EPISODE 187:

DESIGNER PAY & TRANSPARENCY - BROADWAY, OFF BROADWAY, & WEST END WITH LIGHTING DESIGNER ISABELLA BYRD

Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 5/6/2025

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Discussing designer pay and transparency with Broadway, Off-Broadway, and West End lighting designer Isabella Byrd. 


Topics:
⭐️ Dealing with the IRS
⭐️ Union pension, healthcare, and the union ledger
⭐️ Commercial theatre fees (aka Broadway) versus off-Broadway fees (aka non-profit theatre)
⭐️ CDs, as in Certificates of Deposit

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Discussing designer pay and transparency with Broadway, Off-Broadway, and West End lighting designer Isabella Byrd. 


Topics:
⭐️ Dealing with the IRS
⭐️ Union pension, healthcare, and the union ledger
⭐️ Commercial theatre fees (aka Broadway) versus off-Broadway fees (aka non-profit theatre)
⭐️ CDs, as in Certificates of Deposit


Video Version
https://youtu.be/HJ1wBWuLwKQ


Artistic Finance
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance


Isabella Byrd
https://www.isabellabyrd.design/
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/isabella-byrd-527907


Drift
https://studiodrift.com/work/drifter/


The Shed
https://www.theshed.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwvr--BhB5EiwAd5YbXqw-o1AZJ4K0bhxLrH613ZH2yPapTv6-Lw54hGG-7dZ_7bVzULR3pBoC8hkQAvD_BwE


Death Sex And Money - Podcast
https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money


Zenith American - USA 829 Benefits Hub
https://www.zenith-american.com/


USA 829
https://www.usa829.org/Membership-Info/Benefit-Funds


CD Rates - Bask Bank
https://www.baskbank.com/products/certificates-of-deposit


Entertainment Community Fund
https://entertainmentcommunity.org/services-and-programs/financial-wellness-0


In 1: The Podcast - hosted by Cory Pattak
https://in1podcast.com/


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@ethansteimel
@nicolevsteimel