#sarah mcfarlane

[janedances]

Bliss 7.0 Leak

So rehearsals for Bliss 7.0 started yesterday, and with it came a mini leak! In the background you can see some papers, which reveal part of the cast and Ladies in Waiting. Now, here is where it gets exciting, because I’ve done some analysing and we seemingly have 2 confirmed returns!!

Those two headshots seemingly resemble Janice and Sarah’s headshots! Janice was Cleves in Breakaway 4.0 and Sarah was Howard in Breakaway 5.0, so I presume they will reprise those roles! I’ve added the pictures side by side for reference!

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@/usernamethatslame on Instagram, 25 February 2024

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Day two hundred and forty three of posting every six queen

Sarah McFarlane as Katherine Howard

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NEW BREAKAWAY CAST!!! GABBI MACK AND SASHA BACK AS ARAGON AND CLEVES!!! SUNAYA BACK AS BOBO!!!

MEGAN LEUNG RETURNS AS PARR!!!!! WE GET A HK PARR AGAIN!!!!!

Yeah!! Can’t wait! A lot of people who are lovely to see back! I had a bingo at one point of queens I most wanted to see come back and/or swore would, so with this I got to go cross several off and that’s always awesome. Sarah was one of them, was thrilled to see her join as the first Irish queen and so glad she gets a debut now!! And excited to see Jaelle LaGuerre, I’ve been hoping we’d see her in Six for a few years now.

And no worries about spam, haha, these messages were cracking me up. Very glad my excitement is shared! 💜

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Preview: Timing/Luck

Timing/Luck preview. Gerry Duggan takes you along his journey through comic books and Hollywood. The book contains hundreds of photos over two decades #books

Timing/Luck Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Gerry DugganIn Shops: Nov 27, 2024SRP: $19.99 Gerry Duggan takes you along his journey through comic books and Hollywood. The book contains hundreds of photos over two decades in writing rooms, green rooms, and city streets around the world. Each photo tells a story, and collectively the book tells his. Timing/Luck is a mash-up of dark streets, bright minds, and…

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LIVESTREAM MARATHON - THIS SATURAY 30TH NOVEMBER!

Come help us raise money for season 2 of Camlann by tuning in to our twelve hour marathon on the @tincanaudio Twitch channel!

There'll be 27 prizes available, including the only Camlann merchandise currently in existence: 9 posters with our show art, and 9 custom campfire patches made by our very own Ross McFarlane, as well as 9 hardback copies of Ella's TTRPG Upriver, Downriver thanks to the generous support of @macguffinandco.

Plus! We're going to be joined by amazing guests from all across the podcast landscape, joining us to chat about folklore, mythology and much much more. These guests will include: Motzie from @hinaypod, @laurenshippen, Eira from @hangingslothcentral, Cat from The Call fo Cthulhu Mystery Programme, Gabriel and Sarah from Wolf 359, Marc from Archive 81, Steve from Old Gods of Appalachia, Joe from Midnight Burger, Richard from Visionaries, and Eleanor and Martin from the Three Ravens podcast!

And of course, the cast and crew will be there to chat and joke along as we relisten to series one of Camlann, with an episode on the hour every hour from 3pm GMT.

So please - come say hi, tell a friend, and consider donating to help us make season 2. We can't wait!

Keep the fires burning.

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The end of an era: Six cruise productions have officially closed

13 productions (plus two cancelled ones), four and a half years and 103 queens later. A chaotic but iconic era in six history is over.

Candace Furbert, Hazel Karooma-Brooker, Caitlin Tipping, Sophie Golden, Alicia Corrales, Viquichele Cross, Natalie Pilkington, Bryony Duncan, Lori McLare, Jasmine Jia Yung Shen, Kelly Sweeney, Amy Bridges, Jessica Niles, Georgia Carr, Amelia Walker, Liv Alexander, Elizabeth Walker, Jade Marvin, Lucy Aiston, Gabriella Stylianou, Scarlet Gabriel, Rebecca Wickes, Megan Leung, Abbi Hodgson, Sophie-Rose Middleton, Artemis Chrisoulakis, Ellie Sharpe, Melinda Porto, L'Oréal Roaché, Wesley Carpenter, Maya Christian, Brianna Brito Mooney, Meghan Dawson, Marilyn Caserta, Ashlee Waldbauer, Lauren Irving, Danielle Mendoza, Shelby Griswold, Kennedy Monica Carstens, Abigail Sparrow, Jarynn Whitney, Madeline Fansler, Channing Weir, Gabbi Mack, Casey Esbin, Ellie Wyman, Sasha Renae Brown, Nicole Lamb, Aja Simone Baitey, Willow Dougherty, Kayla McSorley, Jessie Bodner, Jasmine Hackett, Janice Rijssel, Lucia Valentino, Elena Breschi, Princess Sasha Victomé, Rae Davenport, Gianna Grosso, Kathryn Kilger, Reca Oakley, Jillian Worthing, Bethany McDonald, Sunayna Smith, Hannah Taylor, Sarah McFarlane, Eden Holmes, Fiorella Bamba, Lucinda Wilson, Haley Izurieta, Caitlyn De Kuyper, Amanda Simone Lee, Gabriella Boumford, Meghan Corbett, Analise Rios, Ruby Gibbs, Cydney Clark, Caroline Siegrist, Eloise Lord, Deirdre Duncan, Audrey Fisher, Lorren Santo-Quinn, Billie Kerr Amelia Atherton, Giulia Marolda, Izzy Formby-Jackson, Laura Blair, Maddison Firth, Emily Harrigan, Kara-Ami McCreanor, Sadie Hurst, Adrianna Glover, Alizé Ke'Aloha Cruz, Kristina Walz, Chelsea Lorraine Wargo, Emily Rose Lyons, Meg Dixon-Brasil, Lois Ellise, Jasmine Smith, Jaelle Laguerre, Kate Zulauf, Brooke Aneece, Hannah Lawton

Plus Gabrielle Davina Smith, Melissa Ford, Kaylah Attard, Fia Houston- Hamilton, Rhiannon Bacchus and Rhiannon Doyle who were set to join Breakaway before lockdown.

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VALE 2021

Angelo Mosca, Ann Casey, Art Michalik, The Assassin, Astro Negro, Barry O, Bert Prentice, Bill White, Blackjack Lanza, Bobby Davis,  Bobby Eaton, Brazo De Plata, Brick Bronsky, Bryan Debord, Buddy Colt, Butch Reed, Cpt Ed George, Chris Youngblood, Corporal Kirchner, Daffney Unger, Dean Ho, Deepak Singh, Don Wayt, Doug Anderson, Dick Cardinal, Dino Nero, Dominic Denucci...

Don Kernodle, Don Serrano, Drezden, El Hijo de Aníbal, Ethel Brown, Harry Steck, Jack Veneno, John Da Silva, Jim Crockett Jr, Jim Davies, Jimmy Rave, Jocephus Brody, Joe Cornelius, Jon Gallagher, Johnny DeFazio, John Justice, John Renesto, Kal Rudman, Kirk White, Mac McMurray, Mark Bujan, Markus Crane, Melissa Coates, Mike Reed, Moses Manson, Natasha, New Jack, Pat Barrett...

Pete Marquez, The Patriot, Paul Christy, Paul Orndorff, Reggie Parks, Rob Russen, Roger Francoueur, Ron McFarlane, Ronnie Sutton, Royce Profit, Rumi Kazama, The Russian Brute, Rusty Brooks, Ryan Sakoda, Sarah Bridges, Scott Reynolds, Sergio El Hermoso, Shaun Vexx, Snowman, Steve Cain, Steve Lawler, Stu Schwartz, Ted Lewin, Tom Cole, Tony Marino, Vinnie Valentine, Mark Morton.

[redladydeath]

A fond farewell to the lovely Breakaway 6.0 queens and to the Breakaway cruise production! To those we met onboard, those who went on to perform on land, and those who we never got to see perform at all, a heartfelt thank you from the queendom as a whole! ‘Til we meet again!

Breakaway 1.0: Jasmine Shen, Kelly Sweeney, Amy Bridges, Jessica Niles, Georgia Carr, Amelia Walker, Liv Alexander, and Elizabeth Walker Breakaway 2.0: Jade Marvin, Liv Alexander, Elizabeth Walker, Jessica Niles, Artemis Chrisoulakis, Amelia Walker, Abbi Hodgson, and Ellie Sharpe Breakaway 3.0: Lauren Irving, Danielle Mendoza, Shelby Griswold, Kennedy Carstens, Abigail Sparrow, Jarynn Whitney, Madeline Fansler, and Channing Weir Breakaway 4.0: Jade Marvin, Jessie Bodner, Jasmine Hackett, Janice Rijssel, Lucia Valentino, Elena Breschi, Princess Sasha Victime, and Ellie Sharpe Breakaway 5.0: Gabbi Mack, Sunayna Smith, Hannah Taylor, Sasha Renae Brown, Sarah McFarlane, Megan Leung, Abbi Hodgson, and Eden Holmes Breakaway 6.0: Meghan Corbett, Analise Rios, Ruby Gibbs, Cydney Clark, Caroline Siegrist, Eloise Lord, Deirdre Dunkin, and Audrey Fisher Undebuted Breakaway Queens: Gabrielle Davina Smith, Melissa J. Ford, Kaylah Attard, Fia Houston-Hamilton, Maddison Firth, Rhiannon Bacchus, Laura Blair, Rhiannon Doyle, Sadie Hurst, Reca Oakley, Meg Dixon-Brasil, Jaelle Laguerre, Kate Zulauf, and Giulia Marolda

[janedances]

SIX BREAKAWAY 5.0 CAST!

Retun central, literally.

Gabbi Mack returning as ARAGON (previously played the role in Bliss 4.0)

Sunayna Smith returning as BOLEYN (previously was a rehearsal swing for A/B/H in Breakaway 3.0)

Hannah Taylor returning as SEYMOUR (previously was a rehearsal swing for B/S/C in Bliss 4.0)

Sasha Renae Brown returning as CLEVES (previously played the role in Bliss 4.0)

Sarah McFarlane returning as HOWARD (previously was a rehearsal swing for S/H/P in Breakaway 4.0)

Megan Leung returning as PARR (previously played the role in Bliss 2.0)

Completing the cast are our 4 swings!

Abbi Hodgson returning as ONBOARD SWING A/C/P (previously played A/B/C in Bliss 2.0 and Breakaway 2.0)

Eden Holmes as ONBOARD SWING B/S/H

Kate Zulauf as a rehearsal swing for B/S/H

Jaelle Laguerre as a rehearsal swing for A/C/P

FUN FACTS:

Principals are made up entirely of returning queens

Gabbi and Sasha actually got the offer 3 days before Bliss 4.0 closing due to their social media presence.

The only casts that aren’t included are Bliss 1.0, Breakaway 1.0, Bliss 3.0 and Bliss 5.0!

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@/ameliaatherton and @/sarah_mcfarlane on Instagram, 26 and 27 November 2023

[burningexeter]

The Wildwood Universe

What is it —

A headcanon shared universe of all these different kinds of media from all genres that take place in the same universe. Different places, different times and most of all, different tones.

• Wildwood (2025)

• The Night Gardener (LAIKA)

• Oz (HBO)

• The Wire

• Breaking Bad

— Better Call Saul

— El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

• Sons Of Anarchy

— Mayans MC

• The West Wing

• The X Files (the first nine seasons)

— Millennium

— The Lone Gunmen

— Fight The Future

• Buffy The Vampire Slayer

— Angel

• Seinfeld

• Malcolm In The Middle

• Arrested Development (the first three seasons)

• Drake & Josh

— Drake & Josh Go Hollywood

— Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

• Freaks & Geeks

• Undeclared

• My So-Called Life

• Dawson's Creek

• Party Of Five

• Skins (U.K.)

• Shameless (U.S.)

• Black Books

• The Office (U.S.)

• Parks and Recreation

• Modern Family

• Weeds (the first three or six seasons)

• Orange Is The New Black

• The Venture Bros.

— Radiant Is The Blood Of The Baboon Heart

• LOST

• Heroes

• Fringe

• Pushing Daisies

• Hannibal (NBC)

• Todd McFarlane's Spawn Trilogy (HBO)

• Baccano! (English Dub)

• Hellsing Ultimate (English Dub)

— The Dawn (English Dub)

• Black Lagoon (English Dub)

• Monster (English Dub)

• Death Note (English Dub)

• Durarara!! (English Dub)

— Durarara!! x2 (English Dub)

• Attack On Titan (English Dub)

• A Certain Magical Index (English Dub)

— A Certain Scientific Railgun (English Dub)

— A Certain Scientific Accelerator (English Dub)

— The Miracle Of Endymon (English Dub)

• Chuck (NBC)

• Brooklyn Nine-Nine

• NYPD Blue

• 24

— Live Another Day

• Prison Break (the first two seasons)

• Twin Peaks (Original Series)

— Fire Walk With Me

— The Return

• Tales From The Crypt (HBO)

— The first five episodes of Season 1

— Cutting Cards, The Thing From The Grave, The Sacrifice, For Cryin' Out Loud, Four-Sided Triangle, Judy, You're Not Yourself Today, Fitting Punishment, Lower Berth, Mute Witness To Murder & Television Terror

— Abra Cadaver, Top Billing, Easel Kill Ya, Undertaking Palor, Deadline & Yellow

— None But The Lonely Heart, On A Deadman's Chest, Beauty Rest, What's Cookin', The New Arrival, Showdown, King Of The Road, Maniac At Large, Split Personality & Strung Along

— Forever Ambergris, People Who Live In Brass Hearses, Two For The Show, Well Cooked Hams, Came The Dawn & Half-Way Horrible

— Only Skin Deep, The Bribe, The Assassin, Staired In Horror, Surprise Party & You, Murderer

— Fatal Caper, Escape, Horror In The Night, Cold War, The Kidnapper, Report From The Grave & Confession

• Thief (1981)

• Heat (1995)

• Reservoir Dogs

• True Romance

• Natural Born Killers

• Pulp Fiction

• Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2

• Inglourious Basterds

• Django Unchained

• The Hateful Eight

• From Dusk Till Dawn

• Trick r Treat

• Krampus

• Doctor Who (1963 - 2017)

— Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)

— Torchwood

— The Sarah Jane Adventures

— Class (2016)

• Good Omens (Amazon Prime)

• Friday The 13th (1980) & A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

— Part 2

— Part 3

— The Final Chapter

— Jason Lives

— The New Blood

— Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday

— Freddy's Revenge

— Dream Warriors

— The Dream Master

— The Dream Child

— Freddy Vs. Jason

• The Evil Dead Trilogy

— Ash Vs. Evil Dead

• The People Under The Stairs

• Nightbooks (2021)

• Dog Soldiers

• Big Trouble In Little China

• Overlord (2018)

• Scream Queens

• Nip/Tuck

• Remedy Connected Universe

— Alan Wake

— Alan Wake II

— Control

• Borderlands (2009)

— Borderlands 2

— Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

— Tales From The Borderlands

— Borderlands 3

— New Tales From The Borderlands

— Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

• Silent Hill (1999)

— Silent Hill 2

— Silent Hill 3

— Silent Hill 4: The Room

• Misfits

• Veronica Mars (Original Series)

— Veronica Mars (2014)

— Veronica Mars (Hulu)

• Bones

• Castle

• Attack The Block (2011)

• E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

• Family Matters

• The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

• Martin

• The Bernie Mac Show

• Pair Of Kings

• Beverly Hills Cop

— Beverly Hills Cop II

— Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

• Rush Hour

— Rush Hour 2

• Friday (1995)

— Next Friday

— Friday After Next

• The 'Burbs

• Heathers

• Hot Fuzz

• Dead Like Me

• Wonderfalls

• Death Becomes Her

• Nope (2022)

• Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

• The Secret Of NIMH (1982)

• Contact (1997)

• Flatliners (1990)

• Rango (2011)

• The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

• The Mummy (1999)

— The Mummy Returns

• The Jungle Book (1994)

• The Invisible Man (2020)

• Wolf Man (2025)

• Ginger Snaps

— Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

• Let Me In (2010)

• Erma (Webcomic Series)

• Keeper Of The Lost Cities (Animated Series)

• MirrorMasks

• Gargoyles (Reboot)

• Huntik (Reboot)

• W.I.T.C.H. (Reboot)

• Walking Dead: The Animation

• The Dark Harvest (Animated Series)

• Knightriders (1981)

• Bioshock

— Bioshock 2

— Bioshock Infinite

• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)

— Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

• John Wick

— John Wick: Chapter 2

— John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

— John Wick: Chapter 4

• Atomic Blonde

• Nobody (2021)

• Shaolin Soccer

• The Adventures Of Tintin (2011)

• Titanfall 2

• Snatch (2000)

And that is literally not even all of it.

It will continue, just give me some more time.

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Do the Howard pony lengths vary?

Oh my god yes. Thank you for this ask, I’ve been dying to talk about this and never got around to making a post on my own.

Here are some examples of different lengths we’ve seen, just including first covers and principals:

Pictured: Vicki Manser (2019, West End); Jennifer Caldwell (2019, UK Tour); Chelsea Dawson (2021, Aus Tour); Mallory Maedke (2021, Broadway); Tsemaye Bob-Egbe (2022, West End); Aryn Bohannon (2022, Boleyn Tour)

I mean. SO much variation there. Vicki and Jen’s are both very short and very thinned out nearer the end, with Vicki in particular having some layering. Chelsea’s initial wig was very short and curled but also much fuller. Mallory and Tsemaye both have a middle ground in terms of length, but Tsemaye had the killer braids. And Aryn’s is very, very long and very full.

They’ve definitely been shifting towards the longer, fuller ponytails across the board, but there’s still variance in length/fullness/layering. Here’s most of the current Howard wigs:

Pictured: Koko Basigara (22-23 WE), Rachel Rawlinson (21-23 WE), Leah Vassell (22-23 WE), Lou Henry (23-24 UKT); Shakira Simpson (23-24 UKT), Zoe Jensen (22-23 Bway), Holli' Conway (22-23 Bway), Aubrey Matalon (22-23 Bway); Courtney Mack (23 Aragon Tour); Erin Palmer Ramirez (22-23 Aragon Tour), Aline Mayagoitia (22-23 Boleyn Tour), Aryn Bohannon (22-23 Boleyn Tour); Tay Pearlstein (22-23 Boleyn Tour), Sarah McFarlane (Breakaway 5.0), Artemis Chrisoulakis (Bliss 5.0), Jillian Worthing (Bliss 5.0)

West End still has the most variance. Rachel has a very short wig, more in the line of Jennifer Caldwell’s alt wig, which I suspect is partially for versatility since she also uses it for Parr. UKT is more standardized in length but all the Howards are new so all their wigs were presumably made together. NCL generally has fairly short ponytails, at least relative to current UK/US mainland productions! Many of them seem to have been reused a few times now too. US leans towards longer ponys, but of course there's still variation in length. See: Holli' vs Aryn.

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Can’t Wait for Comics | Spawn reaches its 350th issue

Check out new comics and graphic novels arriving this week by Todd McFarlane, Carlo Barberi, Brett Booth, Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Mirka Andolfo, Dan Mora, Mark Waid, Sarah Mai, Zac Thompson and more.

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Gerry Duggan captures the moment in the photography book Timing/Luck

Gerry Duggan captures the moment in the photography book Timing/Luck #comics

Iconic creator and writer Gerry Duggan is bringing his popular photography book Timing/Luck to comic book shops and bookstores for the first time since he launched a limited edition of the title with a successful Kickstarter campaign. Containing hundreds of photos taken over two decades in writing rooms, green rooms, awards shows, and on city streets around the world, each photo tells a story,…

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Could you explain why NCL has started hiring three rehearsal swings instead of two? And why they're opting to stick with the three-cover system rather than the two-cover one?

@fandomfan246 I drafted like 90% of this a few months ago so some of it (particularly bringing back several rehearsal alts as principals) is much more obvious now, just a heads up. We've also seen Jaelle LaGuerre with now only one rehearsal cover. --------------

All of the NCL contracts would have had to be renegotiated when coming back from Covid closures, and some would have been again since (Six seems to have for one). I would guess that during that Six renegotiated their contract with NCL to increase the number of rehearsal alts that they want to have for any given NCL cast (as in Bliss 4.0, Bliss 5.0, etc). I'd guess that that's why we've seen that increase from a "who decided that" standpoint. As for why... - There's the basic job description of needing actors who already know the show and can go onboard if any onboard actors are unable to continue with the show. However, it's built into their contracts that they're allowed to go on to pursue other shows instead, so not every rehearsal alt will be available at every point during their productions' run. The more rehearsal alts you have, the higher the likelihood that you'll have someone available if needed. - Rehearsal swing contracts get used as a launchpad for an actor to get another onboard contract with Six on NCL. Several Broadway shows (Aladdin, Hamilton, Moulin Rouge, among others) have a portion of the try-out process called workshops/intensives: they cast an ensemble cast from auditions to take part in a week-ish long intensive where they learn some of the major numbers in the show. It's no guarantee of being hired by the show, but actors who take part often are. It gives the creative team a chance to see performers in action in a more show-like environment than auditions, see who might work best in which track, who might work well as a swing, etc, and have actors available who have learned enough of a show that they can join a production at a moment's notice if a position opens up. Six NCL rehearsal alts seem to have a similar function or benefit: it gives the actor an additional contract to learn the full shows' material and the ins and outs of the show, which is especially valuable in terms of assigning future swings/dance captains/show captains (Amy Bridges and Sarah McFarlane became show captain, Princess Victome returned as an alt). It gives Six (and the actor!) a chance to see how the actor works in the production, if they might be a better fit as a principal or if they have a skill set that's great for being a swing (or dance/show captain), and which principal roles an actor might be the best fit for. - But that's yet another barrier to rehearsal alt availability. Like if there's only two rehearsal alts, an A/C/P and a B/S/H, and the A/C/P gets asked to join a different ship/contract as principal Aragon, but a few weeks later the Aragon or Cleves or Parr on their initial rehearsal alt contract has to drop out....they now don't have that initial rehearsal alt available. So having several rehearsal alts gives them more room to move everyone around AND still have coverage as needed. - I'll also note that they've been really focusing in recent months on each rehearsal alt having one or two priority covers (which it seems like are essentially a try out for them to get a principal contract in). While they're meant to learn all their tracks on their own at least, those are the ones they focus on in rehearsal and are able to actually do cover runs for. If you have an A/C/P whose priority covers are A and C but you need a P to jump on ship at the last second, of course I'm sure they could do it but it could make things easier if there's already someone who was priority P and has already done cover runs as such.

and for 3 vs 2 vs 1 covers: - Rehearsal alts getting promos with a future contract are usually joining those as a principal. (Like I said above, many of the rehearsal alt contracts seem to be essentially a tryout where most then get a principal offer rather than swing) - And if a rehearsal swing jumps on a ship at the last second, it's almost always going to be as a principal. It's just so much easier logistically. If they do a situation like they did with Bryony, where they promote the onboard alt and bring in a new alt, they have to find a rehearsal alt who has the same cover combo as that initial onboard alt, do all the cover runs and brush up ASAP to make sure that new alt is ready, and rush to either make three new costumes or find three old ones that fit well enough that they can be repurposed for that new alt, especially now that they don't use alt costumes. They got lucky that Lori fit Bryony's costume, but her covers didn't match up so they got a weird situation with Bryony as principal AND cover and Lori just as understudy H. All around it is MUCH easier to just promote a rehearsal alt straight to principal: then they just have to make or repurpose one costume rather than three, and only have to do put in runs for them in one role. (We saw that with Bliss 4.0) - So...rehearsal alts don't need three covers; they just need to be in for whatever covers NCL might be seriously considering giving them an onboard contract as. For some of them it might be that they're in consideration as an alt with three covers, but for others it might be that they're just considering one or two principal roles and there's not really a need for a third.

And re: "they've only ever needed to send one rehearsal swing onboard." You're right that they've only needed to send one onboard after the show started! But they've needed to send actors who were initially rehearsal swings onboard quite a bit more than that. There have been several times where a rehearsal swing replaced the originally cast principal a few days into rehearsals or in the few days/week or two immediately before. NCL casts in particular tend to have a lot of movement (not just for Six but in general) so having more rehearsal alts contracted from the start also helps fill in any openings that might arise before they even get to the ship.