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2011 in Photos

in Quizzes and Memes on December 31, 2011 August 14, 2025

This is the Pummelvision version of 515 days. 365 Project of 2011, plus the 150 days in 2010 I was doing the 365 project before I stopped. 😉 To see the photos at Flickr on…

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Referral Meeting… Now What?

in The Actors Voice on December 26, 2011 August 14, 2025

Hello Sweet Bonnie, I am one of the Cricket Feet Showcase alumni that did your Self-Management for Actors Seminar as a part of the showcase, years ago. I am back on the east coast as…

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Timing

in The Actors Voice on December 26, 2011 August 14, 2025

I was sharing one of my favorite stories about timing with the current students of the SMFA Seminar and was asked whether I had ever written this story into a column. I hadn’t (outright)… until…

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2011 in Questions

in Quizzes and Memes on December 23, 2011 August 14, 2025

(See also 2010 in Questions, 2009 in Questions, 2008 in Questions, 2007 in Questions, 2006 in Questions, 2005 in Questions, and 2004 in Questions.) 1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done…

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BonBlast: 2012… the year of the NINJA!

in Self-Management for Actors on December 22, 2011 August 14, 2025

Original emailed version = here! Virtual Personal Assistant I’m pretty freakin’ excited about this concept: The Virtual Personal Assistant. Ramit Sethi (author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich) is giving away a YEAR…

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Multiple Submissions to the Same Casting Office

in The Actors Voice on December 19, 2011 August 14, 2025

Bonnie – I wanted to drop a quick note to say thank you. The information in your articles — and your overall positive nature on Twitter — is so refreshing and inspiring. I truly thank…

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Pacing

in The Actors Voice on December 19, 2011 August 14, 2025

My ridiculously cool intern led me to this week’s topic by doing something as simple as asking a clarifying question while entering headshot and resumé information into the Cricket Feet Casting wiki. (I’ve talked about…

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Extra Work on an Acting Resume?

in The Actors Voice on December 12, 2011 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie! Recently my friend and I encountered a little discrepancy regarding appropriate billing on a resume. She and I were both extras on a TV show a few months back, and she has listed…

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Motivation vs. Inspiration

in The Actors Voice on December 12, 2011 August 14, 2025

Briefly, almost a year ago, I mentioned that there’s a difference between motivation and inspiration. Here: Get out there. And surround yourself with people who inspire you. I used to say “surround yourself with people…

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in Cricket Feet Casting on December 6, 2011 August 14, 2025

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