thesis play

American  

noun

1. a play that develops or defends a particular thesis.

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Etymology

Origin of thesis play

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

A year before I was to write my thesis play, and long before I had even conceived of the play, I was asked to write a two-hander.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2020

His thesis play, “An Ordinary Muslim,” tells the story of Azeem Bhatti and his wife, Saima Khan, as they navigate the complicated intersection of their Pakistani heritage and contemporary British culture.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2018

Mr. Guirgis still recognized a “kindred spirit” in Ms. Lázaro, even before reading her thesis play, called “Contigo.”

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2017

It is a thesis play, indicating that mortals fail to face facts; the windows through which they look at life are dusty.

From Time Magazine Archive

The thesis play or the problem play, which have been so current in the last few years, have brought into special prominence a common fault in so-called dramatic dialogue.

From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce