dramatis personae

noun

Definition of dramatis personaenext
as in ensemble

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  1. ensemble
  2. cast
  3. stock company
Noun
  • The main focus is Divine G (Colman Domingo), a talented performer and playwright who has been falsely imprisoned, but the movie’s power comes from its ensemble made up of actual RTA alumni who are naturals on camera.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Enter: his latest off-duty ensemble, snapped recently in Paris.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of ensemble
Noun
  • The Canadian singer-songwriter recently visited Mallorca and Germany for his new musical variety show Moving Voices, in which the cast performs on the streets, collaborating with local talent and international musical stars.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • How will Dave make sense of this? I am honored to be joined tonight with commentary with former SNL cast member Jerry Minor, who is planning to launch a new podcast with ECamm, Playing to the Back of the Room.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Definition of cast
Noun
  • But Morgan had appeared opposite Jack Webb in the film noir movies Dark City (1950), Appointment with Danger (1951), and Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955), and was an early regular member of Jack Webb's stock company of actors on the original Dragnet radio show.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Joan Benedict Steiger, who was part of the original stock company for Candid Camera and later became the wife of actor Rod Steiger, died June 24 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications from a stroke.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2024
Definition of stock company
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