My friend Adam Creighton moved from Austin, TX to Durham, NC some months ago. He offers some very candid and pointed insights into how this has affected his acting and voice acting career in a Point of View article published a few days ago on Showfax.
What I think is pretty cool is that The Actors Voice – POV (the point of view site) is overseen by casting director Bonnie Gillespie. I’m not positive, but I think I might have played a small role in helping to introduce Adam to Bonnie a couple of years ago. Regardless, of whether that’s the case or not, I just love seeing how the lives of people I know intersect like this.
Here’s another example, I met Anna Vocino as a result of studying in 2007 with Nancy Wolfson. (Anna and Nancy jointly run the Break Into Voice Over site.) I first connected with Bonnie Gillespie because I responded to one of her superb The Actors Voice columns. She not only responded to my comments, but even linked to this blog from there. So, I was truly delighted when I was at dinner with Nancy, Anna and several of our mutual friends a year ago and discovered during our conversation that Anna and Bonnie are also good friends with one another.
In any case, back to Adam and his column, I think that term “desperate creativity” is spot on. Everyone who works in a creative field knows what it’s like living through a season where things aren’t clicking. No one wants to live there, but once we get through those times we have the benefit of being able to look back and see just how much we learned from the experience. May this be such a time for you, Adam.
That was a great article! I made the move from Atlanta to Los Angeles in 2007, and I think I went through and still go through all the same things Adam is experiencing!
I feel the need to meet Adam so we can complete the Anna Bonnie Bob Nancy connection!
Thanks for posting this, Bob.
Cheers-
Anna
Anna,
I’ll take care of introducing you to Adam as soon as possible. And isn’t it cool how these circles of relationships develop, widen, and strengthen over time? Amazing.
Bob
Bob,
Thank you for the intro to Anna, the beyond kind references to my blog, and the wonderfully additive comments to my posts.
If anyone doesn’t feel like they have enough info to be successful as a voice actor, they’re not spending enough time on your site.
And, yes, I’m pretty sure you’re the gentleman I have to thank for introducing me to Bonnie.
Best,
— Adam
Adam,
You’re very welcome. I truly love connecting with talented people. I’m very glad you’re one of them.
Be well,
Bob
Ah, but until I meet NANCY, the circle will never be complete. 😉
Thanks, guys. Love having you ALL involved in my columns and life in this industry. 🙂 (Especially Anna… but that’s just b/c I’ve known her longest.)
Cheers,
-Bon.
Bon,
We’ll have to see what we can do about closing that gap in the circle. Thank you for stopping by.
Be well,
Bob