The Understudy

An understudy chasing her big break starts to suspect the accidents clearing her path aren't accidents at all.

• Psychological thriller set backstage at a hit production
• An understudy convinced the accidents clearing her path aren't accidents
• A final act that will cost someone everything

“Nora Voss had watched two hundred and eleven performances of "Midnight in Carrow House" from the wings, script memorized down to the pauses, and had gone on exactly once, for eleven minutes, when Selene Marchetti's understudy had a stomach bug during a Tuesday matinee that nobody important had come to see. "You're not bitter," her roommate Dana liked to say, in the tone of someone building a case for the opposite.”

Format: Instant PDF download after purchase.

Length: A full short story — about 25–35 minutes to read.

Works on: Any device with a PDF reader — phone, tablet, e-reader, or computer.