Since much of what an actor does every day is centered around the “what if” of portraying a character, the balance between “what if” and “what is” is probably much more difficult to achieve than…
Browsing Category The Actors Voice
Feedback on Actor Who Hates Pre-Preread Concept
Last week’s Your Turn is the focus of this week’s Your Turn. Lots of emails in response to the working actor who found the Pre-Preread concept offensive. Here are a few. Bonnie, I just read…
Always Take the Meeting
One thing I always say, when actors email or ask me at speaking engagements whether they should meet with this agent or that manager, is: “Always take the meeting.” Yes, there is a certain amount…
Pre-Prereads Are Anti-Actor
Bonnie, I just read your “Pre-Preread” article. You should be embarrassed. I am a professional actor, not the wannabes that idolize you as their guru. Your “Pre-Preread” is SO anti-actor it is nauseating. You have…
Casting Is…
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the CSA Artios Awards ceremony as a guest of SAG. It was awesome. One of the employees of SAG with whom I shared a table (and pre-show…
Thank You for The Gift
Bonnie, I just had to thank you so much for your recent Actors Voice entry called “The Gift.” I’ve been struggling recently with a TV comedy class in which the casting director has been trying…
Wait for It
This week, I’m gonna talk to you about actor David Rees Snell. Heard of him? If you’re a fan of The Shield, then yeah, you have. But otherwise, maybe his name doesn’t ring a bell….
More Taped Audition Tips
So, last week we talked about Taped Audition Tips (a follow-up to the Pre-Prereads column) and I asked y’all to write in with some suggestions about at-home set-ups for taping auditions. Still hoping some more…
More on Letting Go
So I haven’t (yet) heard back from John-Christian Bateman on last week’s Your Turn and the question of letting go, but I did get a great email on the topic from a regular reader/emailer and…