Thespis

American  

[thes-pis] / ˈθɛs pɪs /

noun

1. flourished 6th century b.c., Greek poet.

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Thespis British  

/ ˈθɛspɪs /

noun

1. 6th century _bc , Greek poet, regarded as the founder of tragic drama

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Thespis

So I do my best to be proud and unashamed of Thespis, that sloppy, oversized, barely controllable monster.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 24, 2016

She decided to submit her play to the Thespis Theater Festival in New York.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2015

I assumed “the theater” had just been killing time since Thespis, waiting for me to arrive.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2012

Photograph: Tristram Kenton The Ancient Greek performer Thespis failed to make the cut despite his somewhat groundbreaking work, as did the considerably more alive Simon Russell Beale.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 22, 2010

This was 562 years before Christ, and in twenty-six years after, that is 536 before Christ, appeared Thespis.

From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 by S. C. (Stephen Cullen) Carpenter