Understudy question

[Overkill]

Understudy question#1

Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:32am

I was talking to a friend, and not being part of Equity and never working on a Broadway show, I wouldn't really know the answer to this: If a lead actor of a show misses and an understudy goes on, is their pay any different when they get their check? Do they get docked for missing a performance? I said I didn't think so, but I don't know. Just wondering.

[dramamama611]

Understudy question#2

Posted: 1/18/11 at 3:35am

No, just like most jobs, they get sick days and vacations days.

The understudy, however, gets a little extra each time they perform.

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