Have you ever had to understudy at the last minute? What show was it for?

Question

S.W. I'm sorry my writing is so horrible. If I'm that difficult to comprehend perhaps you shouldn't try to answer my questions anymore. It must be difficult for you to have to live in a world of such idiots like me. Here is a question perhahps you can understand: Why are you such a snob?

Answer 1

hahahahah i like your answer to S.W. Congrats.

Answer 2

yes. i was the understudy for alice in "Wonderland!" and she got sick right before the first scene was supposed to start. literally last minute.

it was in 8th grade, but still.

Answer 3

yes, i was and understudy and it was for "The Odd Couple", the female version. I learned all 50 something lines in 1 day....I had to. that is what you do. Then turns out the woman who had the main part felt better the night of the performance!

yeah, wasnt exactly fun...but oh well

lol thats soo funny what you said about S.W.

I gave him a thumbs down bc he just sounds like a total a**

Answer 4

Yea, The Nutcracker, the acting portion. I was only supposed to be Clara in show one and then dance in the second show and another girl was gonna be clara but she didn't show up and her sister cussed her out for it since it was my first time acting. She never showed up for the Curtain Call so I had to do it. The Nutcracker Prince and I also had to be the ones to tell the director. Then the director told everyone else to learn a lesson from that and the girl quit because she didn't like how the director did that.

Answer 5

It took me about 3 seconds to re-word your question in a way that made more sense, no offense.

  The way it's presented would suggest some very poor planning by the committee of directors involved in a production.

  As a CHOSEN understudy one should expect the LAST MINUTE, constantly, at any moment, and be totally prepared.

  The show is irrelevent, the need is clear, in whatever the situation, and the person sitting, waiting, should do what they are there, intended to do, in case.

Answer 6

It happened a long time ago - in 1961, I think.  The play was "Waiting for Lefty" by Clifford Odets, a drama that runs about an hour, a long one-act.

- The role was Harry Fatt, the leading character.  The actor playing it lost his voice the night before opening.

- I was not the understudy, but had a small part in the show and thus was somewhat familiar with the character and the lines.  

- It was a long night I spent learning the lines, but by the time the show went on I was ready.