Hi Bonnie: I’ve been reading your column recently and I love it. I’ve read your book, as well as other acting books as well. I praise you for giving the best advice possible for actors….
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Are You in Sync
When I look at a page of electronic submissions on a breakdown, I’m faced with, well, your faces. Thousands and thousands of your faces (12,747 as of this moment, to be exact). Yes, your thumbnail…
When Is It the Right Time to Move to LA?
Hi Bonnie, It’s been a while since I’ve had anything to ask you, but I figured you would be a good person to ask now that you’re somewhat familiar with me and my work. As…
Don’t Be Johnny Drama
I don’t have HBO. Or Showtime. Or whatever it is that Entourage has been on for years. (Look, I spend enough time watching TV as it is. If I had that much more to choose…
Introducing: Actor Genie
Two weeks ago I asked you fine readers to chime in about sources for Agent-Free Auditioning so I could share your discoveries right here in the Your Turn section. Here’s the another email — this…
Are You a Poison Playmate?
I’ve talked before about Poison Playmates and how important it is to do a little Friend Shui now and then to remove the negative nellies from your world. It’s important for everyone. It’s vitally important…
Hit Those Open Calls!
So, last week I asked actors to chime in about their own sources for Agent-Free Auditioning so I could share your finds right here in the Your Turn section. Here’s the first of several emails…
Your Show Bible
I spend a lot of time talking about the importance of the understanding that this is a business built on relationships. I also spend a lot of time talking about the importance of doing research…
Shorts and Spirits Showcase 2010
Just a few weeks back, I connected in person with an online friend, Jenn Page, owner of Lumanive Films. We suspected we’d be good collaborators and it turns out we were right. I’ve been tapped…
Agent-Free Auditioning
Please note: As of January 2022, we are no longer doing up-to-the-minute updates to this post. You should always use a search engine (like Duck Duck Go) to cross-reference pretty much ANYthing you get off…