#swingo

(Karis Oka performing as Anna of Cleves. Photographed by @daynaransleyphoto on Instagram.)

(7) Karis Oka was one of three swings in the first and second Australia tour casts and wore the black alt costume with Howard skirt and pants variations. She was the first of the three to complete Swingo, although her final debut as Seymour was also the only time she played the role. While the AUS swings had no formal cover order, Karis seems to have been the priority cover for Boleyn and Howard. Since leaving Six, Karis has played Ocean in Ride the Cyclone.

Days to complete Swingo: 701 (single production: 24, AUS 2.0)

Date completed: January 29th, 2022

Performance stats:

Fun Fact: If only counting debuts in a single production, Karis holds the record for fastest Swingo with only 24 days from first to last debut in the 2nd AUS tour. (Grace Mouat still holds the record for fastest overall.)

(Shannen Alyce Quan as Catherine Parr. Photographed by @larajanephotography on Instagram.)

(9) Shannen Alyce Quan was the second swing to complete Swingo in the first and second Australia tours. They wore the teal alt costume with Seymour and Boleyn skirts as their only variations, and she is still the only performer to have worn a Boleyn skirt for a role other than Boleyn- she also wore it for Cleves and Howard. Shannen has been in a variety of productions since their time with Six, most recently playing Jo in Little Women.

Days to complete Swingo: 763 (single production: 74, AUS 2.0)

Date completed: March 18th, 2022

Performance stats: 

Fun Fact: Shannen and Karis were in the same production of Fangirls in 2021 before the second tour began, Karis as Edna and Shannen as a swing.

(Chiara Assetta as Catherine of Aragon. Photographed by @daynaransleyphoto on Instagram.)

(12) Chiara Assetta joined as the third swing in the second (post-COVID) Australia tour production and wore the orange alternate costume. She is the only person to have worn a different (non-pants) variation of the orange alt costume- she wore shorts for every role. While she was given two alt variations like the other swings, she never performed in the pants variation and the mystery of Chiara’s missing orange pants haunts the fandom to this day. Chiara has returned for the 2024-25 AUS tour in the silver swing costume!

Days to complete Swingo: 75

Date completed: March 29, 2022

Performance stats (note: AUS 3.0 is an active production, so these stats are only accurate as of 9/26/24):

THIS IS NOT A DRILL, DOUBLE SWINGO IS HAPPENING!!!!!!