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Posts Published by Bonnie Gillespie
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Not Available; Should I Still Audition?
May I go to an audition for something when I already know I’m not available for it? I have a funny feeling that the answer is a resounding NO, but I would LOVE to be…
The Safety Issue
Last week’s column on the need for providing your contact information brought quite a bit of email about the downside to being so very reachable: the safety issue. You’ve heard horror stories about identity theft,…
The Actors Voice: Thank You
This week’s Your Turn is a collection of emails I’ve received without questions. Just want to be sure you wonderful readers know that your feedback (even when you don’t have a question for me) is…
Help Me Help You
Look, I love your agent. I really really do. Your manager too. Great people. Absolutely amazing, wonderful folks who pitch you like the star that you are and negotiate fantastic deals for you. But sometimes…
Compromising Values for a Role
I submitted for a film a few weeks ago and was called in to audition. I was given the filming dates up front and said, “Wait, I can’t do the first two days because that’s…
Save the Drama for Your Mama
I have a favorite saying (well, it’s one of many favorite sayings, actually). “Drama costs extra.” I use that statement, most of the time, when telling producers interviewing me for a casting gig that I’m…
What Makes an Actor SAG-Eligible?
I read your article on the new SAG contracts but I am still unclear as to which of the SAG low budget contracts you can actually use to eventually get into the union. I have…
When to Work for Free
Most artist types work for free. Screenwriters send out spec scripts, painters create non-commissioned masterpieces, poets keep journals filled with brilliance no one may ever see, and actors devote hundreds of hours to character development…
So Thrilled!
Seriously, I know it’s odd, but I am THRILLED to be so so so sick. Fever, sinus crud, can’t swallow, throat on fire… THIS is stuff I can understand! AND I LOVE IT! Soooooo much…