Thesp

"Thesp" in a Sentence (2 examples)

For this particular storytelling approach to work, however, audiences must also find themselves seduced by the figures in question — a tall order in a movie that’s overwritten, over-scored and wildly overacted by thesps who should all know better.

The play is expertly thesped by a competent cast of actors […]

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