actor-manager
Stage star-boss combo
An actor-manager is a performer who also manages the theatrical company they act in, handling both creative and business responsibilities.
The term is associated with nineteenth- and early twentieth-century theater, when figures like Henry Irving ran their own companies and starred in their own productions.
The actor-manager tradition gave way to separate roles for performers and producers.
Concert or opera organizer
- repertoryCollection of prepared works
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
stock company · leading man · star vehicle · benefit performance · barnstorming · greenroom · playhouse · ensemble
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- LyceumAristotle's Athenian teaching grounds
- West EndLondon theatre district
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
spectacle · melodrama · gas lighting · scenic design · tradition · legacy · golden age
One who leads
- castingShaping through liquid form
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- interpretationAssigned meaning
vision · revival · adaptation · star turn · vehicle · playwright · collaboration · rehearsal
impresario
Concert or opera organizer
- repertoryCollection of prepared works
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- touringTraveling for pleasure
provincial · stock company · leading man · star vehicle · benefit performance · barnstorming · greenroom · playhouse · ensemble · troupe
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- LyceumAristotle's Athenian teaching grounds
- West EndLondon theatre district
knighthood · spectacle · melodrama · gas lighting · scenic design · tradition · legacy · golden age
director
One who leads
- castingShaping through liquid form
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- stagingPreparing for presentation
interpretation · vision · revival · adaptation · star turn · vehicle · playwright · collaboration · rehearsal · blocking
proprietor
Business holder
- lesseeOne who rents property
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- producerOne who makes things
financier · booking · receipts · payroll · contracts · licensing · venue · syndicate · patronage · sponsorship
- theatreBroadway, theatre, stage, actress, callbacks
- theater historyGreek tragedy, vaudeville, William Shakespeare, Drury Lane, Christopher Marlowe
actor-managerbit player
Minor role performer
extra · supporting actor · chorus member · walk-on · supernumerary
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