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in The Actors Voice on October 1, 2010 August 14, 2025

So, let’s say you’re an actor who happens to have a disability. You’re classified as a PWD and you bring your disability into the room with you on every audition, every callback, every rehearsal, every…

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How to Build on a Body-Double Booking

in The Actors Voice on September 27, 2010 August 14, 2025

Hi, Bonnie. I know you will have the perfect answer to this, so I have to write and ask it. I’m in Atlanta, so bookings can be tough to come by. I have one co-star…

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TV Targeting

in The Actors Voice on September 27, 2010 August 14, 2025

It’s fall, and that means there’s a lot of talk about watching TV and preparing yourself for any audition you might get for the many, many shows out there. Awesome. TV is great because there’s…

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Thank You for Thrival Jobs

in The Actors Voice on September 20, 2010 August 14, 2025

Bonnie, I just wanted to thank you for your recent article about thrival jobs. It really hit home with me and has made me think about my current situation a little differently. I am a…

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Selfish

in The Actors Voice on September 20, 2010 August 14, 2025

I was having a conversation with some actor friends recently and one posed the following question: Is it selfish to pursue a career as an actor? What led up to this was talk about leaving…

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How Can I Get My Extra Work Listed on IMDb?

in The Actors Voice on September 13, 2010 August 14, 2025

Hello Bonnie, Thank you for your inspiring column every week. I look forward to it every Monday morning. This past week, I had the opportunity to work on one of the top sitcoms shot here…

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Slow Down

in The Actors Voice on September 13, 2010 August 14, 2025

A week of driving around in Los Angeles after episodic season has gotten back into full swing at the end of Mercury Retrograde will remind you (even if you don’t buy into the planetary factor)…

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CD Hates Color Headshots, WTF?

in The Actors Voice on September 6, 2010 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I was reading another CD interview today and came across this one on headshots. YIKES! No color???!!!! I thought that was standard, but is it true that y’all do not like the color???…

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Stretch vs. Focus

in The Actors Voice on September 6, 2010 August 14, 2025

When you’re working on your craft, you’re stretching. Your goal is to push to the outer edges of your abilities, move through your comfort zone and into a place where it’s a little terrifying to…

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What Are Your Actor Pet Peeves?

in The Actors Voice on August 30, 2010 August 14, 2025

Hey Bonnie! Okay so, first off, you’re hilarious (as found via your Twitter, and auditioning for you for BITE ME last Tuesday). Secondly, I have a question that I’ve been asking around so I can…

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