Meropi Peponides's guest appearances

Meropi Peponides

Multiracial Family Man

Upstage Left | Intimate Conversations with New York Theater

Richard Rothstein

Damona Hoffman

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Jamie Foxx

Garcelle Beauvais

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Dianne Bondy

Brad Jenkins

Christian Finnegan

Mike Brown

Angelina Spicer

David Livingstone

Justin Williams

Mike Bridenstine

Susan Graham

OwlTail

In this episode Rachel speaks with one of the directors of Soho Rep and a co-founder of Radical Evolution: Meropi Peponides. The two met over a decade ago while Meropi was still an MFA student at Columbia. As the theater industry continues to have conversations about change, and what that might look like, we were excited to 1.  gain a better understanding of what leadership looks at one of downtown's bedrock institutions. 2. Learn more about what how those decisions were made, and where they might be going.They chat about:Dramaturgy!the organization of theatrical organizationswhat makes a Soho Rep artistthe piece of advice Meropi would give in a development process Learn more about Soho Rep and its initiatives here.Check out Radical Evolution.-------Intro music: David HilowitzSupport the show

In this episode Rachel speaks with one of the directors of Soho Rep and a co-founder of Radical Evolution: Meropi Peponides. The two met over a decade ago while Meropi was still an MFA student at Columbia. As the theater industry continues to have conversations about change, and what that might look like, we were excited to 1.  gain a better understanding of what leadership looks at one of downtown's bedrock institutions. 2. Learn more about what how those decisions were made, and where they might be going. They chat about:<ul><li>Dramaturgy!</li><li>the organization of theatrical organizations</li><li>what makes a Soho Rep artist</li><li>the piece of advice Meropi would give in a development process</li></ul> Learn more about Soho Rep and its initiatives <a href="https://sohorep.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Check out <a href="https://www.radicalevolution.org/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radical Evolution</a>. ------- Intro music: David Hilowitz<a href="https://www.patreon.com/upstageleft" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

An Interview with Meropi Peponides of Soho Rep & Radical Evolution

Ep. 123: Meropi Peponides and Beto O'Byrne are multiethnic, multicultural people.  She's Indian and Cypriot.  He's Irish and Mexican.  They are a dynamic and fascinating couple and the founders of Radical Evolution (http://www.radicalevolution.org/) a multiethnic producing collective committed to creating artistic events that seek to understand the complexities of the mixed-identity existence in the 21st Century. In their most recent work, Loving and Loving, they explore, examine and dramatize the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple from rural Virginia who were arrested in 1958 for the crime of being married. Their decade-long legal struggle resulted in a landmark civil rights case decided in 1967, which upheld their right to live as husband and wife and struck down all remaining state bans on interracial marriage. Beginning in the present day and delving into the historically rich 1950’s – 60’s, Loving and Loving looks at this nearly 50-year old story from a 21st Century perspective, exploring the enduringly complex nature of intimacy, identity, and the impact of the law on our most personal decisions. Listen as Meropi and Beto talk about their childhoods, their journeys into theater, and their hopes and dreams about creating a production company that gives voice to Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural experiences.  For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here:  MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 123: Meropi Peponides and Beto O'Byrne are multiethnic, multicultural people.  She's Indian and Cypriot.  He's Irish and Mexican.  They are a dynamic and fascinating couple and the founders of Radical Evolution (<a href="http://www.radicalevolution.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.radicalevolution.org/</a>) a multiethnic producing collective committed to creating artistic events that seek to understand the complexities of the mixed-identity existence in the 21st Century. In their most recent work, Loving and Loving, they explore, examine and dramatize the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple from rural Virginia who were arrested in 1958 for the crime of being married. Their decade-long legal struggle resulted in a landmark civil rights case decided in 1967, which upheld their right to live as husband and wife and struck down all remaining state bans on interracial marriage. Beginning in the present day and delving into the historically rich 1950’s – 60’s, Loving and Loving looks at this nearly 50-year old story from a 21st Century perspective, exploring the enduringly complex nature of intimacy, identity, and the impact of the law on our most personal decisions. Listen as Meropi and Beto talk about their childhoods, their journeys into theater, and their hopes and dreams about creating a production company that gives voice to Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Multicultural experiences.  For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: <a href="http://www.alexbarnettcomic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.alexbarnettcomic.com</a> or visit him on Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlexBarnettComic?ref=hl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic</a>) or on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/barnettcomic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@barnettcomic</a> To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/multiracial-family-man/id969793342?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST</a> Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Dramatizing Loving v. Virginia onstage with the founders of the multiethnic producing collective Radical Evolution, Meropi Peponides and Beto O'Byrne, Ep. 123