showfolk
Theater world workers
Showfolk are people who work in entertainment—actors, musicians, carnival workers, circus performers.
The term carries a sense of shared identity and itinerant lifestyle, suggesting a community apart from ordinary society.
Showfolk have their own traditions and superstitions.
Also showpeople.
Main circus tent
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- sideshowSecondary carnival attraction
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- menagerieCollection of exotic creatures
barker · roustabout · tent · sawdust · spectacle · high wire · trapeze artist · human cannonball
Theatrical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- music hallVenue for live entertainment
emcee · headliner · opening act · comedy · magic act · ventriloquist · impersonator · sketch
Itinerant entertainment group
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- roadshowTraveling promotional presentation
- one-night standCasual sexual encounter
- barnstormingTouring rural areas performing
caravan · wagons · fairground · circuit · booking · advance man · lodgings · nomadic
Collection of prepared works
- stock companyResident theatrical ensemble
- touring companyTraveling theatrical ensemble
- thespianTheatrical performer
- trouperDependable theatrical veteran
player · tragedian · ingenue · leading lady · leading man · understudy · character actor · matinee idol
big top
Main circus tent
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- sideshowSecondary carnival attraction
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
menagerie · barker · roustabout · tent · sawdust · spectacle · high wire · trapeze artist · human cannonball · sword swallower
vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revueMusical variety entertainment
music hall · emcee · headliner · opening act · comedy · magic act · ventriloquist · impersonator · sketch · stand-up
traveling troupe
Itinerant entertainment group
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- roadshowTraveling promotional presentation
- one-night standCasual sexual encounter
barnstorming · caravan · wagons · fairground · circuit · booking · advance man · lodgings · nomadic · on the road
repertory
Collection of prepared works
- stock companyResident theatrical ensemble
- touring companyTraveling theatrical ensemble
- thespianTheatrical performer
trouper · player · tragedian · ingenue · leading lady · leading man · understudy · character actor · matinee idol · greenroom
showfolkaudience
Gathered viewers collectively
spectators · viewers · theatergoers · concertgoers · moviegoers
showfolktownsfolk
Residents of a village
civilians · townspeople · ordinary folk · nine-to-fivers · working stiffs
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