Hi Bonnie, I recently purchased your book and am really enjoying it! I’ve learned that I really need a lot of preparation before going out to LA. I am applying to AMDA in New York…
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Seeking Harold Guskin
Hi Bonnie, I hope you are well. I know you are super busy at the moment preparing for Get A-Listed (which I’m very excited about!) but I wondered if I could ask you a quick…
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…
Just Get Better
In this week’s column, I’m going to dole out the most outrageous advice I’ve ever given. But first, a little context. The bulk of the emails I receive can be put, roughly, into three categories….
Why Is a Big CD Doing Small-Market Workshops?
Hello Bonnie, I am a Seattle-based actor and read your column every week. I do actually read what you write so I know how big you are on research. I recently got an email from…
BizParentz on Kids in Showbiz
Thank you, everyone, for your feedback on your favorite headshot photographers and acting coaches for young actors! Let’s lead off on the headshot photographer issue with some guidelines from BizParentz.org. We’ve seen parents doing everything…
Kids in Showbiz
Welcome to our year-end three-part series on issues specific to young actors! Thank you, readers, for having written in with so many great topic ideas. Over the next three weeks, I hope to get to…
Feedback on Best On-Camera Classes
So, this week I’d like to share a little feedback on last week’s “Best On-Camera Classes” column. As I mentioned, I used information from class websites as well as first-hand recommendations from readers who sent…
Best On-Camera Classes
As you may recall, a few weeks back I mentioned in a Your Turn segment that I needed some help putting together a piece on the best on-camera classes out there. I had gotten a…
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…