acting company

Stage performance ensemble

An acting company is a group of performers who work together regularly, typically producing theatrical works under shared management or artistic direction.

The term evokes traditional theater more than film or television: She joined a regional acting company after graduating.

Shakespeare's Globe had its own acting company.

Repertory companies rotate through multiple productions with the same troupe.

Opposites
collective vs. individual performance

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Performer working independently

one-man show · one-woman show · solo act · monologist · stand-up comedian

professional organization vs. amateur/informal

acting companyamateur dramatics

Recreational stage performance hobby

community theater

performance vs. production/technical

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Backstage technical personnel

production company · technical crew · stagehands · theater management

Family

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