noun
troupe
TROOP/truːp/
A group of performers who work or travel together.
The troupe packs costumes for its next performance.
Etymology
French troupe meant a company or band of people. In English, that general grouping became especially associated with performers working together as an ensemble.
In context
Junius’ flight to the Low Countries as part of a travelling acting troupe. After spending a period of time living in Brussels, he returned to London in 1814