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troupe

[ troop ]

noun

  1. a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.


verb (used without object)

trouped, trouping.
  1. to travel as a member of a theatrical company; barnstorm.

troupe

/ ٰː /

noun

  1. a company of actors or other performers, esp one that travels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr (esp of actors) to move or travel in a group
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of troupe1

1815–25, Americanism; < French: troop
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of troupe1

C19: from French; see troop
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He also brings up McKean’s early comedy records, saying, “Wait, can we just talk about the Credibility Gap?,” a troupe that included Harry Shearer and “Laverne & Shirley” compatriot David L. Lander.

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Meanwhile, Snow White’s signature costume is so brightly saturated that it’s blinding; it appears especially bizarre when she tromps around the woods with a hoodie-clad Jonathan and his troupe of merry Brooklyn bicycle messengers.

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It’s easy, for instance, to get lost in the scenes that play in the windows and doors of the city buildings, which were filmed utilizing improv actors from comedy troupe the Groundlings.

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Hamilton College, where he played the ghost of the school’s namesake once in a scene with his sketch comedy troupe.

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“Love Game” is Last Call’s eighth show in about three years, a relatively brisk production pace that has helped establish the young troupe as serious players on the L.A. immersive theater scene.

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