Jun 26

Maggie, Inc.

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So, I spent a week in Boston securing an apartment and getting to know the city a bit. While I was there I had a meeting at Maggie, Inc., and Maggie wants to sign me. As this is the only SAG-franchised agency in town (and I'm SAG), I guess it's a foregone conclusion that I'll sign thecontract and send it in. Besides, I had a nice meeting with Maggie.

But I did figure I'd put a little query out there to Beanywood to see if anyone here had any experience with the agency, positive or negative.

Thanks in advance!



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Scott Winters said:

 		 Hey, Eric. First off, welcome to town. I've been with Maggie since I arrived from New York in '99. She is terrific -- just the kind of agent you want to have, a real shark who will fight like crazy for her people, loves actors. That said, there's not a real need for an agent in this market.

There's an old law on the books in Mass. that if you are paid as part of a union contract, an 'employment agency' cannot take commission out of your minimum. So producers who want to hire actors with representation must pay scale 10%, in effect covering the commission. (There's a worry that a producer might rather hire another actor at scale, but I dunno).

For the most part though, the Boston (and RI) casting directors -- that's Maura Tighe, Carolyn Pickman at CP, Angela Peri at Boston Casting, and Annie Mulhall at LDI in Rhode Island -- all call in actors directly. However, Maggie also works in print, and if you're looking at modeling work too she's a great asset to have. Hope this helps!

Besides
June 27, 2007

Kim H. Carrell said:

 		 I second the previous comments...in this market an agent really is not essential. I've found it much more helpful to establish the best possible relationship with the casting directors.

I do have to say that I have encountered problems with individuals represented by Maggie, Inc at some auditions this year. I had a commercial audition tanked by a Maggie "actress" who walked back into the shot - between the camera and me - right as I said my line. Of course, there was no second take so she had succeeded in tanking BOTH her audition and mine. I was willing to write this off as total cluelessness on the part of the "actress" until I spoke to a friend at a later audition who said the same thing had been done to him - by an "actress" represented by Maggie, Inc.
I can't say if this is behavior condoned by Maggie or the actions of some very inexperienced people who think it somehow gives them an edge. But I can say it's the height of unprofessional behavior, and as a result I now refuse to read at an audition with actors represented by Maggie, Inc. unless I know them personally and trust them.
June 30, 2007

Jaymes Leavitt said:

 		 Maggie is a reputable agency here in Boston. Many photographers I know use maggie and Ad Agencies too. Congatulations for getting signed. You will be sure to get some work from them soon.

Jaymes
July 03, 2007

Eric Prescott said:

 		 I don't know if you're all checking back or not, but thanks for the comments. I don't know why I wasn't notified of the first two earlier. I had heard from a friend about Carolyn Pickman. I thought about contacting her directly, then decided better of it. I'm incredibly busy with projects I'm writing/producing/directing, so it's best that someone else handle my acting work. Print is a bonus that I'd like to check out.

Shame that some of the actors are too green, though. I hope she hears about people like that, because I'm sure she'd handle such situations appropriately.
July 10, 2007

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