So, the upfronts are an annual experience in New York, where network execs trot out shows’ stars in an attempt to get as much excitement generated about their new fall line-ups as possible… in order…
Actor Update from Mariana Vily
Hello Bonnie! It seems so incredibly long since the last time we interacted (and indeed it’s probably been a couple of months). In case you don’t remember me, I’m the Argentinean who went over to…
Feedback on The Agent WOW Kit
Got some great feedback on The Agent WOW Kit. Here’s a sampling. Again, your weekly articles are so timely! I’m about to go into a meeting with a big agent today and I just read…
The Super Bowl
Regular readers know I love football. Specifically, college football. More specifically, SEC football. Most specifically, UGA football. Sue me. I’m a Georgia girl and I bleed red and black. I’ve written several times over the…
Should Actors Include Social Networking Numbers on Submissions?
I just read an article that recommends that actors and agents should start to list how many Facebook/Twitter friends an actor has on his resumé because indie producers are looking for “buzzability.” Are we going…
Connect the Dots
I find it so interesting to track certain “landmark days” in my life. Y’know the days, right? When you look back at major positive shifts, you are able to trace them to a common event…
Gratitude Unplugged
Golly. This posted started out as one about how I got my gratitude back through an exercise I created for myself. (I needed my gratitude back because I’d been feeling the need to cash in…
Improving the Odds
Hello Bonnie, I have just read and printed out your Agent-Free Auditioning article and would like to say a big THANK YOU! I am a starting-out-actor in NYC. I have been acting part-time for years,…
Think It Through
I am writing this while The Actors’ Network is celebrating its 20th anniversary. I mention that because one of (TAN founder) Kevin E. West’s favorite sayings is appropriate for this week’s column: “Just because it’s…
Gratitude Unplugged [RANT]
This started out as a post about how I got my gratitude back through an exercise I created for myself. (I needed my gratitude back, because I’d been feeling the need to cash in my…