National Committee

National Joint (SAG/AFTRA) Senior Performers Committee

This is a joint committee with AFTRA and comprised of senior performers. Its primary aim is to increase equitable employment opportunities and work conditions for senior performers by promoting more open attitudes within the industry with respect to casting and the way in which seniors are portrayed in film, television and commercials.

This committee also addresses problems of retired performers or those who may be approaching retirement (over the age of 55) through focusing on the areas of screen image, pensions, social security and unemployment insurance.

Announcements

Monthly Cold Readings

The SAG Hollywood Senior Performers Committee is still looking for performers to participate in the monthly cold readings with casting directors and WGAW staged readings.

SAG members who participate in the monthly cold readings with invited casting directors are also eligible to be selected for our staged readings with the WGAw. If you have not submitted in the past and you would like to be considered, please send your headshots/resume to:

Silvia Henriquez,
Affirmative Action/Diversity Department,
Screen Actors Guild,
5757 Wilshire Blvd, 7th Floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Phone: (323) 549-6646.

Message to Seniors

Your dedicated SAG staff along with Chairs of the Seniors Committee were gratified by the enthusiastic turn-out at our spring Seniors Town Hall gathering in the James Cagney Room in Hollywood.

With the hope that your pleasant memories of summer vacations are still lingering, we are ready to gather again soon at which time we will share with you results from the Seniors’ Survey taken at the spring meeting concerning your status, needs and preferences.

The National and Local Senior Performers Committee will be meeting in September to map out the year ahead. We will discuss and implement further items of your interest and will be working to develop programming and events that you have asked for.

Meanwhile, please be aware that the Seniors Joint SAG/AFTRA cold readings session overseen by casting directors, is on Thursday, September 24. 24 spaces are available for this session. Please direct your head shots to diversity@sag.org.

On the national Senior Performers scene, New York will be releasing the Senior Performers Interview Project, the incisive film that we previewed at the Hollywood spring gathering. Look out for further information about the launch of the film and related events!

We Senior Performers are a vital force in both our industry and in society at-large. It is our intention, to revitalize our interests through the Senior Performers Committee to let Madison Avenue, Hollywood and everywhere in between know of our honed talent, our force of numbers and our availability to satisfactorily fill the role.

Stay tuned.

Senior Performers Committee