The understudy position is a tradition within the theatre community. An understudy learns the lead role or two, and if the star is indisposed, steps in and performs the part. Some understudies have ...

Due to safety concerns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, theaters everywhere have turned to understudies as a saving grace. Northwestern’s Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts recently began to ...

While the majority of press around a production often centers on the stars, director, or author, all major productions depend on swings, standbys, and understudies to keep the show running. Large ...

I often hear actors of varying experience levels say that they are not interested in being an understudy. They are reluctant to tie themselves to a job where they may not get to go on stage and be ...

At times, the cold, absurd frustrations of working in the theater can make you feel as if you are trapped in a Kafka play. "The Understudy," a piece about a trio of idiosyncratic theater folk –-- each ...