Types of Covers
An offstage member of the chorus who fills in for absent members of the chorus performers.
What is a Swing?
Where Swings sit during rehearsals in the studio and tech.
What is a Swing Table?
The amount of notice a swing is required to be given before they go onstage.
What is none?
A position that one or two swings in each production often double as.
What is Dance Captain?
Swinging gives you that ______ ____ like you were on a roller coaster.
Adrenaline Rush
An Actor responsible for covering a Principle role in a show.
What is an Understudy?
A rehearsal set aside to teach and maintain all the tracks that covers know. Only covers are called.
What is an Understudy Rehearsal?
When a Swing is performing more than one track in the same performance.
What is a Split-Track?
The activity Swings usually do as a group backstage once they are all feeling very comfortable with all their tracks.
What is playing games?
Swinging works better as a team sport. It gives you a sense of...
Community! #swingnation
A type of off-stage cover that covers one or more Principle roles.
What is a Stand-By?
A rehearsal set aside to put or one covers into the show with most technical elements and costumes for the covers. A full company is called.
What is a Put-In?
A performance that has been altered in order to be able to be performed by less people than originally intended.
What is a Cut Show?
A Swing's best friend.
Who is a Stage Manager?
Onstage ensemble has only seen the show from their track's POV. Swings get a more well rounded...
Perspective
A member of the onstage ensemble who will jump into the a different track onstage if necessary.
What is an Onstage Swing?
A rehearsal where the full ensemble is called for the purpose of walking through the show with covers onstage, no tech.
What is a Spacing Rehearsal?
The amount of rehearsals required specifically for swings before opening a show.
What is 0 hours?
A silly name for when a Swing completes at least one performance of every track they cover.
What is SWINGO?
Some people do the exact same job every day, but with Swinging there is...
Variety
An offstage cover for a Principle actor who is guaranteed to perform at least once a week.
Example: They may go on every Wednesday matinee.
What is an Alternate?
The number one reason a Swing would step in temporarily during a rehearsal.
What is a costume fitting?
The extra amount of money Swings get paid each time they perform a track.
What is $0?
A written announcement, only seen by cast and crew, that says what cast member will be in the show that day and which will be out of show.
What is an In/Out?
The job is hard, so when you succeed you feel a...
Sense of Accomplishment.