stagestruck
or stage-struck
[ steyj-struhk ]
/ ˈsteɪdʒˌstrʌk /
adjective
obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
enthralled by the theater and the people, customs, traditions, etc., associated with it.
Words nearby stagestruck
stagecoach, stagecraft, staged, stagehand, stager, stagestruck, stagey, stagflation, stagg, staggard, stagger
Origin of stagestruck
First recorded in 1805–15
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Examples from the Web for stagestruck
The three were stagestruck from the time the curtain went up, and all of them forgot their lines.
The Adventures of Buffalo Bill|Col. William F. CodyIt was equally true that he was not stagestruck—not, at any rate, in the usual acceptation of that expression.
The Troll Garden and Selected Stories|Willa Cather