Advice

'Improvising' in Scripted Comedy

I'm often asked by people who have seen "The 39 Steps"—in which I'm performing on Broadway, along with Jill Paice, Jeffery Kuhn, and Sean Mahon—how much of the show is improvised.

Can Comedic Timing Be Taught, or Is It Innate?

An acting teacher of mine (quoting an acting teacher of his, who was quoting an acting teacher of his, etc., ad infinitum) once said, "Emotion is to the actor what sweat is to the athlete."

But Seriously…

Show business should be the place where actors can show off all their colors, but in reality it's more often about showing the same color over and over again.

A Chance to Kick Up My White Boots

We're at Mile High Stadium in Denver. At that moment I was standing in a long line of hundreds of pretty girls, all waiting anxiously. 

An Actor's Resume: Special Skills & No-No Skills

"No-No Skills" are items on an actors resume that should never – repeat, never – be listed as skills on an actor's resume.

Don't Sweat It

Summertime—full of sun, sand, surf, and, of course, sweat and sunburns. But if you're on camera or on stage, it's often imperative that you not show any signs of the summer heat.

For Me! For Me?

I wanted to ask for your advice on researching and joining theater companies. I feel silly asking this question, because it feels like I should know the answer, being from New York.

Stacy Citron

Stacy Citron literally tap-danced her way to the role of Julia Thomas III in "Aunt Fondeen and the Lost Dutchman Goldmine," an original children's show for the Culver City Public Theatre.