Interview with Erin Reifler, December 22, 2020
Project: Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Musical theater composer Erin Reifler details her life through New York City's musical theater on Broadway and Off-Broadway, how productions ceased on March 13, 2020, and thoughts for her future in theater post-COVID. She also talks about opportunities that opened to her because of the lockdown that would not have come about otherwise, and how she's adapted new skills in audio production as a result.Interview Accession
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Musical theater Eugene O'Neil Theater Center Music assistants New York University New York City (N.Y.) Music composition Musical production National Lampoon's Vacation (Motion picture) Peter Dinklage (Actor) Cyrano Off-Broadway Broadway West Side Story (Musical) Ars Nova theater Oratorio For Living Things (Musical) Oratory Broadway League Musical theater Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemics Unemployment Associated Musicians of Greater New York, American Federation of Musicians Local 802 Tech weekInterview LC Subject
New York University Musical theater. Music. Theater Theatre Trombone. Orchestra. Musicals. Performance. Broadway League Music education Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.) Work. Health care Insurance. Rent ACT test prep SAT test prep Unemployment. Gigs (Employment) Chicago (Ill.) Student. Audio recordings Inspiration. Socialization. Medicine. Therapy COVID-19 (Disease)Interview Rights
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Reifler, Erin Interview by Kopana Terry. 22 Dec. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Reifler, E. (2020, December 22). Interview by K. Terry. Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Reifler, Erin, interview by Kopana Terry. December 22, 2020, Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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