Hi Bonnie, I’m an actor in Southeast Washington (~4 hrs. removed from Seattle), and my five-year plan involves moving to LA to pursue acting professionally. In the meantime, I am acting in local community theatre….
Posts tagged money
Thinkin’ Lincoln
Tim Dunigan shared the simplest savings plan in the world with the audience of Your Actor MBA on July 17, 2010 (tape day for this particular episode). On that day, I started Thinkin’ Lincoln and…
Wanting It Is Not Enough
Every now and then, I’ll hear an actor say, “I’m going to make it because I want it more than the other guy does.” Nope. It doesn’t work like that. Sure, you may stay at…
The Economy Has Done Artists a Favor
Last week, during President Obama’s visit to Orange County, a woman named Isa de Quesada came to the microphone and asked a question. She gave a little background about her situation. Seems she has been…
Monetizing Your Voice
Once available at Editor Unleashed (R.I.P. 2010), I’m now featuring my article Monetizing Your Voice here. Check it out at the Internet Archive for all the comments and such. Not too long ago, I spoke…
The Spiral
I was talking with one of my besties a couple of weeks ago and we began discussing patterns in lessons we’ve had in our decades in this industry. We noticed that we both — and,…
Life as a Series Regular
Last week’s Your Turn kicked off with the following email from a reader: The question I have found myself wondering about lately is what the actual day-to-day life of an actor who is a star…
The Costs of Acting
When looking over the many emails I received about my On The Set column, I noticed a few actors requesting more articles in the “how it really is” spirit of things. One of the things…
Agency Commissions on Nonunion Work
This week, I’m going to focus on an issue that’s been a recent topic at the Hollywood Happy Hour Yahoo group. Hollywood Happy Hour is a networking group that Nelson Aspen and I founded several…
ActorsBon: $600 to Get on a House Reel?
Dear Bonnie, I met with a non-SAG Los Angeles agency who is interested in repping me for voiceovers. I have no experience in VOs. This agency, from all I have heard, does not have a…