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| Posted by: AC126748 12:30 pm EDT 05/28/23 | |
| In reply to: Protocol when there are multiple understudies - dramaturg 12:21 pm EDT 05/28/23 | |
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| There are several reasons why a given understudy might be performing. If a role is covered by two people, one could be out sick or on vacation. If a performer is out of the show for COVID, meaning that they’ll miss at least one full week of performances, they might use multiple understudies to minimize exposure. (Recently when Lea Michele was out with COVID, both her standby Julie Benko and understudy Ephie Aardema went on.) Usually if someone is a standby, they are the first call when the listed performer is out, but beyond that, it’s usually situational. | |
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| re: Protocol when there are multiple understudies | |
| Posted by: dramaturg 12:52 pm EDT 05/28/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Protocol when there are multiple understudies - AC126748 12:30 pm EDT 05/28/23 | |
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| Thanks very much. | |
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| re: Protocol when there are multiple understudies | |
| Posted by: mikem 03:09 pm EDT 05/28/23 | |
| In reply to: re: Protocol when there are multiple understudies - dramaturg 12:52 pm EDT 05/28/23 | |
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| Someone who knows more can pipe in -- would it be possible that the second understudy is going on in both cases because they rehearse together? When shows are doing understudy rehearsals, do they generally have the understudies paired like that, or is it more free-form? Related questions: are there understudy rehearsals where they do the entire show with understudies in all the parts, or is it more that the stage manager does 90% of the lines and only one or two understudies are actively participating? And after the show opens, if you are understudying a principal, how often do you run through the show with a stage manager? If you are a swing, do you rehearse the ten parts you are covering on your own, or is the stage manager actively going through each part with you on a regular basis? Just wondering. |
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