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. Download Here! Asking for Feedback: An Atlanta talent agent asked Hollywood casting director and author Bonnie Gillespie whether actors should ask for feedback. Should…
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. Download Here! Lessons from a Casting Favor: What are actors doing wrong, when it comes to their online presence? Hollywood casting director Bonnie Gillespie…
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…