Refers to when a male actor performs as a female character or vice versa. This is a common device employed in Shakespeare's plays, such as Viola/Cesario in Twelfth Night and Rosalind/Ganymede in As You Like It.
Refers to when a male actor performs as a female character or vice versa. This is a common device employed in Shakespeare's plays, such as Viola/Cesario in Twelfth Night and Rosalind/Ganymede in As You Like It.