Interview with Missy Johnston, November 28, 2020
Project: Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Actress, singer, costume designer, and Transylvania University theater professor Missy Johnston talks at length about her experiences as an actor, designer, and singer in the time of COVID-19, and how the pandemic lockdown affected not only her creative work, but how it stretched her teaching skills for students destined for an industry that depends on human interaction.Interview Accession
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Theater Acting Actors Actresses Stage Lighting Costume design Transylvania University Teaching faculty Audiences Virtual performance Performing arts Arts unions Lexington Opera House Lexington Children's Theater The Bats (Artist) Broadway theater IATSE Local 346 International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Union Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemics EmploymentInterview LC Subject
Costume design. COVID-19 (Disease) Theater. Actors. Actresses. Acting. Performing arts. Transylvania UniversityInterview Rights
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Johnston, Missy Interview by Kopana Terry. 28 Nov. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Johnston, M. (2020, November 28). 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.
Johnston, Missy, interview by Kopana Terry. November 28, 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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