Do you celebrate your youness? You know, that stuff that makes you uniquely you. Or do you show up for an audition and immediately start angling, based on what you think they’re looking for? One…
Posts tagged auditions
Lessons from Series Regular Auditions
Your articles have such great timing in my career! I loved your recent one about not letting small details in the script derail your acting in the audition. I just had my second series regular…
Don’t Rush. Be Prepared!
Hey Bonnie, I wrote to you in July in response to one of your Your Turn columns, asking how we would pitch ourselves to an agent. I was pretty long winded, and was so excited…
Wear the Same Thing to Callbacks?
Hi Bonnie, Thanks again to you, Robert, and Candice for running the sessions so smoothly for the Paul Ekman industrial auditions and callbacks. It was a treat to be there. Thinking about my auditions, I…
Effortless
I’m fortunate enough to spend a few hours each week with some of the finest people on the planet. Mostly actors, but also a few producers, directors, writers, coaches, publicists, casting assistants, agents’ assistants, hyphenates….
Book the Room
I was listening to a lovely and talented actor friend talking about some good news. She had just come from a fantastic audition. As she gushed about all the prep work she had done and…
More Feedback on The CD Workshop Issue
You’ll recall that a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about The CD Workshop Issue. Well, here’s some more of the email that week’s piece generated. Thanks, everyone, for weighing in! Dear Bonnie, Your column…
Feedback on The CD Workshop Issue
Phew! Last week’s column on The CD Workshop Issue generated a lot (A LOT) of email and phone calls. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you! I’ve been asked whether I could provide a…
How to Ask for Feedback After an Audition
What’s a polite way to ask for feedback after an audition, regardless of whether or not you got the role? Lauren Billingsley Ah, great question. The first rule of asking for feedback is: Wait ’til…
Have Fun; Don’t Suck!
You may already know that I started out my career as a kid actor in Atlanta. It was my pursuit of a career in acting that led me to Los Angeles. Twice. And it was…