Understudy

“O Captain, My Captain!” Kwon Hae-ju remembers the day he first stood on stage without missing a single detail. The loud thumping of his heart, the breathless silence of the backstage, the gazes of the audience filled with anticipation. Even the dance of the dust motes revealed by the yellow spotlights shining upon him at that moment. The day his first voice echoed through a tiny college theater, Hae-ju could never forget. --- “Hae-ju, do you want to go to a grand theater?” They say opportunity does not belong to those who wait, but to those who are prepared. Having remained on stage despite a long life of obscurity, Hae-ju does not hesitate to seize that opportunity. “Hello, I am...