Artistic Finance Podcast
1) 197: Never Doing Just One Thing with Choreographer Staś Kmieć
Choreographer Staś Kmieć explains how he’s handled the business side of his theatre and dance career. Topics: ⭐️ Tax filing ⭐️ Healthcare ⭐️ Fiddler On The Roof ⭐️ Not spending money when on tour ...Show More
2) 197: Never Doing Just One Thing with Staś Kmieć
Choreographer Staś Kmieć explains how he’s handled the business side of his theatre and dance career. Topics: ⭐️ Tax filing ⭐️ Healthcare ⭐️ Fiddler On The Roof ⭐️ Not spending money when on tour ...Show More
3) 196: Financial Education as a Theatrical LX Programmer with Brad Gray
Broadway lighting programmer Brad Gray discusses financial literacy and the importance of making that choice to prioritize your finances so that you aren’t forced to hustle until your dying day. Top...Show More
4) Gross Income ≠ Take-Home Pay with Susan Lee
Tax expert Susan Lee discusses tax implications and best practices for freelancers. Topics: ⭐️ Cashflow ⭐️ Having a will ⭐️ Being your own bookkeeper ⭐️ A financial health checklist and a financ...Show More
5) 194: Pay Equity in Theatrical Design with Costume Designer Elsa Hiltner
Costume designer Elsa Hiltner talks about the lack of pay equity in theatrical design and what she is doing about it. Topics: ⭐️ Living wage ⭐️ The Pay Equity Standards ⭐️ The Theatrical Designer Pa...Show More
6) 193: America The Beautiful (Except The Financial Setup for Freelancers) with Jane Cox (Part 2 of 2)
Part two of the conversation with Broadway lighting designer Jane Cox. Topics: ⭐️ Keeping overhead low ⭐️ Paying theatre designers hourly ⭐️ Penny Remsen - Jane’s lighting mentor ⭐️ Paying for assi...Show More
7) 192: America The Beautiful (Except the Financial Setup for Freelancers) with Lighting Designer Jane Cox
Lighting designer Jane Cox discusses life as a freelance theatre designer who has also taken on some full time academic work. Topics: ⭐️ Parenting while working in the arts ⭐️ Paying student loans w...Show More
8) 191: 6k Investing Special - Q4.0
An update on the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. Four lighting designers and a bond investment CEO review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. Video Version https://youtu.be/...Show More
9) 190: Tracking Hourly Pay As Theatre Designers with Set Designer Vincent Gunn
Set designer Vincent Gunn talks about the benefits of tracking the hours that you work. Topics: ⭐️ Valuing your time ⭐️ Investing the money in your retirement account ⭐️ Writing things down and get...Show More
190: Tracking Hourly Pay As Theatre Designers with Set Designer Vincent Gunn
1:24:03 | May 28th, 2025
10) 189: Work Life Balance As A Theatre Designer in Chicago with Jason Lynch
TheatrIcal lighting designer Jason Lynch talks about freelancing in Chicago. Topics: ⭐️ LLCs ⭐️ Estate Sales ⭐️ Keeping our humanity ⭐️ Investing in the S&P 500 ⭐️ Some of Jason’s recent design fee...Show More
189: Work Life Balance As A Theatre Designer in Chicago with Jason Lynch
1:39:06 | May 20th, 2025