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…
Posts Published by Bonnie Gillespie
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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…
Stage Names
My question is about stage names. I’m not an Equity or SAG member yet, but I’ve been getting consistent work in some fantastic theatre, and have recently been cast in a show that will be…
Demo Reels
One of an actor’s most essential marketing tools is the demo reel. Yet no one element of the actor’s marketing arsenal has so many variables as the demo reel. How long should it be? Can…
Monitoring the Culture: The OC
So, I watched my first ever episode of The OC and I’m seeing shades of Aaron Spelling all over the place! Man, how I miss Beverly Hills, 90210! Are these kids REALLY playing 17/18?? Wow!…
Monitoring the Culture: Breaking Bonaduce
I TiVo an episode of just about everything so that I can see if I want to commit. I am going to have a hard time watching Breaking Bonaduce, but I’m going to do it,…
Love, Love Me Do…
…you know I love you! I’ll always be true. So, please… love me do! So, the beautiful film The Moor screened tonight at the LA International Short Film Festival — which rocked like a cradle!…
Unprofessional Actors: Blacklist Behavior
I have been reading your column for several months and I particularly enjoyed How To Get Blacklisted. First, I must say that I am astonished that there are actors behaving in the manner you described….
Sign In, Sign Out
You’re at an audition. You’ve arrived early for your appointment, as all good actors should, and you’ve been waiting patiently to be seen. Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. It’s coming up on an hour since…
Breakdowns, Showfax, Actors Access, Submissions?
Does Showfax give ALL of the breakdowns? I’m asking because I want to know if there are other auditions out there I could submit for and if there are, how do I find them? Which…