We have one or two understudies this year, although i think it is the first year we have had them. I think it happened b/c this year's play has a small cast and the director couldnt take all her "favorite" actors so she gave them a script and told them to be understudies. If they dont have to act, one of them might be helping me call cues and keep the actors inline on stage, so that could be useful (at least one of the understudies has a good head and knows how to act in a theator) Lucky Me!