Adam J. Rineer

Adam J. Rineer (they/xe/he) is a composer, writer, and music director who works in interdisciplinary performance. Their musicals include THIRD SEX: 1930S TRANSVESTITE LIEDER and A TRIP TO THE MOON. Rineer co-created DISCO DEMO with Jason Aguirre for The Civilians, an interview-based musical about the 1979 Disco Demolition riot in Chicago. The piece was part of The Civilians' 2025-2026 R&D Groups. They received a 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant from the American Theatre Wing for A Trip to the Moon. They also co-founded the UNTITLED Musical Project, hold an M.F.A. from Temple University, and are an Adjunct Associate Professor at Pace University.