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What Training Impresses Casting Directors

in The Actors Voice on February 18, 2013 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I recently purchased your book and am really enjoying it! I’ve learned that I really need a lot of preparation before going out to LA. I am applying to AMDA in New York…

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Excellent Questions

in The Actors Voice on February 18, 2013 August 14, 2025

Of course, every chance I get to point people over to the brilliance that is Greg Benson and his red carpet antics, I will do so. This vid used to be titled “Excellent Questions,” and…

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in Self-Management for Actors on February 12, 2013 August 14, 2025

Thank you to everyone who submitted a vid application to our first-ever Six Weeks To LA scholarship contest! We are so inspired by your stories, your drive, and your commitment to your dreams! THANK YOU…

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Actor Getting His Mind Right

in The Actors Voice on February 11, 2013 August 14, 2025

I have just started reading, straight through, Self-Management for Actors. While there is a lot of great information in there, the one part that really stuck out to me in the first section, about mindset,…

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Quick Hits

in The Actors Voice on February 11, 2013 August 14, 2025

Every now and then, I have an inbox bursting with quick questions; ones that seem too in-and-out for the Your Turn section but that still need a little attention. That brings me to today’s column….

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Most Pilots Are Union

in The Actors Voice on February 4, 2013 August 14, 2025

Hello Bonnie, I am contacting you because I was wondering if you could answer a question about nonunion projects. I am a SAG-AFTRA member of course now due to the merger, but it really seems…

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Superfan

in The Actors Voice on February 4, 2013 August 14, 2025

Whenever I listen to sports fans, I am intrigued by how much they know about their favorite players, their favorite teams, entire volumes of stats about entire seasons of “the game” they love. I’m no…

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Confidence

in Self-Management for Actors on January 29, 2013 August 14, 2025

All right sexyfaces (I totally stole that from Ninja Amber, but it’s all good, since she stole stabby from me, and we don’t actually call it stealing, since we *like* to share our made-up words…

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Young Actor Resume

in The Actors Voice on January 28, 2013 August 14, 2025

Hello, Your column on resumes was really helpful but I still have a question. My daughter, 10, has done lots of theatre work — no leading roles — but wants to transition into TV/film. Should…

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Critiques! Again!

in The Actors Voice on January 28, 2013 August 14, 2025

Woo! As I promised back when I closed off the year-end critiques last month, I am diving back into the inbox to select a few actor tools to review every now and then. Thank you,…

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