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Upfront Fees to Talent Agents… Okay?

in The Actors Voice on April 11, 2011 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I’m an actor in Southeast Washington (~4 hrs. removed from Seattle), and my five-year plan involves moving to LA to pursue acting professionally. In the meantime, I am acting in local community theatre….

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The Right Store

in The Actors Voice on April 11, 2011 August 14, 2025

In previous columns, I’ve used shopping analogies to explain the casting process. (See: How Casting Is Like Shopping, Shopping for Cereal, and Don’t Go Changin’, specifically.) Well, recently I was emailing with an actor who…

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Thank You for Always Learning

in The Actors Voice on April 4, 2011 August 14, 2025

Got a bunch of great responses to Always Learning. Here are my two favorites! Bonnie: Thank you so much for your column, Always Learning! I am a 67-year-old retired broadcaster/news director in radio and television…

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That’s So On-Brand

in The Actors Voice on April 4, 2011 August 14, 2025

I was having a conversation with some actors about branding (as I often do) and we got around to the part where someone says that he knows at least a hundred actors who do very…

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Who Inspires Kyle Walters? Brian Morvant!

in The Actors Voice on March 28, 2011 August 14, 2025

Last November, I put out a call for awesomeosity and y’all came through with flying colors. Thank you! This was such an inspiring year-end series that I decided to continue to share one “who inspires…

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in The Actors Voice on March 28, 2011 August 14, 2025

I have puppy fever. This is not a secret to anyone who spends more than a few minutes with me. I can’t wait to be a homeowner mainly so I can be a dog owner….

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So Long, Self-Produced Clip of the Week!

in The Actors Voice on March 21, 2011 August 14, 2025

Wait. What? Straight to Your Turn? What happened to the Self-Produced Clip of the Week? Ah… so glad you asked. Well, over two years ago, there was a dearth of structured celebration of self-produced content….

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So Happy Together

in The Actors Voice on March 21, 2011 August 14, 2025

Me and you and you and me No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be The only one for me is you, and you for me So happy together Relationships are tricky,…

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Healthy Relationships in the Entertainment Industry?

in The Actors Voice on March 14, 2011 August 14, 2025

Do you have any columns on what it takes to have a happy, healthy, functional relationship in the entertainment industry? Just curious. 🙂 Wow. What a great idea for a column. Hey, readers! Wanna help…

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The Thin Line

in The Actors Voice on March 14, 2011 August 14, 2025

We were talking in class a couple of weeks ago about the thinnest line artists face, when we choose a career in this town, rather than in some city where it’s not referred to as…

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