game • Radio and TV Play-by-Play • Sports Talk Radio Hosting and Producing • Working the Locker Room • Play-by-play of a Professional Baseball Game • Public Speaking

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Acknowledgements with Gratitude Mrs. Gunn Mr. Gunn Stephanie Gunn-Fletcher Amadoruses Theories Miss Buffy Waffles Francesca Francois-Grimaldi Barry Kolker Montclair State University Torchy Blaine (Pride Before Desire) Muddahwit Bosom Money Investors Bank Tru Associates Jessica Roe (Newman Orthodontics) Sports Broadcasting Camp The Soiree Fair Influence Ambassador/ Camp Maranacook Arts Apprentice Christian Gunn

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