Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Troupe \Troupe\, n. [F., troop. See {Troop}.]
   A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a
   play or an opera.

Source : WordNet®

troupe
     n : organization of performers and associated personnel
         (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all
         stayed at the same hotel" [syn: {company}]