Supernumerary actor

Supernumerary actors are usually amateur character actors in opera and ballet performances who train under professional direction to create a believable scene.^[1]

^ Ceadel, E. B. (1941). "The Division of Parts among the Actors in Sophocles' Oedipus Coloneus". The Classical Quarterly. 35 (3/4): 139–147. doi:10.1017/S0009838800027580. JSTOR 637244. S2CID 170941901.

[1] Ceadel, E. B. (1941). "The Division of Parts among the Actors in Sophocles' Oedipus Coloneus". The Classical Quarterly. 35 (3/4): 139–147. doi:10.1017/S0009838800027580. JSTOR 637244. S2CID 170941901.

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