Artistic Finance

An interview with two of the union organizers who helped Drunk Shakespeare join the Actor’s Equity Association. Ella Fent from the Chicago production and Clara Kundin from the Phoenix company talk abo...

11 Nov 20241h 10min

Lighting and visual production designer Kat Borderud sits down with Ellen and Ethan to talk about handling finances as a touring LD and programmer.   Topics: ⭐️ Needs versus wants ⭐️ The ebb and flow ...

7 Nov 202439min

Performer and musician Matthew LaBanca discussing his upcoming solo show Communion, in which he tells the story of getting fired from his music teaching job by the Catholic Church when he was reported...

4 Nov 20241h 22min

Ellen and Ethan talk with Emily Malone, head of live events at Disguise, known for hardware and software for events and installations, like the Sphere in Las Vegas.    Topics: ⭐️ Determining rates ⭐️ ...

31 Okt 202429min

Amy D Lux interviews Ben Davis, founder of Illuminate, a San Francisco non-profit that rallies large groups of people together to create impossible works of public art.    Topics: ⭐️ The Bay Bridge Li...

28 Okt 20241h 5min

Ellen and Ethan chat with Amanda Carradine, the lighting director for Eastside Christian Church in California.    Topics: ⭐️ Being a church LD ⭐️ Saving for inevitable slow seasons ⭐️ Determining rate...

24 Okt 202423min

An interview with lighting designer Heather Gilbert about financial habits throughout her decades-long career in Chicago and recently on Broadway.   Topics: ⭐️ Picking up the tab ⭐️ Asking for higher ...

21 Okt 20241h 1min

Ellen Lampert-Gréaux and Ethan talk with Roma Flowers, a lighting designer for dance and theatre based in Texas.   Topics: ⭐️ Opening a 401k when young ⭐️ Legacy and generational wealth ⭐️ Keeping ove...

17 Okt 202453min