SOAP OPERA ACTING: The Ins and Outs of Daytime Drama
Bonnie Forward is a third generation Californian, born into an entertainment family in Los Angeles in the 1950s. She grew up on sound stages and was surrounded by television and film stars, both on-set and at home. In travelling the world she discovered that Soap Operas are universally beloved, in every country around the globe. This revelation resulted in her taking a keen interest in American Soap Opera acting, and everything about this unique television medium. She studied with the best in the business, both in front of the camera and behind it, devoting her life to Daytime Drama and spending countless days on Soap sets. She counts many Soap actors among her friends, as well as key Soap Opera executives. Over 25 years ago, using all original scripts from the two top-rated Soap Operas in the world, she became the only acting coach ever to establish an acting school with a primary emphasis on Soap Opera.