Titus Macchius Plautus was a playwright of Ancient Rome. He was
one of the earliest pioneers in the history of musical theater.
In my own opinion, I would classify him as a pre-modern man that
abode the concept of exploration and innovativeness. There are
only few accounts of Plautus’ early life. It is said that
Plautus worked as a scene-shifter or a stage carpenter in his
early years. It is probably because of these that his love of
theater emerged. He discovered his acting talent and adopted the
names “Macchius” - a clownish stock-character in popular farces,
and “Plautus” — meaning flat-footed. It is also siad that he had
worked as a manual laborer for him to experience Greek drama
particularly the New Comedy of Menander – during his leisure.
Titus Macchius Plautus attained so much popularity that his name
alone became a legend in the history of theater and its ventures
throughout generations.