gathering vs cast of characters

Other hyponyms of gathering include affair, function, occasion, social affair, social function, social gathering, social occasion, carload, contingent, floor, pair, room, threesome, triad, trinity, trio, turnout, foursome, quartet, quartette, fivesome, quintet, quintette, sextet, sextette, sixsome, septet, septette, sevensome, eightsome, octet, octette, assembly, crowd, concourse, multitude, throng, company, audience, community, municipality, cast, dramatis personae, class, course, form, grade, class, year, bunch, crew, crowd, gang, covey, quorum, commune, convocation, bevy, cortege, entourage, retinue, suite, camp, muster, rap group, rave-up, table.