cast of characters
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- actorsThose playing roles
- playersGame participants
- rolesPositions or functions held
- troupeTraveling group of performers
lineup · protagonist · antagonist · supporting · roster · credits · billing · marquee · company · performers · stage · script · audition · repertory · starring · leading · cameo · understudy
presence vs. absence
cast of characterssolo act
one-man show · monologue · blank slate · nobody · vacuum
fictional ensemble vs. real individuals
cast of charactersreal person