noun
kyogen performer
Refers to an actor specializing in kyogen, the comic interlude in Noh theater.
彼は能楽堂で狂言方として活躍している。
He is active as a kyogen performer at the Noh theater.
noun
low-ranked kabuki playwright
Historical term for a junior playwright in kabuki, responsible for writing scripts under the supervision of a senior playwright.
江戸時代、狂言方は歌舞伎の脚本を書く下級の作者だった。
In the Edo period, a kyogenkata was a low-ranked playwright who wrote kabuki scripts.