EPISODE · Mar 22, 2023 · 42 MIN
Fast Times at Understudy High
from Theater Forward · host Jen Uphoff Gray, Julie Swenson, and Mike Fischer | Forward Theater Company
Finding understudies used to be the last item on a long to-do list for producers. But with ongoing safety protocols this hard-to-fill role is now front and center. As a result, more and more artists are jumping into performances at the last minute to keep productions afloat. A candid and funny look at this brave "sport," thanks to our special guests Kailey Azure Green (they/them) and Rána Roman (she/her), who offer backstage tales from two of Wisconsin's biggest theaters.
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Finding understudies used to be the last item on a long to-do list for producers. But with ongoing safety protocols this hard-to-fill role is now front and center. As a result, more and more artists are jumping into performances at the last minute to keep productions afloat.A candid and funny look at this brave "sport," thanks to our special guests Kailey Azure Green (they/them) and Rána Roman (she/her), who offer backstage tales from two of Wisconsin's biggest theaters.
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