Tonight, ICONS RADIO HOUR is proud to present part one of a two part discussion between John Mulholland and Meir Ribalow where they will explore the history of “The Western”. We invite you to listen to part two of this series this Wednesday evening, September 19, at 8:00 PM EST. John and Meir will continue a conversation on western classics such as; Shane, The Magnificent Seven, High Noon, Pale Rider, The Wild Bunch and the cannon of OK Coral films.

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Meir Ribalow: playwright, professor, poet, critic, editor, director.

As an award-winning playwright, he has seen his plays produced around the globe: New York, Chicago, London, Dublin, Los Angeles, Edinburgh, Paris, Estonia, Canada, etc. Mr. Ribalow’s plays Raindance, Sundance and Moondance are being produced in repertory this fall in L.A., by the Alliance Repertory Company.

Mr. Ribalow was Joseph Papp's production Associate at the New York Shakespeare Festival and is the founder of The American Repertory Company of London. He directed Brian Dennehy and Blythe Danner in a Gala Benefit of, The Nature of the Universe, at the Neil Simon Theater in NYC. Mr. Ribalow has directed plays in both NYC and London, working with such talent as: Ruby Dee, Christopher Walken, Holly Hunter, Ellen Barkin, Eli Wallach, and the late Zero Mostel.

Mr. Ribalow also serves as Artistic Director of New River Dramatists, a creative center in North Carolina which brings writers and actors together to develop new work.

His poetry and fiction have appeared in The Paris Review, The Literary Review, The New York Quarterly and Fishdrum, among other magazines. He writes frequently on film, theatre and music, and his articles and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Sciences, Hadassah, Midstream, to mention a few.

Mr. Ribalow is a artist-in-residence at Fordham University in New York City.