Hi Bonnie, We met at the Actors Comedy Studio Showcase in October. I’m a friend of Sarah McLean’s, who encouraged me to sign up for your newsletter earlier this year, so I’ve been enjoying your…
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Thanksgiving
This week is Thanksgiving in the United States. I’ve been sitting on this particular topic for over a month. I’m gonna share a story. Go back in time with me to October 12th, and we’re…
Weird Conditions and Paperwork for Auditions
Hey Bonnie, I know you are off saving the world one SMFA presentation at a time and believe me all of us are so glad you do what you do! Today I encountered two strange…
Feedback on Starting Late and Protect Yourself
Got lots of feedback about “Protect Yourself” from two weeks ago, its follow-up “Your Turn” from last week, and last week’s column on “Starting Late.” Let’s dive in, shall we? Bonnie, Per, “how actors in…
Feedback on Protect Yourself
This week’s Your Turn is a thoughtful response to last week’s piece on how actors can protect themselves against “bait and switch” type experiences. Hey Bonnie — Great advice on protecting oneself in the latest…
Protect Yourself
This week’s column — about a topic that caused reporters from both Time Magazine and The LA Times to contact me as a source earlier this month — is going to require a little outside…
Negotiating a Deal without an Agent
Hi Bonnie, I was going to post this on the Actors Access message board then I saw the link to your column. I did a search but didn’t find any relevant links. I booked a…
Three Things
When it comes down to it, you’re all freakin’ talented, beautiful people. You know that, right? Obviously, you take your career seriously, you invest in training, you keep your union dues paid (or you’re working…
How to Get a Casting Internship
Hello Bonnie! Congrats on your recent and upcoming Self-Management for Actors Seminar tours; you must be beyond excited! I had a question for you and hope you can help. In asking, or offering rather, to…
Self-Taped Audition Tips Review
Bonnie, great column last week. I agree that we, as actors, must become more comfortable self-submitting taped auditions much like we submit other materials online. I would suggest another problem with getting actors to submit…