HEATHER GILBERT (Lighting Designer) is a Chicago based lighting designer. Broadway: Parade (Tony Nomination, Drama Desk Nomination), The Sound Inside (Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Tony Award Nomination), Cult of Love (Second Stage). Off Broadway Dead Outlaw for Audible at Minetta Lane (Drama Desk Nomination). Chicago: Steppenwolf, Goodman, Writers Theatre, Northlight, Victory Gardens, Court Theatre, Steep Theatre, and many, many storefronts. Regional: The Muny, Center Theatre Group, Studio Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alley Theatre, American Repertory Theater, Magic Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pasadena Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Olney Theatre Center. She is the Head of Lighting Design at Columbia College Chicago and received her MFA at The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Instagram Handles

@htglights @unitedscenicartists

@ethansteimel

@nicolevsteimel

Bookshop.org links are our affiliate links.

Interview by Ethan Steimel

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(224)

199: Projection Design, On Broadway, In A Studio, As A Parent, and SEP IRAs with Wendall K Harrington

An interview with projection designer Wendall K Harrington. Topics: ⭐️ Building credit ⭐️ SEP IRAs for freelancers ⭐️ Asking producers to contribute to your SEP IRA ⭐️ Artistically building a 3rd sh...

3 Mars 1h 40min

198: The Business of Projection with Zak Borovay

A conversation about the business side of being a projection designer with Zak Borovay, who on Broadway has designed Elf, Xanadu, and Rock of Ages. He has also done work for Disney and Universal theme...

16 Feb 1h 30min

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 ...

28 Jan 1h 29min

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...

22 Jan 1h 2min

195: 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...

15 Jan 1h 4min

194: Pay Equity in Theatrical Design with Costume Designer Elsa Hiltner

(Audio problems? I made a mistake uploading, so delete the episode and then try to play it again.) Costume designer Elsa Hiltner talks about the lack of pay equity in theatrical design and what she i...

5 Jan 1h 30min

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...

4 Juli 202557min

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...

12 Juni 20251h 5min