With apologies to David Mamet, in Glengarry Glen Ross, he got it wrong. ABC is not “Always Be Closing,” it’s “Always Be Creating.” Because a close, you can’t control. Creation? You can. Every time. I’ll…
SMFA4 Is HERE!
The fourth edition of Self-Management for Actors is HERE! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! I have nothing but thanks to offer now. Everything else is in the book. All my heart, all my love, all my passion…
Myth: Interning in a Casting Office Is Illegal
Hi Bonnie, My name is Uma. I love reading your column and have learned so much. Thank you for that. I was wondering if you let actors intern for you? I would love to learn…
Shiny New Thing
I get it. We all get it. There’s this moment at which we’re so freakin’ excited for the next project… but we’re under contract for another project. It’s the “shiny new thing” syndrome. The shiny…
Actor Joined the Union too Soon
Hello Bonnie, First off I wanted to say how much I enjoy The Actors Voice; I have found it incredibly informative and also reassuring as well. I was perusing through your old articles and read…
Love Your Audience
I sent an email the other day that made me filled with joy. Not for its contents, but for its recipients. I realized that I was just happy that these folks welcomed me into their…
Is SMFA Foundations Over?
So, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. We’ve opened registration on our five-week SMFA Foundations class in Los Angeles because, at the last Thirsty Third Thursday, Keith and I were bombarded with, “When is…
Does This Credit Have to Be Labeled Extra Work?
Hey Bonnie, Me and my girlfriend have been looking for an answer to an issue she is having with how to put a certain credit on her resumé. I looked at all your articles on…
Masterminding
I fired off an email to my awesome mailing list last week and mentioned something that had happened in my mastermind group meeting that day. That got me wondering whether actors know how powerful masterminding…
Feedback on The Realities of Pilot Season
This week we have two fab follow-ups to last week’s column about the The Realities of Pilot Season. Hello Bon, I just read your pilot season article. You stated that it is best to target…