Many amateur troupes performed only a few local shows before disbanding.

Until the late 1800s there were also hundreds of other professional, semi-professional, and amateur troupes across Japan that performed traditional puppet drama.

It was his first look at this amateur troupe in the basement of a small town house on the Bowery.

News of this amateur troupe's productions of self-written plays from village life and local history has already been broadcast on television.

What is known is that his early performing came from joining an amateur acting troupe.

Historians have argued whether this troupe performed for the public and can be counted as more than an amateur troupe.

An amateur troupe of actors spent 18 months moving from apartment to apartment to rehearse the play and avoid police detection.

Arjunan was soon sought after by almost every amateur troupe.

There he was also involved in acting with an amateur troupe at a local army club.

My sister is in an amateur ballet troupe that is touring primary schools throughout the state.