Podcast appearances and mentions of melissa duprey

Today's guests: - Melissa DuPrey, Actress,Playwrite, Comic, and Producer you can see Melissa DuPrey, April 6th & 7th at https://urbantheaterchicago.org/, on Hulu Sept 2024 "How to Die Alone" - Marissa Lynn Jones, Executive Director of the League of Chicago Theatres.https://leagueofchicagotheatres.org/ - Travis Hooker, VP of Finance for LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois.

We're back! To celebrate our season 4 premiere, we're joined by Afro-Latina multidisciplinary artist, producer, and playwright Melissa DuPrey. You may know her as Dr. Sara Ortiz on Grey's Anatomy, but did you know she's also a stand-up comedian, a community organizer, and a theatrical performer with over a decade of experience performing in full-length solo plays?! We dig into her career, advocacy, experiences, and of course, food! Plus, Melissa shares why she loves her hometown of Chicago so much and what she's working on next. You don't want to miss this one! Links: Visit our webpage: https://www.coquithechef.com/podcast/ Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/morethanriceandbeans Check out our cooking classes: https://www.coquithechef.com/ Support our show here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanriceandbeans/support Follow Melissa DuPrey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boomboomduprey/?hl=en Visit Melissa's website: https://www.melissaduprey.com/ LINK TO SHOW NOTES --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanriceandbeans/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morethanriceandbeans/support

Ian talks with filmmaker/actress Emily Lape about leaving Hollywood and finding a vibrant community in Chicago's indie film scene.The writer/director of 2018's Mercy's Girl opens up about putting together her debut feature (which draws on several difficult real-life experiences) and how landing a pivotal role in Michael Glover Smith's 2022 film Relative helped her rediscover the joys of creating art with grounded, talented people.This wide-ranging conversation touches on growing up a pastor's daughter; the writings of Sam Shepard; an uptick in indie filmmakers tackling the supernatural, and what's next on the horizon for Emily!Chicagoland Friends! Join Ian and Emily next Monday night (8/22/22) at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove, IL, for a special After Hours Film Society screening of Relative!Following the 7:30pm show, Keeping it Reel's David Fowlie will host a Q&A with Emily and co-stars Elizabeth Stam, Melissa DuPrey, and writer/director Michael Glover Smith! It'll be a night to remember!Click here for tickets and more information!Show Links:Watch the Mercy's Girl (2018) trailer.Watch the Relative (2022) trailer.Read Rebecca Martin's 2019 Cinema Femme interview with Emily (mentioned in the episode).Read Matt Fagerholm's 2019 Indie Outlook interview with Emily and Mercy's Girl co-star Alison Hixson (mentioned in the episode).Read Ian's written review of Relative.Watch Ian and David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel review Relative.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

¡El equipo de 1ME está muy feliz de recibir a Zinnia Alejandro de Taller Salud en el podcast! Zinnia es la directora del programa Acuerdo de Paz a Taller Salud, una organización feminista de base comunitaria dedicada a mejorar el acceso de las mujeres a la salud, reducir la violencia en entornos comunitarios y fomentar el desarrollo económico a través de la educación y el activismo. Fundada en 1979, Taller Salud es una organización independiente, no gubernamental, sin fines de lucro. Para nuestro primer episodio bilingüe, estamos publicando dos versiones, una en inglés y otra en español. Puede encontrar ambas versiones en el feed de su podcast, así como las transcripciones disponibles en los sitios web de AirGo y One Million Experiments. Gracias a nuestro coanfitriona Melissa Duprey, y tambien a Franceli Chapman-Varela para narración en traducción. SHOW NOTES: Lee la transcripción aquí - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rdiZLmrED-52ivnsCwiHSxqyoRp0VSIP/view?usp=sharing Aprende mas - https://www.tallersalud.com/ Escucha a One Million Experiments en ingles - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-million-experiments/id1589966282

The 1ME team is so hyped to welcome Zinnia Alejandro from Taller Salud onto the pod! Zinnia is the director of the Acuerdo de Paz (peace accord) program at Taller Salud, which is a community based feminist organization dedicated to improving women's access to health care, to reducing violence within the community and to encourage economic growth through education and activism. Founded in 1979, the organization is based in Loíza, Puerto Rico. For our first bilingual episode, we are releasing two versions–one in English and one in Spanish. You can find both versions on your podcast feed, as well as transcripts available on the AirGo and One Million Experiments websites. Big thanks to our special guest cohost Melissa Duprey, and to Franceli Chapman-Varela for the voiceover in translation. SHOW NOTES Read the transcript here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZ8kx62HGbMEvS68ONLgrXpRrIrZU9QP/view?usp=sharing Learn more about Taller Salud - https://www.tallersalud.com/

¡El equipo de 1ME está muy emocionado de recibir a Zinnia Alejandro de Taller Salud en el podcast! Zinnia es la directora del programa Acuerdo de Paz a Taller Salud, una organización feminista de base comunitaria dedicada a mejorar el acceso de las mujeres a la salud, reducir la violencia en entornos comunitarios y fomentar el desarrollo económico a través de la educación y el activismo. Fundada en 1979, Taller Salud es una organización independiente, no gubernamental, sin fines de lucro. Para nuestro primer episodio bilingüe, estamos publicando dos versiones, una en inglés y otra en español. Puede encontrar ambas versiones en el feed de su podcast, así como las transcripciones disponibles en los sitios web de AirGo y One Million Experiments. Gracias a nuestro coanfitriona Melissa Duprey, y tambien a Franceli Chapman-Varela para narración en traducción. SHOW NOTES: Lee la transcripción aquí - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rdiZLmrED-52ivnsCwiHSxqyoRp0VSIP/view?usp=sharing Aprende mas - https://www.tallersalud.com/ Escucha a One Million Experiments en ingles - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-million-experiments/id1589966282

Interview with Melissa DuPrey

Today's guest: -Melissa Duprey, plays Dr. Sara Ortiz in Grey's Anatomy

Today, Tes talks with Melissa DuPrey. Melissa is a multidisciplinary artist with roots from Humboldt Park, Chicago. After earning double Bachelor degrees from the University of Houston, she returned to Chicago to join the all-Latina theatre company, Teatro Luna. Her one-woman show, SEXomedy (2012), was developed during their monthly series for women of color in the arts and received a Chicago Reader Recommendation, a Member's Pick, and had a successful debut Off-Broadway in New York. The popular show spurred a progressive sequel, SEXomedy 2.0, which debuted at Steppenwolf Theater in April 2019. Her second solo show, SUSHI-frito, has also been critically acclaimed as part of MPAACT's Signature Series for solo artists. In 2014, she was selected as a new talent in the ABC Diversity Showcase in New York City. DuPrey is also a community organizer and spiritualist who also launched The Good Grief Project- an extension of the social justice component from her play GOOD GRIEF, where communities of color are connected to local, accessible and multidisciplinary mental and spiritual wellness practitioners of color. Her full-length play BRUJAJA was selected as part of 16th Street's New Play Pop Up Reading Series for 2019 and is slated for a world premiere in 2021 with UrbanTheater Company. She has performed stand-up comedy in Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. She is a featured actor in the Emmy-nominated web-series Brown Girls and has many regional and non regional theater credits in Chicago. She can currently be seen as DR. SARA ORTIZ on "Grey's Anatomy" (Season 17 and 18). Other TV credits include a recurring appearance on “Empire” (FOX), and guest appearances on “The Resident” (FOX), “Chicago PD” (NBC), and “The Chi” (Showtime). Film credits include: Relative (2022), Long Division (2022), Cherry (2020), Two in the Bush (2017), The Way We Speak (2014) and Bromance (2014). As a musician and active member of her community, she is dedicated to the preservation of Puerto Rican culture by way of the folkloric music, Bomba y Plena, with Africaribe and Las BomPleneras. She is currently an Ensemble Member at UrbanTheater Company and Artistic Associate at Sideshow Theater. To learn more about Melissa DuPrey: Website: www.melissaduprey.com Twitter & IG: @BoomBoomDuPrey News links: Chicago Sun Times coverage for Grey's Anatomy Review of Good Grief- A healing experience Please and Resistance in the face of Patriarchy Coverage of The Chicago Women's March and critique of lack of inclusivity Centering Black and Brown Narratives in Chicago as ED of Social Justice Theater

Melissa DuPrey joins the show this week. She’s a Black Puerto Rican performer, storyteller, & comic. She’s been on shows, such as Empire and Chicago PD, and in films, like Cherry on Apple TV. She’s also had success on stage with shows like SUSHI-frito and currently has a recurring row on Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Sara Ortiz. We’re going to talk about her experience on Grey’s Anatomy, projects she’s worked on and what she has in store for the future, how her life as a live performer was impacted by the pandemic and more.  Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Melissa's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/boomboomduprey Melissa's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/boomboomduprey Melissa's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/boomboomduprey/?hl=en Melissa's Website ★ https://www.melissaduprey.com ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Melissa DuPrey, Grey's Anatomy's Dr. Sara Ortiz, joins TV I Say to talk about everyone's favorite longest running show! On The Watch List, Ashley reviews Genera+ion, Intervention, The Great North and more!TV, I Say with Ashley Ray is a weekly podcast dedicated to all things TV, hosted by Ashley Ray. A freelance TV critic since 2016, Ashley writes for Vulture, The A.V. Club, Elle, Variety, and more! Each week Ashley keeps listeners up to date on the shows everyone is talking about, digs deep into classic tropes, and breaks down the best moments in television with some of your favorite comedians, actors, TV writers and more!TV, I Say with Ashley Ray is the hangout sitcom of a podcast you’ve been waiting for. Available on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio and StitcherTV, I Say Theme song by RaFia.Artwork by Chastity Hyman.Follow us: Twitter & InstagramWant weekly TV recommendations in your inbox? Subscribe to the newsletter! Want Ashley to cover a show? Support us on Patreon and join the TV I Say Squad! Or Just Rate and Review!

Abi & Iasel are joined by comedian, actor, singer, and host of 50 Blind Dates, Melissa DuPrey! Lots of talk about the Columbus statue incident in Chicago, the lockdown, & the struggle for justice.

This ladies room meeting explores the multicultural and historical perspectives on BDSM. This Goddess round table includes Kristiana Rae Colón, Melissa DuPrey, Feisty G, Coco Elysses, and co-hosted by Banji Bruja and Zo the OG. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The crew talks about how they spent their first Easter in isolation. PLUS our Zoom Crashers this week are actress Melissa DuPrey, digital content creator Talisha Liburd and director/producer/host Kat Lazo. Website: https://www.wearelatinosoutloud.com/ IG/FB @WeAreLatinosOutLoud TWITTER @LocaYBago Hashtag #LatinosOutLoud

The holidays are upon us and nothing says Christmas like talking about your big stupid feelings. Melissa DuPrey stops by to talk gentrification, being generally "woo-woo," and her new play, "Good Grief."Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jwbasilo)

"Good Grief," running at Free Street Theater through Dec. 21st, is a recounting of a complicated path towards healing and survival in times where there were little-to-no resources available.

Comedian/Actor/Playwright Melissa Duprey discusses "Winter boos", cuffing season, dirty lunches and loving deeply with host Paul Farahvar and co-host Jeanie Doogan.

Comedian/Actor/Playwright Melissa Duprey discusses "Winter boos", cuffing season, dirty lunches and loving deeply with host Paul Farahvar and co-host Jeanie Doogan.

Episode 48 is an insightful one where we interview Chicago based actor, playwright, comedian, dancer, and activist Melissa Duprey. We talk about a variety of things like: -Her start in theater as a child that eventually become a career -Her big hit shows such as Sexomedy and SushiFrito -Some of the hardships she faced in the industry -Being a Latina and trying to find roles outside of the "typical" norms -Her work with Free Street Theater -Her start in theater with Teatro Luna Hosted by Christian, Vfig,  Nati Twitter/IG/FB: @LaVerdadLtd Music Credit: Elias O. Sepulveda (Programming, Percussion, Piano, Bass) & Gilbert Arzuaga (Saxophones) #MelissaDuprey #Chicago #Theater #Activist #Sexomedy #Sushifrito #TeatroLuna #Comedian #Latina

Melissa DuPrey is dope. You could say that about a lot of the people we've had on the show, but it's indubitably true with Melissa. She's an actress, comedian, and activist who is a native of the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood. She's also the General Manager of Free Street Theater, the amazing youth theater organization that has been a home for AirGo alumni Ricardo Gamboa and Sol Patches. Recorded 9/1/16 in Chicago Music from this week's show: Papers - @Sangobeats I Love Soul (feat. Avery R. Young) - @ricwilson

An opportunity to stimulate the floundering economy of PleasureTown presents itself in the form of Enid Wallace, a wealthy railroad baroness who wishes to build her tracks through the town. How will the townspeople react to her proposal?