“There was always a corpse when Death Troupe came to town.” ActingTroupeDirectingPlaywrightingAdirondackMurder Mystery Theater Book:Death Troupe Source: Death Troupe
“Acting means living, it's all I do and all I'm good at. If I weren't getting paid well, I would still be acting in a small troupe somewhere.” IfsWellsMeanStillsActingPaidTroupe Author:Morgan Freeman
“Having secured my Indian actors, I started for Baltimore, where I organized my combination, and which was the largest troupe I had yet had on the road.” ActorsCombinationIndianOrganizedSecuredBaltimoreTroupe Author:Buffalo Bill
“All I can tell you with certainty is that I, for one, have no self, and that I am unwilling or unable to perpetrate upon myself the joke of a self. What I have instead is a variety of impersonations I can do, and not only of myself - a troupe of players that I have internalised, a permanent company of actors that I can call upon when a self is required. I am a theater and nothing more than a theater.” I CanSelfActorsCan DoCompanyPlayerIdentityJokesTheaterCertaintyVarietyPermanentUnwillingTroupe Author:Philip Roth
“Actually way back when Abhishek and I were just co-actors, I kept telling him 'let's be a part of a troupe and go on a world tour'. And he kept on saying 'It's not the right time'. But I never thought that my wish will be fulfilled in such a grand way and that we will be part of the team as man and wife.” MenWorldWayActorsWishWifeTeamGoes OnFulfilledRight TimeBack WhenMy WishWay Back WhenTroupe Author:Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
“There wasn't a big tradition of comedy at Dartmouth. More than that, there wasn't really anything artsy going on in Hanover, or even in New Hampshire. The cool thing about the school is that there's nothing for people to watch, so if you were to do a play or a sketch or an improv troupe, it was always packed. There's nowhere else for anyone to go. But there was no comedy.” PeopleIfsPlayBigsSchoolWatchesComedyTraditionCool ThingsHampshireNew HampshireDartmouthTroupe Author:Mindy Kaling
“I had seen some shows at the Groundlings [legendary L.A. improvisational and sketch comedy troupe] and thought, "If I could ever do that, that would really mean something, that I have arrived." So I went through the program and said to myself, "I'm going to stay here until they kick me out." Seriously, they can ask you to leave at any point. Luckily, they never did that to me.” IfsMeanSaidShowsAsksComedyProgramKicksIf I CouldReally MeanLegendarySketch ComedyTroupe Author:Wendi McLendon-Covey
“A lot of the best acting training I had was in junior high and high school. We had very demanding directors and did real plays. You put our plays up against any theater troupe of any age, and they usually did pretty damn well.” WellsRealPlayAgeSchoolActingDirectorsTrainingHigh SchoolTheaterDamnJuniorsJunior HighBest ActingTroupe Author:Jello Biafra
“we sent a troupe to Edinborough, and then in Edinborough, there was a producer from the Melbourne Comedy Festival, so we went to Melbourne. So it's one of these shows that kind of organically developed and it started developing momentum way before I even thought there was a show here.” WayKindShowsComedyProducersDevelopingFestivalsMomentumMelbourneTroupe Author:Brian Henson
“Classic burlesque in the style of Gypsy which many modern burlesque troupes practice is, at its core, so playful and teasing and innocent. It's not hardcore stripping so much as letting your body tell a story; the women are playing characters and unfolding a complete narrative onstage, with beginning, middle, and end.” EndsCharacterStoriesBodyPracticeModernMiddleStyleYour BodyCoreInnocentNarrativeClassicUnfoldingTeaseGypsyHardcoreStrippingBeginning Middle And EndBurlesqueTroupe Author:Karen Abbott
“When I was in college my improvisation troupe and I did a road trip to Chicago, and went to The Second City to see the classic 'Paradigm Lost' revue - with Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Scott Adsit and Kevin Dorff. It blew my mind, and proved to me you can do sketch comedy like you're doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night.' We could treat it like theater.” MindLongNightLostCan DoCitiesComedyJourneyCollegeLike YouTreatsTheaterClassicChicagoParadigmImprovisationKevinRoad TripLong DayFeySketch ComedySecond CityTroupe Author:Mike Birbiglia
“Perhaps that's how I should think of them, Polly thought, the troupe and Miss Snelgrove and Trot. And Sir Godfrey. Not as lost to her, but as removed to this moment in time for safekeeping.” ThinkingShouldMomentsLostMissingMoments In TimeTroupe Author:Connie Willis
“I had a big troupe, a big army and it was a lot of fun. And, after 10 years of that, I just decided that I wanted to travel and do special dates. I go to Las Vegas these days.” YearsBigsWantedFunSpecialTravelDecidedArmyThese DaysFunny TravelVegasLas VegasTroupe Author:Bobby Vinton
“Television is not the truth! Television is a goddamned amusement park. Television is a circus, a carnival, a travelling troupe of acrobats and story-tellers, singers and dancers, jugglers, sideshow freaks, lion-tamers and football players. We're in the boredom-killing business!” PlayerTelevisionFootballKillingSingersBoredomParksDancerLionsFreakStorytellerAmusementCircusFootball PlayerCarnivalsAmusement ParksJugglersSideshowsTroupe Author:Paddy Chayefsky
“Ideally if I settled down with a wife I would love to form my own troupe of mini dancers!” IfsFormMy OwnWifeDancerTroupe Author:Michael Flatley
“In a lot of ways, it was a huge relief, not being a member of a troupe, being able to make your own decisions and kind of live your own life.” WayKindAbleDecisionHugeMembersReliefLive Your Own LifeTroupe Author:Dave Foley
“As a theatrical troupe, the Muppets haven't exactly been AWOL these past dozen years; the gang rocked YouTube in 2009 with their kick-ass rendition of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' But they've certainly been lying low while our twitchy, tweet-y times have favored snarkier, more air-quote-driven entertainment, even from puppets. And in a way, that showbiz hiatus has worked in favor of The Muppets. For adults, the movie's gentle, clever, unironic humor feels freshly, trendily retro now, enhanced by laughs provided in cameos from a very up-to-date roster of stars.” WayFeelsYearsPastLyingStarsLaughingAirHavensLowsAdultsEntertainmentDrivenFavorsCleverAssGentleQueensKicksDozenGangYoutubeTweetTheatricalPuppetsBohemianKick AssShowbizUp To DateRetroMuppetCameosHiatusRostersTroupeBohemian Rhapsody Author:Lisa Schwarzbaum
“In the court of the movie Owner, none criticized, none doubted. And none dared speak of art. In the Owner's mind art was a synonym for bankruptcy. The movie Owners are the only troupe in the history of entertainment that has never been seduced by the adventure of the entertainment world.” WorldMindArtActorsSpeakAdventureHollywoodCourtEntertainmentMovieOwnersDoubtedBankruptcySynonymTroupe Author:Ben Hecht
“To me, acting is acting... I'd be happy working on a street corner in a mime troupe.” ActingStreetsCornersStreet CornersMimeTroupe Author:Kelly McGillis
“My teachers encouraged me to audition for some professional work during our summer vacation. I landed my first job. It was for the National Theatre Company's Mimika Pantomime troupe. I ended up touring with them for the next two years.” YearsFirstsTwoJobsNextCompanyTeacherSummerTheatreTwo YearsVacationAuditionsTouringPantomimeSummer VacationTroupeProfessional Work Author:Didi Conn