The Emergence Machine

Understudy

physical · Theater · Level 12 · E9

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Emergence definition

An understudy emerges from the concept of stagecraft, which involves the art of performance, and the role of an actor, who learns and prepares to perform a role in a theatrical production.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “understudy” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
understudy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0UnderstudyStagecraftActorTheaterPerformance… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesUnderstudyL12ActorL10StagecraftL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Actor L10 (requires)
    An understudy is an actor who learns a role and is prepared to perform if the original actor is unable to appear.
  • Stagecraft L11 (requires)
    understudy builds on the concept of stagecraft