It’s the time of year that creatives start dreading the trip home… not because travel is a hassle, not because leaving town right as some of the best gigs do a little casting is risky,…
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No Screens in the Bedroom
Hello beautiful people of Expansive Capacity! It’s time for that good ol’ Superpower Sunday badassery! 🙂 This is all about how we can implement wee changes that can turbocharge our *existing* superpowers so that we…
Don’t Invite Suits to the Writers Room
Hello you beautiful people! One of the major players in our month of free Self-Management for Actors training we called “SMF-mAy” was the concept of your true north. If you don’t know what I’m talking…
The Work: Ep. 1015 — Asking for Feedback
Thank you for joining us for Episode 1015 of The Work. Asking for Feedback: An Atlanta talent agent asked Hollywood casting director and author Bonnie Gillespie whether actors should ask for feedback. Should you? Let’s…
Are You a Guru Hunter?
It wasn’t like this never happened before, it’s just really happening a LOT since Sam Christensen died. The email goes, “Dear Bonnie. I like your book and I think your advice is solid. I see…
The Work: Ep. 1001 — Lessons from a Casting Favor
Thank you for joining us for Episode 1001 of The Work. Lessons from a Casting Favor: What are actors doing wrong, when it comes to their online presence? Hollywood casting director Bonnie Gillespie takes you…
Actors Asking for Feedback
Hello from New York, you beautiful people! My five-week world tour is underway and I mean it when I say *world* tour, y’all. For two solid weeks I’ll be totally off the grid! But first……
Actors… Adjust Your Focus!
Hello you beautiful creatives! Today’s BonBlast comes with a visual. Be sure to marvel at my artistic prowess. First up, the typical actor POV. “I’m over here, smiling. I see that casting director over there….
Lessons from a Casting Favor
A week ago, I popped in at the SMFA Ninjas Facebook group to post a vague — but very effin’ cool — casting notice. Why not call my favorite agents and managers? With whom I…
Connect the Dots: A Secret Weapon for Actors
“I see you shiver with antici… …pation.” Let’s be honest, we all love solving a puzzle, completing a thought, “yes, and…”-ing a great lead-in. Connecting the dots is FUN. Yet for some reason, I regularly…