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Examples of thespian in a Sentence
a renowned thespian and director
although she's “acted” in a couple of horror movies, I'd hardly call her one of our more promising thespians
Recent Examples of thespian from the Web
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Kansas debate teams attract everyone from competitive swimmers to budding thespians.
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Filmmakers would be wise to seek out his fellow unlikely thespians.
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Roles for the young thespians were wild tour guides, frantic Hollywood studio personnel and agents, loony lawyers, little monsters, wanna-be-actors and gossip columnists.
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His nomination for his portrayal of the elder Getty makes him the oldest thespian ever nominated for an Oscar.
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Their brother, Tracy Underhill, also was a thespian at the school.
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What actor wouldn’t be excited to meet one of the most acclaimed thespians in history, Meryl Streep?!
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Larry Oros, Eagles Nest Theatre producer and thespian director, tells me this will be the final performance in the intimate, 100-seat theater.
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Some of these aren't the most gifted of thespians, but any such shortcomings are easily outbalanced by the bulky figure of Valmir do Coco who effortlessly dominates the ensemble as working schlub Tiao.
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Did You Know?
Greek drama was originally entirely performed by choruses. According to tradition, the Greek dramatist Thespis, of the 6th century B.C., was the inventor of tragedy and the first to write roles for the individual actor as distinct from the chorus, and the actor's exchanges with the chorus were the first dramatic dialogue. Since Thespis himself performed the individual parts in his own plays, he was also the first true actor. Ever since choruses disappeared from drama, thespians have filled all the roles in plays. Thespian is also an adjective; thus, we can speak of "thespian ambitions" and "thespian traditions", for example.
First Known Use of thespian
1827
thespian Synonyms
Synonyms
actor, impersonator, mummer, player, trouper;
Antonyms
Related Words
barnstormer, enactor, entertainer, performer;
lead, leading lady, leading man, star;
extra, spear-carrier, walk-on;
monologuist (or monologist);
ham, imitator, impressionist, mime, mimic, pantomime, pantomimist, personator, poser;
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First Known Use of thespian
1567
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