Swing
A swing is a performer who covers several ensemble tracks and goes on for whichever one is out, sometimes with a different track each night. Swings learn every position in every number they cover and are the reason a musical can run with a cast member sick.
Features
- Characters & Ensemble Tracks — A character list with actor assignment, ensemble tracks, per-character inventory and mic assignments, plus exports.
Related terms
- Understudy — An understudy learns a role in order to perform it if the cast member cannot. Understudies rehearse separately, attend the main rehearsals to absorb the…
- Ensemble — The ensemble is the group of performers who play the unnamed or minor roles — townspeople, dancers, the chorus — and carry the big numbers. In a musical the…
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