understudy In theater, an understudy, referred to in opera as cover or covering, is a performer who learns the lines and blocking or choreography of a regular actor, actress, or other performer in a play. Should the regular actor or actress be unable to ap ...

is an actor learning a role in case the main actor is indisposed. Understudy or The Understudy may also refer to:

Literature

* ''The Understudy'' (novel), a 2005 novel by David Nicholls * ''The Understudy'', a 1975 novel by

Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one o ...

* ''The Understudy'', a 2007 play by

Theresa Rebeck Theresa Rebeck (born February 19, 1958) is an American playwright, television writer, and novelist. Her work has appeared on the Broadway and Off-Broadway stage, in film, and on television. Among her awards are the Mystery Writers of America's E ...

Film

* ''The Understudy'' (1922 film), an American film of 1922 directed by William A. Seiter * ''The Understudy'' (1976 film), an Australian television film directed by Eric Luithle * '' The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II'', a 1988 Canadian horror film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti * ''The Understudy'' (2008 film), a British comedy directed by David Conolly and Hannah Davis

Television episodes

* "The Understudy" (''Inside No. 9'') * "The Understudy" (''Seinfeld'') * "Understudy" (''Smash'') * "The Understudy" (''Upstairs, Downstairs'') {{DEFAULTSORT:Understudy