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I desperately want to join our regional theater's acting troupe and perhaps get a lead role.
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Louisville was the home base for the troupe and the L&N Railroad Company made sure all the acts were performed during the week and everyone was back home by Friday night to be with their families.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Emmy Award nominations are announced Thursday, multiple champagne toasts may be in order for a multitasking troupe of sitcom stars.
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This is the 19th year for the troupe, which does seven performances of the same play at different venues throughout the Fox Valley area, one of which is always in Naperville and brought in by the Naperville Park District.
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The Blind Boys specialize in heart-tugging harmonies and spiritual uplift, and have done so since the late 1930s, when the troupe was formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind (now the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind).
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There are musical clubs, theater troupes, art galleries, and rugby tournaments.
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Besides going through the books, the club also participates in philanthropic work like making a quilt with the local Girl Scout troupe.
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The McCrary Gang, a troupe of 19th century re-enactors from around the Midwest, shot old guns and cannons at Heritage Village in Lockport on a recent Sunday, as part of Old Canal Days.
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Years ago an acquaintance spent several hair-raising months as a bodyguard for Angus Young, who plays guitar for a rowdy musical troupe called AC/DC.
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Origin and Etymology of troupe
French, from Middle French — more at troop
Other Performing Arts Terms
troupe
Definition of troupe
trouped
;trouping
intransitive verb
: to travel in a troupe; also : to perform as a member of a theatrical troupe
First Known Use of troupe
1851
Other Performing Arts Terms
TROUPE Defined for English Language Learners
troupe
playDefinition of troupe for English Language Learners
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: a group of actors, singers, etc., who work together
TROUPE Defined for Kids
troupe
playDefinition of troupe for Students
: a group especially of performers who act or work together a troupe of acrobats
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