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Full of laugh-out-loud comedy and vivacious satire, The Understudy dissects the backstage friction of a frenzied understudy rehearsal of a long lost Kafka play about to be staged on Broadway. Charged with running the rehearsal, Roxanne finds her professional and personal lives colliding when Harry, a jobbing actor, is cast as understudy to Jake, a mid-level action star yearning for legitimacy. As Harry and Jake find their common ground, Roxanne tries to navigate the rehearsal with a stoned lighting board operator, an omnipresent intercom system, the producers threatening to close the show and her own mixed feelings about both actors and her past. Will the show go on?

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Author: Theresa Rebeck

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Archive listings for The Understudy (2017)

Work type: Play.

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Staged as part of Canal Cafe's American Season, The Understudy is a dazzling and humanistic look at people trying to do what they love in the face of never-ending obstacles.Presented byCanal Cafe Theatre. Presented byRussell Lucas. Director Russell Lucas. Design Stuart Glover (LX / SFX designer). Performer Leonard Sillevis (Jake). Performer Samuel John (Harry). Performer Emma Taylor (Roxanne).

21 Feb 17 to 11 Mar 17

Canal Cafe Theatre, Bridge House Pub, Inner London :: V177
listing details L79901776

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