Oct 31, 2023

There are smart people / kind people / wise people. Tania Richard is all of the people!  Join us as we chat with, learn from, and are moved by Tania’s take on understudying, making career choices, and priceless advice. She takes us to school with life lessons that we can’t wait for you to hear. Oh and, check out her...

Mar 29, 2022

#HashtagBooked Phenom and Commercial Superstar LaNisa Frederick joins Scott and Elana to discuss her experiences understudying at the Goodman Theater and Steppenwolf, among others.  She talks about getting paid in pasta and pizza, the benefits of having learned Latin in high school, and that whole LA thing....

Jan 22, 2021

Scott and Elana welcome Emjoy Gavino to You're On In Five!  As an understudy, Emjoy has gotten to play princesses (Mirror of the Invisible World, Goodman Theatre), a teenage runaway, a savvy cat and a singing ghost (Kafka on the Shore, Steppenwolf Theatre), a strong willed ex-girlfriend, a loving little sister, and a...

Jan 11, 2021

Scott and Elana welcome Josh Kemper to You're On In Five!  Josh served as understudy on the production that brought them all together, Here Lies Henry, with Interrobang Theatre Project in Chicago.  Josh has also performed/understudied with many Chicago storefronts such as Hell in a Handbag, Black Button Eyes...