Hi Bonnie, My name is Claire Hampsey. I am an actor who is just starting out after college. I have two questions for you. I am based out of NYC and I was wondering if…
Tics of the Trade
I’ll never forget my first on-camera class in Los Angeles. I had been a working actor in a minor market, so I’d done my share of on-camera gigs, although most of my experience had been…
David Harper: A Scientific Approach to Success in Hollywood
David Harper, a recent transplant to Los Angeles, has a fabulous, sardonic sense of humor. But he’s also very smart. He knows that often, what stands in our way as we claim we want to…
One-Time CD Workshops vs. Multi-Week Packages
Dear Bonnie, Thank you so much for what you do for actors. Your advice and perspective have helped me greatly, and you’ve made me the smartest person in my power group. After looking through what…
International Actors in the States
You may recall that a couple of weeks ago Gabrielle Mazza wrote in requesting an article devoted to the issues facing international actors in the States. She also asked about setting up Google Alerts (something…
Call for Critiques
Hi Bonnie, My name is Brittaney Wilmore, and I’m new to acting! It’s what I want to pursue as my career, and I stumbled upon your column in my search for great resources. I’m putting…
Ari Stidham’s Journey Thus Far
So, last month, I moderated a talk for the Center Theatre Group’s Student Body program during the LA Stage Alliance LA Stage Day and had the great pleasure of sharing the dais with Ari Stidham….
My Return to Pole!
I’ve made no secret of this: Last year I became a pole junkie. After doing something really scary (entering a pole dancing studio at the age of 41, plus-sized, with no dance experience to speak…
Info for International Actors in the States?
Bonnie, I do not have a particular topic in mind to discuss, but thank you so much! I read your column along with Mark’s every week and I am absorbing the information you are posting…
CastingAbout for Commercials
No one who regularly reads this column doubts my love for the actor resource called CastingAbout. When I wrote about my brilliant (no, really, go back and read it — it’s brilliant) method for tracking…