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touring company

touring company noun: a troupe of theatrical, musical, or other performers who constitute an ancillary unit of an established company of performers, and who usually provide entertainment at locations other than the main venue where the established company performs.

Noun

touring company (plural touring companies)

  1. (performing arts) A troupe of theatrical, musical, or other performers who constitute an ancillary unit of an established company of performers, and who usually provide entertainment at locations other than the main venue where the established company performs.
    • Last fall's strike by the New York City Opera orchestra killed the company's regular season, but it did not cast its shadow over the endeavors of its touring troupe. . . . The touring company was established in 1979 by Beverly Sills as a kind of training troupe in which promising young singers...1990 January 23, Allan Kozinn, “City Opera's 'Boheme' Tour Has Early Stop in Brooklyn”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 Jul 2012
    • I never saw the original production of Hair, but I did catch the show a couple of years after its 1968 Broadway debut, when the touring company came to San Francisco.2008 July 31, Richard Zoglin, “A New Dawn for Hair”, in Time

Forms of touring company

pluraltouring companies

Questions about touring company

What does touring company mean?
Touring company means a troupe of theatrical, musical, or other performers who constitute an ancillary unit of an established company of performers, and who usually provide entertainment at locations other than the main venue where the established company performs.
What part of speech is touring company?
Touring company is a noun.
What is the plural of touring company?
The plural of touring company is touring companies.

Words near touring company in the dictionary

  1. touring bicycle
  2. touring bicycles
  3. touring car
  4. touring cars
  5. touring companies
  6. touring company
  7. touring member
  8. touring motorcycle
  9. touring motorcycles
  10. touring side
  11. touring sides

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