He and Vernon toured separately with a number of different troupes, reuniting as "Vernon and Nye" to do simple comedy routines and musical numbers.
They are very different troupes, but in each film, the common theme of career vs. private life is more than a leitmotif.
Ms. Baker's distinctively bittersweet sounds of silence are echoing throughout the Boston Center for the Arts, where three of her works are being performed, with considerable skill and affection, by three different troupes: "Circle Mirror Transformation" (by the Huntington Theater Company), "Body Awareness" (by the SpeakEasy Stage Company) and "The Aliens" (by Company One).
The title page of the 1594 edition of Titus Andronicus reveals that the play had been acted by three different troupes.
There are as many as 20 different troupes, according to NBC Sports, but some little people such as Clinton Brown III fear dwarf bullfighting is blurring the line between entertainment and exploitation, especially because the bullish battles are carried out for laughs.
This year's lineup includes several new acts, like a Different Spin, a troupe of fire jugglers and acrobats who met while they were students at Vassar; Bells & Motley, two musicians who play rare instruments like the hurdy-gurdy; and the Invisible Lady, who answers audience questions from her glass box.
In other contexts and amid a different climate, I might worry about this troupe feeling homesick.
Dardo Galletto, the couple's host in New York this month, and the director of his own troupe, the New Generation Dance Company, tried a different tack in the one-hour program that he built around his stars.
From then until 6 the troupes, each performing in a different style, will parade through the streets, offering good wishes.
"Live From UCB Theater" will record a different show each week at its theaters in New York and Los Angeles, showcasing the comedy troupe's usual mix of improv, sketch comedy and stand-up.
