Leading players (including those of Kyogen (a farce played during a Noh play cycle)) were called gakuto (masters of performance) or tayu (leading players), and other players were called sarugakushi or sarugaku.
演者(狂言含む)は座頭級のものを楽頭、太夫、一般の座員を猿楽師、または単に猿楽とよんだ。