劇団

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 劇団 combines 劇, drama, with 団, a group, to name a company that performs plays.
• Basic usage: It refers to an organization that stages new work or that actors join.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Company and venue
  • 劇団 is the performing company, while 劇場 is the venue. In context, 劇団に入る means joining a company, while 劇場に入る means entering a theater building.