In ancient Greek theatre, who performed the roles?

Always men.

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Why: The actors were always men, and each might play several parts.

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The actors wore masks, so you could say they had a lot of face time.
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Answer: Always men. The actors were always men, and each might play several parts.

  1. Theatre en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre
    The actors (always men) wore masks appropriate to the characters they represented
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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