stagestruck
or stage-struck
[steyj-struhk]
- obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- enthralled by the theater and the people, customs, traditions, etc., associated with it.
Origin of stagestruck
First recorded in 1805–15
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Historical Examples
It was equally true that he was not stagestruck—not, at any rate, in the usual acceptation of that expression.
The Troll Garden and Selected StoriesWilla Cather
The three were stagestruck from the time the curtain went up, and all of them forgot their lines.
The Adventures of Buffalo BillCol. William F. Cody