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The Sum of All Years: 41

in The Sum of All Years on July 11, 2012 August 14, 2025

Growth! Took mom-and-pop shop to staffed corporation. Took indie webseries to studio TV series. Took “secret” classes to the world. Turned heads at Team Tom Cruise. Built the brand. Teenage stepson. Theta healing. Pole dancing…

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Signing With an LA-Based Agent Before Moving to LA

in The Actors Voice on July 9, 2012 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie, My name’s Shelby, I’m 13 and currently live in Oahu (but have a house in California, too). I have one manager who wants to sign, and one agent who wants to meet with…

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in The Actors Voice on July 9, 2012 August 14, 2025

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” — Howard Thurman So, that’s one of my…

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in The Actors Voice on July 2, 2012 August 14, 2025

Hey Bonnie, My name is Brad Stevens. I’m a member of the Actors’ Meet-Up in Chicago, and really enjoyed hearing you speak in April. I had to leave early, but I had a question. You…

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Get Out There

in The Actors Voice on July 2, 2012 August 14, 2025

So, I cast this show called Bite Me and the team did a huge thing at VidCon which attracted over 6000 audience members. It was a screening. Hot. The same team did a smaller thing…

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How Do I Get More Union Work?

in The Actors Voice on June 25, 2012 August 14, 2025

Bonnie, I am living in New York and am one year removed from college (drama ’11) and have made progress but am wondering what else I can do to further my career. I am part…

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Summertime Blues

in The Actors Voice on June 25, 2012 August 14, 2025

I’m betting very few actors reading this week’s column were around in 1958, enjoying the Eddie Cochran song “Summertime Blues.” But we all probably know the song: What is it about summertime that both thrills…

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How to Watch TV to Help With Targeting

in The Actors Voice on June 18, 2012 August 14, 2025

Hello Bonnie! I’m a college student studying health right now, but as soon as I graduate I plan to movie to New York to be a working film actress. Since I’m not actively participating in…

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So, Now What?

in The Actors Voice on June 18, 2012 August 14, 2025

Ah, a both enviable and frustrating place in an actor’s career: You’ve made some progress, you’ve attained a goal, you’ve jumped a tier… and you’re stuck again. Crud! What are you supposed to do now?…

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Married Seven Years

in The Hubs on June 16, 2012 August 14, 2025

I’ve been married seven years. I have to say, no one is more surprised than I am about this. Not because of any of the “easy comedy” stuff, like, “Well, being married to Keith *has*…

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