by Bonnie Wallace | Education, Featured Post, General
Parents sometimes ask me if acting classes are worth the time and money they require. To me, investing in acting classes is one of the best investments any parent can make: acting training pays dividends over the entire course of a person’s life, no matter where...
by Bonnie Wallace | Education, General
Signing with an agent and getting cast in decent roles is a challenge for anyone in the industry at any age: for young actors aged 15-17, it can be especially challenging. The CHSPE offers a potential solution. Most roles for that age group are actually played by...
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 | CHSPE, Education, General
CHSPE Pros and Cons The CHSPE (California High School Proficiency Exam, commonly pronounced “chispie”) certificate is the equivalent of a high school diploma. Having one makes your child a “legal 18,” which can be magic words in this industry. Basically, it means that...
by Bonnie Wallace | CHSPE, Education, General
There are probably about as many ways to manage the question of school as there are families trying to manage it. Parents whose kids are professional actors generally have to be a bit more flexible than those who are simply having a more normal childhood. Luckily...
by Bonnie Wallace | Education, General
Most actors and directors would agree that training is an essential part of being a great actor. After that one point of agreement, there can be a lot of divergent opinions. How much training? What kind? And what even constitutes training? For many people the...
