stagestruck

[ steyj-struhk ]

/ ˈsteɪdʒˌstrʌk /

obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.

enthralled by the theater and the people, customs, traditions, etc., associated with it.

Origin of stagestruck

First recorded in 1805–15

stagecoach, stagecraft, staged, stagehand, stager, stagestruck, stagey, stagflation, stagg, staggard, stagger

"He has been stage-struck ever since he saw Ralph Chainey act last winter," continued the communicative hostess.

Kathleen's Diamonds |Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
But there are some stage-struck gentlemen whom nothing can convince of their total unfitness for the stage.

The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales |Francis A. Durivage
This is my first professional engagement; but I was no stage-struck girl when I first applied for the position.

Beth Norvell |Randall Parrish
A number of still unanswered letters are lying about—some of them delightfully humorous missives from "stage-struck" young people.

The Strand Magazine, Volume I, Issue 2, February 1891 |Various

A stage-struck youth lately called upon Mr. K, at his residence not far from Bloomsbury-square, and applied for an engagement.

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 |Various

stage-struck

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