010 | Theatre, Film & Television Costumer Jules Peiperl
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Jules Pieperl is a non-binary, NYC-based costumer for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre as well as film and TV. They have worked on Mean Girls, To Kill A Mockingbird and Carousel on Broadway, at New York Theater Workshop and National Queer Theater Off-Broadway, and on John Oliver, among others.
find Jules on:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/julespeiperl/
Website: Jules Peiperl
In this episode, we discuss:
-The differences between costuming for a Broadway show, versus a talk show
-Giant angel wings, squirrel puppets and more of Jules' creations
-Coming out as non-binary at work
-Unions
-Volunteering versus getting paid for your work, and the relationship that has to gratitude and how excited you're "allowed" to be about the job
-Being jaded versus being visibly glad to be there, and how that impacts being taken seriously
-How a chance encounter in Central Park started Jules on their career path
-Queerness in the theatre industry, and representation of queer/LGBT+ folx onstage
-What Jules needs everyone to understand about steaming clothes
-NYC, Times Square, and the benchmarks native NYers give for what makes you "a real New Yorker" -- and how much you should pay attention to that kind of thing
-The paperwork costumers deal with, and Jules' tip for how to cut back on it
-and more!
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