as in troops
an organized group of stage performers
I desperately want to join our regional theater's acting troupe and perhaps get a lead role
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Lectures and entertainment — such as local dance troupes and movie nights — are held at the elegant Raj of India lounge, which is also a wonderful place for reading or playing a board game with new friends.
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Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
In a time when women had fewer options, such troupes offered them a rare chance to change their destiny.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Besides producing a four-show season of its own, Ground Floor hosts other troupes such as the Austin Rainbow Theatre.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
The event featured live music and dance troupes, vendor booths highlighting local businesses, a craft beer garden with brews from around the county, and kids creating art, having their faces painted and going on rides.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
Cal Shakes joins such Bay Area troupes as TheatreFIRST, Bay Area Children’s Theatre, Dragon Theater, foolsFURY, Ragged Wing Ensemble, Main Stage West, Perspective Theatre Company, Those Women Productions, Bay Area Musicals and PianoFight in succumbing to financial woes.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
In a time when women had fewer options, such troupes offered them a rare chance to change their destiny.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Besides producing a four-show season of its own, Ground Floor hosts other troupes such as the Austin Rainbow Theatre.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
The event featured live music and dance troupes, vendor booths highlighting local businesses, a craft beer garden with brews from around the county, and kids creating art, having their faces painted and going on rides.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
Cal Shakes joins such Bay Area troupes as TheatreFIRST, Bay Area Children’s Theatre, Dragon Theater, foolsFURY, Ragged Wing Ensemble, Main Stage West, Perspective Theatre Company, Those Women Productions, Bay Area Musicals and PianoFight in succumbing to financial woes.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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