Note: You’re not gonna like this one. At first. If you stick with me, you’ll come out of it feeling more empowered about it, but if you’re the reactive type (and the full moon energy…
Posts tagged book the room
Free Actor Training from Bonnie Gillespie
Y’all. Bookmark this list. 20 years ago, I started in on a journey that would lead to this moment. Me, showing up in your life, sharing a list of all the free training we’ve done…
Self-Management for Actors: Rock the Meeting
Self-Management for Actors: Rock the Meeting Join Bonnie Gillespie as she jams with showbiz creatives about the 3 steps to ROCK the rep meeting! Now that you’ve been invited in, it’s time to see if…
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……
Booking ≠ Love
More correctly, NOT booking does not equal NOT loved. Let me back up. Those of you following me on Instagram — and specifically keeping up with my STORIES — know I’m dealing with quite the…
Actors: LA Starts on a Yes
Hello lovelies. I just came home from a casting meeting and I’m so freakin’ excited! Why? Because the magic of *starting* the casting process is one that reminds me that LA starts on a YES….
The Work: Ep. 0701 — Matter
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0701 of The Work. Download Here! Matter: When you’re mired in actor busy work, when you’re blue because of what’s not working, when you’re just feeling DONE, consider…
Allie Costa: How to Be Yourself While Pretending to Be Someone Else
I was reminded recently that now and then it’s good to get back to basics. Sometimes we get so narrowly focused on specific goals or on targeted benchmarks that we forget the big picture. We…
No More Actor Mind Taffy
Hi Bonnie, It’s Miatta. I was gonna post this at the Facebook group, but since so many there already own/know the SMFA principles, I just wanted to share with everyone. Basically I wanted everyone to…
The Work: Ep. 0517 — Laying the Groundwork for a Show Bible
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0517 of The Work. Laying the Groundwork for a Show Bible: Listener email! Bonnie Gillespie answers a young actor’s question about how to take full advantage of the…