Peter Meineck holds the endowed chair of Professor of Classics in the Modern World at New York University. Originally from South London, Meineck trained with the Royal Marines and later discovered the theater, working as a technician, designer, producer, and director, from rooms above pubs to the Royal National Theatre. He founded his own company, Aquila Theatre, to mount bold new stagings of the classics, including a public program that works with veterans and refugees through Greek drama. He holds a PhD in Classics, has published widely on ancient performance, and has been teaching mythology for nearly thirty years.