Bonnie Gillespie, originally from Atlanta, Georgia, holds a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Georgia. Her thesis, "Broadcasting in the Elementary School," is an ethnographic study of live television news broadcasts developed and produced entirely by students. Bonnie has worked as Instructional Technology Coordinator for Athens Academy and developed extensive staff enrichment courses in the integration of media and technology in education. As graduate advisor to WUOG, 90.5fm, Bonnie was named College Radio Advisor of the Year, 1997, by the National Association of College Broadcasters.
     Bonnie's pursuit of acting brought her to Los Angeles, where she soon began working as a freelance writer for several publications. Freelance clients have included Back Stage West, the Sundance Institute, Roxbury Publishing Company, Hey Anita, Reel Noir, and several online publications, including The Actor's Bone, WildOgre.com, and EverythingElse.net, home of her column "It's Like This..." the follow-up to her popular humor column, "Don't Get Me Started."
     Bonnie has retired from acting, preferring instead to write and teach about the craft of casting and the business of acting. Her first book, Casting Qs: A Collection of Casting Director Interviews, is already a top-seller in Los Angeles and has been selected as a textbook for collegiate acting programs nationwide. Her second book, Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business, outsold Casting Qs before its release date. She is currently celebrating with co-author Blake Robbins the new book Acting Qs: Conversations with Working Actors.
     Bonnie now works as a personal consultant to actors and is a frequent guest speaker at several acting studios and regular free events in Los Angeles. She is also co-founder of the Flickering Image Short Film Festival. Bonnie put her expertise from interviewing over 200 casting directors to the test by casting nine SAG independent films and working in casting on three series for Fox and Wayne Newton's The Entertainer for E! Entertainment Television. In 2006, Bonnie was named a Top TV/Film Casting Director in the Back Stage West's Best of LA edition! Bonnie lives in Santa Monica with her husband and three cats. To bring Bonnie to your area, click here.