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Artistic Finance

Artistic Finance
Broadway
Lighting Design
Freelancing
Personal Finance
Financial Planning
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Freelance Work
Taxes
New York City
Investing In Theater
Theater Industry
Theater Producing
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Artistic Finance provides theatre makers with honest, no-pretension insights into managing money in the entertainment industry. Hosted by lighting designer Ethan Steimel, this podcast delves into the personal finance challenges and business realities of show business, offering candid advice and practical tools tailored to creatives working behind the scenes. www.artisticfinance.com/

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Jessica Ryan, Founder of Broadway Unlocked and CEO of All Together Now a production company for scaleable in-person and digital live experiences joins the show to discuss realities of Broadway's unhealthy producing model.

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Christopher Kriz, a composer and sound designer based in Chicago, talks about sustaining a freelance theatre career.

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⭐️ Opening a ROTH IRA

⭐️ Filing taxes on your own

⭐️ Saying yes to everything

⭐️ Our actual fees on a recent gig

⭐️ Tal... more

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Performing arts consultant and producer Matthew Principe talks about producing opera, theatre, and multimedia content.

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⭐️ The Performing Arts Industrial Complex

⭐️ Hiring a qualified person to file your taxes

⭐️ Taking the emotion out of ... more

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LinkedIn posts on arts and capitalism. Plus Al Heartley's article on the departure from Arena Stage of artistic director Hana Sharif.

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⭐️ Artists are people too

⭐️ Theatre education is versatile

⭐️ Capitalism, good, bad, and ugly

⭐️ The r... more

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Recent Guests

Christopher Kriz
Composer and sound designer based in Chicago
Independent/Chicago theatres
Episode: 206: Say Yes To Work. A Career Will Follow. with Sound Designer Christopher Kriz
Matthew Principe
Former opera performer, arts consultant and producer
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Episode: 205: The Performing Arts Industrial Complex with Matthew Principe
Jesse Alford
Theatrical lighting designer based in Louisville, Kentucky
Freelance lighting design across theater, ballet, opera, and circus
Episode: 203: Freelance Lighting Dance, Theatre, & Opera in Louisville
Rayme Cornell
Theatre performer and educator at Webster University
Webster University
Episode: 202: Performing, Parenting, and Theatre Education with Rayme Cornell
CeCe Ortiz-Barnett
Director, educator, and researcher focused on theatre education and access for learners
North Carolina A&T University
Episode: 201: Funding and Access in Theatre Education with CeCe Ortiz-Barnett
Carl Faber
Lighting designer and freelancer based in Portland, Oregon
Independent
Episode: 200: Freelancing in Portland and Ethics Make Us Human with Lighting Designer Carl Faber
Wendall Harrington
Projection designer and educator with decades of experience in theatre and dance
Yale School of Drama; ABT; Lyric/Opera affiliations mentioned
Episode: 199: Projection Design, On Broadway, In A Studio, As A Parent, and SEP IRAs with Wendall K Harrington
Zak Borovay
Projection designer for Broadway shows, including 'Elf,' 'Xanadu,' and 'Rock of Ages.'
Episode: 198: The Business of Projection with Zak Borovay
Staś Kmieć
Choreographer, director, and former dancer with extensive experience in theater, particularly with Fiddler On The Roof
Episode: 197: Never Doing Just One Thing with Choreographer Staś Kmieć

Hosts

Ethan Steimel
Lighting designer and podcast host focused on the business of show business.
Susan Lee
Tax expert and financial planner focusing on artists and freelancers.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 62 ratings
  • Informative and necessary

    Really great inside industry interviews. Lots of helpful info for theater artists

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SWeislights
    United Statesa month ago
  • Fantastic!

    Thrilled I discovered this podcast. Fascinating insight into financial lives of working artists.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    REP1972
    United States3 years ago
  • Diversity

    Love the diversity of topics and guests. I quite enjoy the occasional off topic conversation that really lets us know the speaker on a more personal level.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    i leave amazing feedback
    United States3 years ago
  • Great podcast for the entertainment industry

    Ethan talks about really great subjects in this podcast and has knowledgeable guests. He talks about all the things I wish I had been taught before I had to learn the hard way.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    jaz1416
    United States3 years ago
  • “Amazing!” (to use Ethan’s oft-used word)

    The Paul Tazewell interview was yet another excellent and successful episode. They keep getting better and better.

    ARTISTIC FINANCE interviews with such successful designers like Paul makes it clear how important it is for young designers to really understand the BUSINESS of “Show Business”!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Dennis Size
    United States3 years ago

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The host keeps conversations clear, honest, and accessible for creatives.
Guests are diverse and insightful, with actionable tips.
Listeners praise practical money guidance for artists and freelancers.

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203: Freelance Lighting Dance, Theatre, & Opera in Louisville
Q: What is a live event that you like to experience as an audience member?
He highlights Circus and puppetry as particularly impactful live experiences, praising puppetry for its energy and the operators' energy transfer into the puppet, and noting how live performance in these forms offers a different, more visceral experience than recorded media.
203: Freelance Lighting Dance, Theatre, & Opera in Louisville
Q: What is your story as a person, as a career, as a life?
Jesse describes growing up in Southern California with a long-standing connection to circus and theater, finding lighting design through college courses, an internship at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and a gradual shift to freelancing that eventually led to a role as lighting director for the Louisville Ballet and ongoing work across ballet, opera, and theatre.
201: Funding and Access in Theatre Education with CeCe Ortiz-Barnett
Q: What is the Theatre Exchange Program and how did it start?
CeCe describes a gap in MFA access for HBCU students and explains that the program began as an unfunded initiative with students covering some costs, later gaining institutional support to fund flights, hotels, and per diems.
199: Projection Design, On Broadway, In A Studio, As A Parent, and SEP IRAs with Wendall K Harrington
Q: How do you approach negotiating pay and parity with other designers on a show?
He discusses seeking parity with lighting designers and, when possible, with set designers, and the importance of fair compensation across roles to reflect the labor involved in projection and production design.
199: Projection Design, On Broadway, In A Studio, As A Parent, and SEP IRAs with Wendall K Harrington
Q: Could you just tell us about yourself and the trajectory of your career from whenever you got started to now?
Wendall outlines a long arc from early work in experimental film and slides to becoming a pioneering projection designer, sharing how he learned on the job, navigated union issues, built a studio, and eventually integrated teaching roles at Yale and ABT while maintaining freelance work.

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A practical, mentor-leaning show that helps theatre professionals navigate the financial realities of freelancing and behind-the-scenes work. Episodes center on independent contracting, pay equity, retirement planning for designers and technicians, and strategies to balance art with a sustainable income. Guests bring real-world experiences from lighting, projection, choreography, costume design, and tax expertise, offering actionable tips, templates, and cautionary tales. The tone tends to be candid and supportive, with a focus on demystifying money in the arts, negotiating pay, and building long-term financial literacy for creative careers.

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Recent guests on Artistic Finance include:

1. Christopher Kriz
2. Matthew Principe
3. Jesse Alford
4. Rayme Cornell
5. CeCe Ortiz-Barnett
6. Carl Faber
7. Wendall Harrington
8. Zak Borovay

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