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Women at the time were not allowed to act on stage.
Women at the time were not allowed to act on stage.
Historically, acting was considered a man's profession; so, in http://www.answers.com/topic/john-Shakespeare's time, for instance, men and boys played all roles, including the female parts. This was the case until the http://www.answers.com/topic/restoration-comedy of the theater in 1660, the first occurrence of the term actress in the http://www.answers.com/topic/oxford-english-dictionary-1 being by http://www.answers.com/topic/john-dryden in 1700.
Women at the time were not allowed to act on stage.
Historically, acting was considered a man's profession; so, in Shakespear's time, for instance, men and boys played all roles, including the female parts. This was the case until the Restoration of the theater in 1660, the first occurrence of the term actress in the OED being by Dryden in 1700.
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What is the name of men who play female roles in plays?
Actors. Unless you are asking for the names of people who regularly acted in drag in plays.
Who played in the female roles in the play at globe theatre?
Females were not allowed to play on stage so men and boys played all the female roles.
Who played the female roles in willaim shakespeares plays?
In Shakespeare's time, all female roles were played by young boys or men because women were not allowed to perform on stage. This was a common practice due to societal norms and restrictions at the time.
What roles do male or female rhinos play?
all of them
Why did elizabeth play shakespeares female roles?
I don't know what Elizabeth you are speaking of, but I presume it was because she was a female Shakespearean actress who was acting after the year 1660 sometime. Sometimes actresses play the male roles in Shakespeare as well.
What did the actors in Greece wear?
actors wore a mask in plays to play a variety of roles in one play.
How many roles are in most plays?
Well most plays have big roles and small roles and some in the middle there is never an exact number because ever play requires a different amount of people x3
What roles does black economic empowerment play in tourism?
Its plays a role in South Africa
When was Playhouse Creatures written?
The original play was written in 1993, there are however three different versions available. the original is still the most widely perfromed and consists of five female roles (later versions have six female roles and teo male roles)
Who played all the women roles in shakespeare play?
Women's roles in Shakespeare's plays were usually performed by boy actors. Shakespeare jokes about this several times - especially in Hamlet and in As You Like It. It was illegal during the Sixteenth Century for women to perform in plays, and most Elizabethan playwrights wrote only minor roles for female characters as a result. Shakespeare seems to have been one of the first playwrights to give women characters important roles in his plays - though after Shakespeare's time quite a few playwrights began to write important roles for women.
Who play in Shakespeare's roles and why?
Actors inevitably play the roles in Shakespeare's plays, although some roles nowadays are played by actresses. Sometimes these are professional actors who earn their money this way, and sometimes they are amateurs who have a different day job. Either way, people who are not in interested in acting rarely play Shakespeare's roles (or indeed any roles).
What role does Creon play in 'Antigone'?
Theban King Creon plays two main roles in the play 'Antigone'. Dramatically, he plays the role of the villain. Functionally, he plays the role of head of state.
