stagestruck

or stage-struck

[ steyj-struhk ]

adjective

1. obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
2. enthralled by the theater and the people, customs, traditions, etc., associated with it.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stagestruck¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

The three were stagestruck from the time the curtain went up, and all of them forgot their lines.

From Project Gutenberg

It was equally true that he was not stagestruck—not, at any rate, in the usual acceptation of that expression.

From Project Gutenberg