I miss you. Charlsie Simonds, Maxine Simonds, 1935 THEN Charlsie Gillespie, Maxine Simonds, 1951 (assuming the photo was taken *after* Mom’s wedding ceremony) When we last held each other and spoke, I was an actress…
2007 in Photos
This is my attempt at doing the year-end 12 of 12 without actually having done all 12 of the 12s of 12 this year. 😉 January: Bless my Rockstar Intern. February: Keith auditions for Heroes….
The Year in Review
(See also 2006, 2005, and 2004.) Take the first line (or so) from the first post of each month of 2007. That’s your Year In Review. January 2007: It’s Quiet… Too Quiet And I know…
Cynthia Bain on Kids in Showbiz
Hi Bonnie. I’m a huge fan of your column! Your work is fantastic! You asked for suggestions for your series on young actors, and since young actors are my specialty I thought I’d pipe in….
2007 in Questions
(See also 2006 in Questions, 2005 in Questions, and 2004 in Questions.) 1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before? Produce actor showcases for industry buyers. 2. Did you keep your…
Kids in Showbiz II
Last week, in the first Kids in Showbiz column, we looked at The Basics, Classes, Type, Headshots, Resumés, Postcards, Demo Reels, and Websites for kid actors. Phew! That was a long column, eh? Have you…
Actors Deserve More Respect
Why are actors treated with so little respect? Why can’t email addresses be collected at sign-in? When a project is cast, a group email can be sent out saying: “We have cast project X. If…
Kids in Showbiz
Welcome to our year-end three-part series on issues specific to young actors! Thank you, readers, for having written in with so many great topic ideas. Over the next three weeks, I hope to get to…
When to Move to Los Angeles
As a SAG actor planning to move to LA in January of 2008 from Chicago, do you think it would be wise to wait until most or all of the strike situation has reached a…
Leaving the Blacklist
A couple of years ago, I wrote a column called How To Get Blacklisted. Frankly, there are many more ways to get blacklisted than the three I listed back then. But who wants to focus…