Sentence:  Here, too . . . are a kindly priest, a mysterious hermit, a good-hearted mother, a love-smitten young noblewoman, flashing swordplay, and taverns and palaces teeming with cooks and bakers and servants and idlers and criminals, all brought to vivid life by a well-chosen dozen-member cast of <WSD>quick-change artists</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An entertainer whose performances involve rapid changes of costume.