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On the Set
This will be my longest column ever. Count on it. I went back and forth about turning this into a two-parter (or even a three-parter), but finally decided I’d rather this be all in one…
Are Blind Submissions Okay?
I have been reading your column solidly for the past week — ever since I discovered it. It’s fabulous! I just wish I had known about it long ago. I am now caught up to…
The One Hit Wonder
I was watching a fun show on VH-1 about one-hit wonders and I started thinking about how some actors are one-hit wonders too. A one-hit wonder is defined as an artist known for only one…
Good News… and Thank You, Backstage!
I’m sure you’re receiving many notes like this one; but after reading your column today, I wanted to write to say that I too have lived this Bad News Is Good News paradox. I’m not…
Special Skills
This week’s column is devoted to that bottom inch of your resume: the Special Skills section. (If you need a template for getting started with your resume, I’ve got you covered here.) Whenever I hold…
Really. Actors Can’t Read.
Miss Bonnie! With your column on Actors Can’t Read, you are so on the money! My children have said, “You know there are people who click then read, and those who read then click.” Well,…
When Bad News Is Good News
I was recently catching up on some TiVoed episodes of one of my new favorite summer series, Saved. This critically-acclaimed TNT drama is basically what ER was in its first season: gritty, compelling, heart-wrenching, occasionally…
Are Hyphenates Islands?
I am a newcomer to both your column and to acting. In Beware the Island, you warned that actors should be cautious about their excitement for auditioning for Indie films and other projects where the…
Actors Can’t Read
I know. You already don’t like this column. Believe me, I don’t like having to write it. But having put out four breakdowns last week (yes, four), I’ve become overwhelmed at how many actors out…