Local Member Benefits
The Screen Actors Guild Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund (MPPWF) s an emergency financial assistance fund of the Screen Actors Guild and serves members in the New York region and all Branches East of Omaha, Nebraska which includes: Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Florida which includes members in Louisiana, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, Georgia, Nashville, Philadelphia and Washington-Baltimore. This program is administered through the Actors Fund of America, (212) 221-7300, Ext. 119.
The SAG MPPWF is designed to assist eligible members who are struggling with a financial, personal or medical crisis. Financial assistance is available for rent, utilities, mental health and medical care as well as other basic living expenses. For more information, please visit: http://www.sag.org/mppwf.
The Foundation's Catastrophic Health Fund provides grants to eligible Guild members and their dependents who suffer from catastrophic illness or injury and are unable to afford the Guild Health Plan's Self-Pay Program. The Fund ensures that every eligible Guild member and his or her family can depend on continued health benefits when they need them most. We work closely with Pension and Health to ensure that everything that can be done will be done to help our members in times of distress. For more information please contact: Lisa Schwartz, Emergency Assistance Administrator 323-549-6773.
All Deals & Discounts are administered by entities independent of SAG. Questions about each offer must be handled by the providers. The Guild does not endorse any of these services.
A N D E R S O N: Screen Actors Guild members are invited to be a guest in the live NYC studio audience for a taping of the daytime talk show "A N D E R S O N" Hosted by Anderson Cooper on the following dates:
Monday, February 6
Tuesday, February 7
Wednesday, February 8
Tuesday, February 14
Please visit www.andersoncooper.com to request free tickets. Tickets will be issued based upon availability. Minimum age is sixteen years old, unless accompanied by an adult. Anderson is taped at The Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle.
Orchid Aesthetics: SAG members save 20% at Orchid Aesthetics Medical Spa. Orchid Aesthetics located on west 84th Street in Manhattan offers an array of facial and body treatments. Visit our website at www.OrchidAesthetics.com to see a full list of services.
B Smith Restaurant: SAG MEMBERS RECEIVE A 20% DISCOUNT AT THE HISTORIC B SMITH RESTAURANT IN THE HEART OF THE NY THEATRE DISTRICT!
To celebrate their 25th year in the theatre district, the owners of B Smith Restaurant – both SAG members themselves – are offering a 20% discount on food and beverages to all current SAG members. One card-carrying SAG member can receive a discount for up to four people. SAG members have always been B Smith’s most consistent and dynamic customers, and this is their way of saying “thank you”.
B SMITH
Restaurant Row
320 West 46th Street
New York NY 10036
(212) 315-1100
Reservations recommended, especially for pre-theater or theater matinee Wednesdays. The discount is not applicable on the prix fixe lunch or dinner.
Payment: American Express, Master Card, Visa, Discover, Diners
Remember to tip your servers based on the full amount – they might be SAG members too.
The Sports Center at Chelsea Piers: The Sports Center is excited to offer a discount for SAG members - $0 initiation (normally $600) and a rate of $140 per month. Click here to download a promotional flyer below that can be used to obtain a complimentary one week pass. To activate your 1-week pass or to join, call Amy Sikora at (212) 336-6066 or email sikora@chelseapiers.com.
Touro University Worldwide: Touro University has a forty year history of educating students around the world. The fully accredited, non-for profit, online division of the Touro College and University system, is proud to offer SAG members (and their family members) an opportunity to earn their graduate degree with 40% tuition assistance on their Master’s degree at Touro University.
Master’s degrees include Business Administration•Organizational and Leadership Psychology•Media and Communications Psychology•Marriage and Family Therapy
This is a limited offer to the first 100 applicants.
For more information visit: http://www.tourow.edu or call Heather Hoglund at (818) 874-4118
Foods of NY: Discover the REAL New York with Foods of NY Food and Culture Walking Tours
Foods of New York offers unique food tasting and cultural walking tours. For reservations visit their website http://www.foodsofny.com and enter promo code SAG10 to save 10% on tour rates.
Privé Salons: Privé Salons in New York and Los Angeles offer SAG members a 15% discount on all salon services. Check out their website at www.privesalon.com/home.html for specifics on their NY and LA locations.
Crunch Fitness: Crunch Fitness has an exclusive offer for SAG Members. Save 25 percent on membership, month-to-month enrollment options and access to all Crunch locations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami Beach and San Francisco. If you have any questions contact Amy Hart at amy.hart@crunch.com.
The Skin Spa: The Skin Spa is a specialty spa designed with the busy New Yorker in mind. The Skin Spa uses the latest in cosmetic laser technology and innovative skin care to deliver visible results. The Skin Spa is pleased to offer a 20-percent discount to all paid-up SAG members who present their card at the time of treatment (excluding specials). The Skin Spa is located at 30 E. 40th Street #1200, New York, NY. For more information, visit their Web site at www.loveyourskinspa.com, call them at (212) 684-4914 or email info@loveyourkinspa.com.
All Deals & Discounts are administered by entities independent of SAG. Questions about each offer must be handled by the providers. The Guild does not endorse any of these services.
Union Plus is a program created by the AFL-CIO to develop and coordinate member-only benefits. Our Guild publications have showcased the Union Plus programs and services available to SAG members through Union Privilege. These programs and services have been developed nationally by Union Privilege – not by SAG – and all information and questions regarding the programs and services are handled by the individual program provides through dedicated toll-free phone numbers. SAG does not endorse any of the products or services. Please visit www.unionplus.org for a full listing of programs and discounts available to SAG members, which include:
Offering Audition Workshop for Actors
After years of full-service casting, we have seen thousands of talented actors, bursting with potential. However, many of them lacked proper audition skills, therefore they did not book the job or even make the callback.
Paladino Casting is now offering audition technique classes which will enhance and improve your acting career with audition/on camera classes geared specifically towards booking the job!
Casting Director Lori Malkin will teach the following:
- How to slate and be professional in front of Casting Directors and clients.
- Improv exercises on how to creatively think on their feet for auditions
- How to perform commercial scripts ON CAMERA with direction and feedback
Since we cast so many projects, giving students the opportunity to work directly with Casting Directors will increase their chances of getting called in for future auditions!
As a bonus, we record your commercial read and will send you that footage for review.
We look forward to teaching and working with you!
For more information, please contact your agent or e-mail us: workshops@paladinocasting.com
WE ARE NOW OFFERING A DISCOUNT TO SAG MEMBERS OF $75 PER WORKSHOP AND 20% OFF IF YOU BRING A FRIEND!
