Hi Bonnie! First I must say I’m addicted to your columns! Whenever it’s slow at my day job all I do is read read read, I love them! Anyway I had a question about name…
How Casting Is Like Shopping
I was invited by one of the moderators of a child-actor-focused message board (PARF — Professional Actors Resource Forum) to participate in a discussion about auditions that get derailed and how actors can recover, what…
Dealing with Transgender Issues as an Actor
Hello. I am an actor here in Chicago who just happens to be transgender. I identify as female and pass with no problem. However I want to know if I should tell my agent I…
Standing Out in Showcase Season
Hello Bonnie, I have been reading your column on Actors Access for a few months now in preparation for my move to LA after graduation this May. I will be completing a BFA in actor…
Monetizing Your Voice
Once available at Editor Unleashed (R.I.P. 2010), I’m now featuring my article Monetizing Your Voice here. Check it out at the Internet Archive for all the comments and such. Not too long ago, I spoke…
Feedback on Audition Choke!
So, last week, I tried to help Matthew Jensen with some strategies for dealing with “the audition choke.” Silly me! I never once thought to mention something that I just assumed was a GIVEN. Luckily,…
Self-Producing III
Here we are in the final week of the three-part series on actors who produce their own work. Part one is here and part two is here. I hope you’re enjoying these stories from self-producing…
Audition Choke!
Hi Bonnie, First of all, love your articles. It was nice to feel the enthusiasm for your friend in your piece called Tier Jumping. I appreciate your writing. I have not read any of your…