Hello, My question is: I am returning to acting after a long break, marriage, daughter, husband’s job changed a few times to different parts of the countries, etc. My status is honorary withdrawal from SAG….
Posts tagged what you control
Be in the Moment
I was recently sharing the story about my CTJ meeting with a boss I had back in 1989. I was bartending my way through college and making great money (it’s fascinating what a hot little…
Bon Appétit
One of the casting directors I interviewed for what was then called Back Stage West was Donna Ekholdt, then the vice president of talent development and casting for Big Ticket Television. We spent over 90…
Name Dropping
One of my favorite things that happens in this glorious industry of ours is that we’re quick to lean on our Webs of Trust. As we should be! If we’re smart about how we’ve built…
Careful What You Wish For
So, last week we launched the last 100-Day Challenge of 2014 and I led off with the importance of making a list of things outside of your control. At first, this feels like a frustrating…
What’s Your Auto-Fill?
I’ll never forget the conversation I had with a fellow writer about the day I finally stopped apologetically calling myself a writer and instead enthusiastically answered, “I’m a writer,” when someone at a non-industry networking…
Pumping Up Credits
I was at a leadership conference when the facilitator decided it was time for a rousing game of Simon Says. Here we were, all 6000 of us, up on our feet, ready to hop from…
Feedback on Being of Service
Dear Bonnie, You may remember the words I told you in our first private: “You are a spiritual person.” Well this is strongly confirmed by your latest “Come from a Place of Service” column. Very…
Best Time for an Actor to Take a Vacation
Bons: I NEEEEEEEEED a vacation. Now’s the right time to go, right? It’s dead for another week or two before episodic season picks up? Please say yes. I need a break from Hollyweird! Ha! I…
Feedback on Stage Names
Woo! Got LOTS of email, Twitter action, and follow-up convo at the SMFA Facebook Group about last week’s column on stage names. Here’s just a wee bit of what came through: I hear you. But…