by Bonnie Wallace | Agents, General, Managers
The first question to ask when you want to change your child’s agent or manager is WHY do you want to make this change? There are probably a hundred different reasons someone might want to change representation, but they tend to fall into a few basic categories: • Not...
by Bonnie Wallace | General, Mindset, Resilience
Even with all the pieces in place—a supportive family, financial stability, genuine talent, a solid resume, and a great team—this business is difficult and there are no guarantees that your child will succeed. Having these things helps of course. And your child could...
by Bonnie Wallace | Advice, General
I lived most of my life in a genuinely small town—an island, in fact. Moving to LA, I assumed that running repeatedly into the same people and having a sense of community was something I would lose. I could not have been more wrong. Los Angeles covers a truly vast...
by Bonnie Wallace | Advice, General
If your child is lucky enough, and talented enough, to find what anyone would call success as an actor—steady work, a growing positive reputation, and increasing opportunities—this opens up a whole other host of issues. Many of them fall into the often cited “first...
by Bonnie Wallace | General, Resources
Some factors that affect your decision on how to manage the effort to support your child in their dream of becoming a professional actor: How old is the child (or children)? What exactly is their goal? Could this be accomplished from home? Do you have objective,...
