All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts...
-Shakespeare, As you Like it, Act II, Scene VII
Thee first line had me hoping for RUSH lyrics (Limelight)...
All the world's indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each another's audience
Outside the gilded cage