
Meredith Stepien is one of the members of the group known as Team Starkid.
The founder of Starkid spinoff band Jim and the Povolos. She has a Twitter account and a YouTube channel
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Tropes that apply to this actor include:
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Creator Couple/Romance on the Set: With Brian Holden. Notably, his first solo directing job with Twisted! was also Meredith's first starring role, leading to them having to take extra effort to avoid the perception of Nepotism.
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The Other Darrin: Took up the role of Hermione in the final Very Potter musical.
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The Danza: Along with Jim Povolo in Little White Lie.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Didn't officially join Starkid until 2011's Starship, but can be seen in a minor role all the way back in pre-Starkid Web series Little White Lie. She can also be seen and heard in the audience of A Very Potter Musical.
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Fan Nickname: Meredif
- Ms. Fanservice: Was known for this in the past; her first official Starkid appearance as Mega-Girl in Starship involved a form-fitting outfit as a Robot Girl, and her roles as Sherrazad in Twisted! and Jemilla in Firebringer both involved Bare Your Midriff. (And her very first apperance in proto-Starkid production Little White Lie had her dressed as a sexy schoolgirl.)
- Non-Binary: Meredith quietly added "she/they" as her pronouns on her Instagram bio in 2020. She later clarified in an AMA
that she does in fact identify as non-binary and genderfluid.
- The Nth Doctor: Hermione being recast as Meredith Stepien after Bonnie Socha (née Gruesen)'s falling-out with Team Starkid was extremely controversial and led to a
Broken Base among fans; her duet of Hermione's Signature Song "The Coolest Girl in the World" with Meredith at Homecoming was a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming.
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Those Two Actors: Starkid fans who are into the romantic side of the shows were huge fans of her chemistry with Dylan Saunders in Starship — everyone's favorite part of that show — and greatly applauded its follow-up with the two of them as the romantic leads of Twisted!.
Roles
- Little White Lie (2007):
Meredith, one of "The Hot Girls"
- Starship (2011): MegaGirl
- Holy Musical B@man! (2012): ensemble roles
- AVery Potter Senior Year (2012): Hermione
- Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier (2013): Sherrezade
- Firebringer (2016): Jemilla
- A VHS Christmas Carol (2020): Jacob Marley