On Wednesday, Actors’ Equity Association (Equity) celebrated its eighth annual Swing Day, honoring the “swing” members of a theatrical musical’s cast. Swings learn multiple parts and are on standby to fill in for members of the chorus who can’t participate in a particular performance. Swing members may learn they’re going on stage only moments before a show begins, and they may have to play multiple parts in the same show, including characters that are different genders, races or ages.

“Swings exemplify the best of the chorus and have kept the curtain up time and time again,” said Al Bundonis, Equity’s second vice president. “We are excited to spend the day celebrating and uplifting swings by acknowledging all the work you do.”

Throughout the day, Equity shared various content from swings and their supporters on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter using the hashtags #EquityTeamSwing and #SwingDay2023.

  Actors’ Equity Association, Unions