Interview with Kristy Meanor, December 6, 2020
Project: Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project
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Artistic director, actress, director, and piano teacher Kristy Meanor talks about her role with the Wetumpka Depot Players, how they've survived the pandemic, and how they're planning for the future. Meanor talks at length about the community support for the theater and the things they've done to forge ahead despite the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. She also talks about her teaching, both in the theater and from her home studio, and the Depot's successful Penguin Project that produces shows with children with disabilities.Interview Accession
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Artistic directors Community theater Board of directors Equity actors Equity theater Community outreach Montgomery (Ala.) Wetumpka Depot Players American Association of Community Theatres Alabama Conference of Theatre Penguin Program Children with disabilities Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemics Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Directors Finances Volunteers Non-equity actors Non-equity theater Music lessons Acting lessons League of Resident Theatres Wetumpka Depot Community TheaterInterview Rights
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Meanor, Kristy Interview by Kopana Terry. 06 Dec. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Meanor, K. (2020, December 06). 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.
Meanor, Kristy, interview by Kopana Terry. December 06, 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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