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.

Origin of stagestruck

1
First recorded in 1805–15

Words Nearby stagestruck

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British Dictionary definitions for stage-struck

stage-struck

adjective
  1. infatuated with the glamour of theatrical life, esp with the desire to act

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