THESPIS: I am full of life when I can bring my poems alive, paint pictures with words, and show my words to others through actions. VILLAGER: Then show us Thespis what it is that makes you so full of life, how do you do this? N.B. Cook Elementary: NARRATOR: So Thespis wrote a poem and acted it out before an audience and that is how Thespis became the first actor to perform. To this day, actors and actresses are called Thespians, named after Thespis the Poet. Can you write a poem and act it out ? Try it and then share it with a friend and your family.