The Understudy
"Dying for stardom... she found a role to kill for."
A perennial understudy takes matters into her own hands to achieve fame at any price.
Directors: David Conolly, Hannah Davis
Written by: Hannah Davis, David Conolly
Produced by: Cerise Hallam Larkin, Jean Boht, Carl Davis
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