troupers
Seasoned stage actors
Troupers are members of a troupe—a company of actors or performers.
The word's connotations of reliability and resilience have spread beyond theater: a trouper is someone who perseveres through difficulty without complaint.
She's a real trouper—worked the whole shift with a broken foot.
Often confused with troopers, which refers to soldiers or state police officers.
Those playing roles
- thespiansStage performers collectively
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
singers · comedians · entertainers · acrobats · jugglers · clowns · magicians · mimes
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
fortitude · steadfastness · reliability · professionalism · dependability · determination · commitment · loyalty
Raised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- backstageTheater's hidden area
- costumeClothing for portrayal
repertory · company · ensemble · production · roadshow · performance · matinee · director
Theatrical variety entertainment
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
variety · showbiz · spectacle · pantomime · comedy · puppetry · sideshow · roadshow
Joint effort toward shared aim
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- companionshipState of having company
- bondingForming close connections
collaboration · loyalty · brotherhood · sisterhood · rapport · unity · cohesion · partnership
actors
Those playing roles
- thespiansStage performers collectively
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
dancers · singers · comedians · entertainers · acrobats · jugglers · clowns · magicians · mimes · buskers
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
stamina · fortitude · steadfastness · reliability · professionalism · dependability · determination · commitment · loyalty · devotion
stage
Raised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- backstageTheater's hidden area
costume · repertory · company · ensemble · production · roadshow · performance · matinee · director · playwright
vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- revueMusical variety entertainment
burlesque · variety · showbiz · spectacle · pantomime · comedy · puppetry · sideshow · roadshow · musical
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- companionshipState of having company
bonding · collaboration · loyalty · brotherhood · sisterhood · rapport · unity · cohesion · partnership
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
troupersquitters
People who stop persisting
deserters · defectors · dropouts · abandoners · surrenderers
trouperswhiners
Habitual vocal malcontents
complainers · gripers · bellyachers · crybabies · moaners
troupersflakes
Thin, flat pieces
slackers · no-shows · malingerers · shirkers · dilettantes
- theatrical troupeGroup performing stage works
- dance troupeOrganized group of dancers
- theater troupeOrganized band of actors
- comedy troupeTeam creating humorous performances
- circus troupeTraveling performance ensemble
- ballet troupeOrganized company of dancers