sūtradhāra (English spelling) sutradhara

Japanese: sūtradhāra(英語表記)sutradhara
sūtradhāra (English spelling) sutradhara

...One of the fragments of Ashvaghosha's plays discovered in Central Asia is called an allegorical play (or metaphorical drama), in which religious abstractions are personified and acted out. Later, Krishna Mishra (11th century) produced a six-act allegorical play called Prabodhacandrodaya (Moonrise of Enlightenment), which promoted the doctrine of Vaishnava, bringing a new style of drama into vogue in the theatre.
[actor]
In ancient Indian drama, female actors were extremely rare, and a troupe consisted of male and female actors. The head of the troupe (sūtradhāra) guided the actors and also appeared in the prologue himself to introduce the author and the contents of the play. The head's wife usually performed as an actress and also had to look after the troupe.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "sūtradhāra" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中央アジアで発見されたアシュバゴーシャの戯曲断片の一つに,宗教的な抽象概念を擬人化して演技させる寓意劇(または譬喩劇)とよばれるものがあるが,後にクリシュナミシュラKṛṣṇamiśra(11世紀)は,ビシュヌ派の教義を宣揚した6幕の寓意劇《プラボーダチャンドローダヤPrabodhacandrodaya(悟りの月の出)》を出して劇壇に新しい形式の流行をもたらした。
[俳優]
 古代のインド劇では,女形はきわめてまれで,一座は男優と女優から成り,一座を率いる座頭(スートラダーラsūtradhāra)は座員を指導するとともに,自らプロローグに登場して劇の作者および内容を紹介した。座頭の妻は通常女優として出演し,また一座の面倒をみなければならなかった。…

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