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…
Who Inspires Heather L. Tyler? April Stirton!
It’s the end of the month and that means it’s time for another dose of inspired awesomeosity! To nominate someone for May or beyond, hit me up at the address at the bottom of each…
The Agent WOW Kit
Now that pilot season is over and agents are looking to reshape their rosters before midseason, actors hoping to score agent meetings are more likely to get their shot right now. That doesn’t mean it’s…
Help Me Get Traffic Online
Hi Bonnie, I took one of your classes in LA when I lived there and have followed some of your online articles on acting. I started my own cooking show and blog this past year…
Keeping Your Agent in the Mix
Some actors wonder whether their agents or managers are due commission on those occasions when all the “work” involved in a particular booking is actually their own. Actors in minor markets (where multi-listing with agencies…
I Has a Ring
I first moved to Los Angeles in August of 1993. Yes, August. In a U-Haul. With my estranged daddy and 13-year-old kitty. Towing my badass car behind (yes, the same car I *still* drive). Five…
Upfront Fees to Talent Agents… Okay?
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….
The Right Store
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…