Gregory Drapkin oral history interview

Title

Gregory Drapkin oral history interview

Creator

Larkin, Madeline G.
Drapkin, Gregory

Description

At the time of this interview, Gregory Drapkin was a first-year student at Drexel University in the Entertainment & Arts Management program with a concentration in Theatre. This interview describes Gregory Drapkin's experience during quarantine, living in Langhorne, Pennsylvania with family while taking classes and working internships. This interview reflects on Gregory Drapkin's last few days on Drexel's campus before campus closed in March 2020. Gregory Drapkin describes positive and negative aspects to online classes, such as flexibility, limited social connections, and testing. Gregory Drapkin shares thoughts on the future of the theater industry and working remotely. This interview also touches on Gregory Drapkin's relationship with the news and social media. This interview concludes with positive takeaways from the pandemic, including time spent with Gregory Drapkin's brother and time to focus on workout routines and changes to diet.

This interview was conducted during HNRS 301: COVID-19, taught by Scott Knowles during summer quarter 2020.

Source

COVID-19 seminar oral history interviews (Collection MC.00.100), Drexel University Archives

Rights

In copyright. Copyright owned by Drexel University. Contact Drexel University Archives for permission to use.

Subject

COVID-19 (Disease)
Education, Higher
Web-based instruction
Telecommuting
Theater--Safety measures
Social media
Mass media

Relation

Listen to the audio recording of this interview and read a raw transcript in Drexel University's digital repository.

Type

interviews

Date Created

August 6, 2020

Language

English

Duration

18:16 minutes

Interviewer

Larkin, Madeline G.

Interviewee

Drapkin, Gregory

Citation

Larkin, Madeline G. and Drapkin, Gregory, “Gregory Drapkin oral history interview,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed April 26, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/253.