by Bonnie Wallace | Advice, Education, General
The biggest source of anxiety for many parents of child actors is that their kid will miss out on “a normal life.” I’m not sure what a normal life really is, but I do understand this worry. When our children are born, we wish certain things for them: happiness, rich...
by Bonnie Wallace | Advice, General
How long does it take? No one can know how many auditions will happen before an actor is cast in their first project. And then how many more auditions will pass before their second role! It can be frustratingly slow, unnervingly quick, and everything in between. In...
by Bonnie Wallace | General
This past weekend my daughter Claire and I attended the performance of one of her young voice students—a Broadway-style theatre camp show featuring kids age 5-14. It was the kind of production she and her sister Dove had done for many summers when they were growing...
by Bonnie Wallace | General
It’s summer, and I just returned home from a wonderful vacation with my family and some friends. We played in the water, slept til we woke without an alarm, and shared wonderful food and conversations. By the time the week was up, we all felt refreshed and eager to...
by Bonnie Wallace | Agents, General
The relationship between a parent and young actor’s agent is important, and can be challenging to navigate. Communication is clearly part of the key to a successful partnership, but exactly what kind of communication and how much are open to debate! Moreover, the...
by Bonnie Wallace | CHSPE, General, Mandatory Paperwork
I received a letter from Bank of America recently—they have stopped opening new Coogan Accounts, and wanted me to update my website’s Resources Page to remove them from the list of financial institutions that offer this service. While I appreciate B of A’s reaching...
