The phrase "actors and instruments" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing roles and tools involved in a process, such as in project management, theater, or research.
Example: "In our study, we identified the key actors and instruments that influenced the outcome of the experiment."
Alternatives: "participants and tools" or "agents and devices".
Four montages featuring actors and musicians playing instruments, singing, or dancing appeared, in calibrated unison, on a row of four screens.
In 1753 they built the first theatre in New York City, where they met opposition by many of the local residents who thought actors and plays were "instruments of the devil". The company later toured the colonies and also performed in Jamaica, where Hallam died.
Governments, international organizations, NGOs and private actors have created numerous policies and instruments to prepare for epidemics.
Twilight had Michael Sheen, Harry Potter had many respected British actors and now The Mortal Instruments has Jared Harris.
The loss of regional capacity and anchor institutions challenges local and national actors to leverage instruments and connections but with much depleted resources, lacking a clear mandate, and facing a fragmented intermediary and support landscape.
"Promoting Democracy in the 1990s: Actors, Instruments, and Issues," in Axel Hadenius, ed., Democracy's Victory and Crisis: Nobel Symposium 1994 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997).
The actors and characters really have become instruments, in a way.
As in the recent John Doyle productions of "Sweeney Todd" and "Company" on Broadway, most of the actors play instruments onstage, in this case reinforcing the island motif.
Our paper may be a practical instrument useful for actors and institutions preoccupied with human resources development in medical environment, improving thus the quality of professional services and life of Romanian health-care personnel.
