JOIN US FOR A FREE MODERATED VIRTUAL PANEL:
- Saturday, September 23, 11 am - 12 noon PST
- for insights and updates from the SAG/AFTRA & WGA Strike frontlines!
- Short Q&A will follow the moderated panel discussion.
- Invite everyone you think would be interested!
What is at stake for future contracts:
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Residuals & Wage Increases
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Impact of potential use of AI on writers and actors
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The impact of streaming on the state of the industry
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Staffing requirements for writers rooms
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Self taping auditions for actors
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And much more…
Our esteemed panelists:
Kathryn Howell
San Francisco-Northern California Local President, SAG-AFTRA
Kathryn Howell is an American actress known for a wide variety of character roles in film and television.
Kathryn has worked extensively on stage, holds a BFA in Theatre from UNC-Chapel Hill, and received a full scholarship for advanced study at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Kathryn is a long-time member of SAG, AFTRA (SAG-AFTRA), and AEA. She received her AEA card at New York's Vivian Beaumont Theatre.
Niceole R. Levy
Co-Executive Producer, WGA Screenwriter, author “The Writers’ Room Survival Guide: Don’t Screw up the lunch order and other keys to a happy Writers' Room”
An alum of the CBS Writers Mentoring Program and NBC's Writers on the Verge, Niceole R Levy has written on Ironside, Allegiance, The Mysteries of Laura, Shades of Blue, Cloak & Dagger, Fate (Netflix, 2020), and S.W.A.T. She also co-wrote a feature, The Banker, with former Allegiance showrunner and director George Nolfi, available on AppleTV+.
Niceole R. Levy is currently a co-executive producer on Graymail, which will air on Netflix, and has several projects in development.
Megan Rees
Screenwriter, Labor Activist, WIFSFBA Event Committee Member
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Megan Rees graduated from UCSC with a degree in theater and went on to get a master’s in Drama Therapy at NYU. As a licensed therapist, Megan has helped hundreds if not thousands of people tell their stories but had mostly stopped dramatic writing for about 20 years.
After her transition to tech when a colleague commended her ability to write for a very specific brand and she was quarantined during a global pandemic she finally reunited with her love of writing. Her drama pilot Hot Town, inspired by her work as an activist, is a love letter to Oakland’s radical past and has earned three semifinalist placements and an invitation to the Athena Film Festival Writers Lab.
Megan has a private practice and business consultancy focused on helping people heal from traumatic work experiences and helping companies set up psychologically safer environments. She hopes to use these skills in a TV writers room someday.
