our understudies are really cool people. i think they have our back, i hope. >> seth: okay, that's good. did you though -- so when you understudied the play. and even though you mentioned you had a lot of other things you were working on back then. when you started rehearsing for this, how much of it did you remember from your understudy days? >> you know, it stayed with me. because as an understudy, you are in the room every day they're in rehearsal. you see it happen. and then you have to watch the show every night. lingered with me, but i did not pick up the script until i was at the reading at the public. and i was dizzy by the end of it. because i was like, "oh my god, what have i gotten myself into? who asked me to do this?" but it's been an incredible journey. and i love doing it every day. >> seth: and you play -- age. you play a teenager, a young teenager. is that, i mean, i found it completely believable. is that something you took into account when you started doing it? especially since it's a part that you were u

>> yes, it was the very first thing i understudied when i got to yale school of drama. and, i never went on, thank goodness. >> seth: is that, when you are an understudy, are you happy not to go on? >> yes -- i mean, when you're in drama school you're very happy because -- >> seth: got it. >> -- i had like maybe five to six other roles that i was playing every day. >> it was too much. of the lines. [ light laughter ] >> basically. and there's an accent involved and all that stuff. >> seth: right. adepero oduye, who was playing the girl at the time. >> seth: oh, so you never wanted her to get sick? >> no, no, no -- >> seth: do you -- now, do you feel that from your understudy, or do you think she's like, looking for you to take a fall? [ laughter ] >> we are very lucky. our understudies are really cool people. i think they have our back, i >> seth: okay, that's good. did you though -- play. and even though you mentioned you had a lot of other things you were working on back then. when you started rehearsing for this, how much of it did you remember from your understudy d

bobby fosse and jerry e the understudy to the great carol haney. she went down in the middle of the show with a sprained ankle, not >> y re going to drop the hat in steamed and i did. they told me not to say it. i'm still saying it. i've been guided all my life. i really feel i have angels and, i mean, some are very hard nosed, you better get to this and do it. and i'm very disciplined. but that whole shoott's very funny the way you tell the story. one of our favorite ladies. you know that. >> shirley, thank you so very >> beige face. >> do you like them or don't? >> love them. >>> what's better than having an oscar winner on show? >> helen mirren on her we give you relief from your cold & flu. you give them a case of the giggles.d helps relieve your worst cold & flu symptoms... you can give them've got. tylenol at hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly.oax out great flavor effortlessly. p hillshire farm. because it's worth doing right.m, there's a reason our slow roasted turkey taste so

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they were talking about people who were understudies who broke through and had these huge careers and the first person they talked about was you. and the filling in for had a broken ankle. >> sprained. >> and they just -- it showed the chronicling of your career and how it could happen by one instant where someone happens to see you. >> whe you were do ing ing "swe 1954. i had never had a rehearsal. bobby fosse and jerry robbins made me the understudy to the great carol haney. the show with a sprained ankle, not broken. >> y re i could think of was i'm going to drop the hat in steamed heat. and i did. they told me not to say it. i'm still saying it. i've been guided all my life. i really feel i have angels and, i mean, some are very hard nosed, you better get to this and do it. and i'm very disciplined. but that whole shoot -- >> it's very funny the way you tell the story. one of our favorite ladies. you know that. much. >> beige face. >> do you like them or don't? >> love them. >>> what's better than having an oscar winner on show? >> helen mirren on her we give you relief from your

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>> at least teen. >> we have understudies who are just as good as our principals.ve to play at least ten characters a night and be able to switch really quickly. >> sal, i think you would be great at this. >> you know what? >> thank you so much for coming on and we have more information about how you can -- >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> again the open auditions begin saturday 2 p.m. they are being held there on beach blanket boulevard in san francisco's north beach district. go to ktvu.com and look for it under the web links section at the tonight home page. we will be right back. >>> new this morning bay area star brandi chastain says she will donate her brain for concussion research. chastain tells "usa today" she hopes that neuroscientists can examine her brain anderson varejao death and answer questions such as whether it's okay for someone before the age of 14 to hit a ball. the 47-year-old chastain said she suffered two concussions at uc berkeley and santa clara university. >>> the warriors have a big game tonight. hosting the okl

it was the first thing i've ever understudied. it was my very first gig at the yale school of drama. i remember being in rehearsals and feeling so blessed that the play existed, that i witnessed it getting made. to be in it on broadway, i would have done it just about anywhere. i would have done it in my living room if it came to that. >> reporter: now you're making history. this is so cool. female playwright, cast and director. >> yes, the first play on broadway to be all female from writing to performance. that also feels like a blessed milestone. >> feminism has been tossed around when people are speaking about the show. what do you think -- how do you think that word fits into the context of the story that these women are telling? >> that is a very good question, a deep question. i don't know if i have a response except to say this is a real celebration of the resilience of women in unimaginable circumstances. >> reporter: you look ravishing in purple. do you own one pair of sweat pants? >> i do. >> when i'm working out. >> re

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