EPISODE 189:
WORK LIFE BALANCE AS A THEATRE DESIGNER IN CHICAGO WITH JASON LYNCH
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 5/20/2025
Release Date: 5/20/2025
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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 fees ⭐️ Moving to a big theatre city, that’s not New York |
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Links and Resources
Video Version
https://youtu.be/y5PApxbBG_I
Artistic Finance
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
Jason Lynch
https://www.jasondlynch.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondlynch/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonlynch.design/
Vehicle Expenses Tracker
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kDb48wLKWWnkGigyu52tYYGWRHDV2h-Ai7AizNCrtb8/edit?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZh7dkkg9Htl1oE4M46Emo-Cw8yEahk7n90sRBCDy5R32W5D1xbTHSjvYI_aem_adKVVnGYaIN_xPS6bS21wQ&gid=1052323773#gid=1052323773
IRS.gov
https://www.irs.gov/
Lynn Nottage - "Why I'll Never Make It" Interview
https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/why-i-ll-never-make-it/lynn-nottage-writes-through-some-of-life-s-hardest-moments/366
SPY
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SPY/
Arrived - Real Estate Investing
https://arrived.com/
Lofty - Real Estate Investing
https://www.lofty.ai/
OSF - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
https://www.osfashland.org/
Indiana Rep
https://www.irtlive.com/
Estate Sales
https://www.estatesales.net/
JASON LYNCH is a Chicago-based lighting designer for theatre, dance, opera, and other live performance art.
Regional: Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, City Theatre Company, Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center, Goodman Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Huntington Theatre Company, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Northlight Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, The Old Globe, Trinity Repertory Company, among others.
Lynch was also the recipient of the 2022 Equity Jeff Award for his work on Choir Boy at Steppenwolf Theatre and the 2019 Michael Maggio Emerging Designer Award, which recognizes emerging theatrical designers within the Chicago area. Jason is represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE and The Gersh Agency. jasondlynch.com, @jasonlynch.design
Instagram handles:
@jasonlynch.design
@ethansteimel
@nicolevsteimel
https://youtu.be/y5PApxbBG_I
Artistic Finance
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
Jason Lynch
https://www.jasondlynch.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondlynch/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonlynch.design/
Vehicle Expenses Tracker
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kDb48wLKWWnkGigyu52tYYGWRHDV2h-Ai7AizNCrtb8/edit?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZh7dkkg9Htl1oE4M46Emo-Cw8yEahk7n90sRBCDy5R32W5D1xbTHSjvYI_aem_adKVVnGYaIN_xPS6bS21wQ&gid=1052323773#gid=1052323773
IRS.gov
https://www.irs.gov/
Lynn Nottage - "Why I'll Never Make It" Interview
https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/why-i-ll-never-make-it/lynn-nottage-writes-through-some-of-life-s-hardest-moments/366
SPY
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SPY/
Arrived - Real Estate Investing
https://arrived.com/
Lofty - Real Estate Investing
https://www.lofty.ai/
OSF - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
https://www.osfashland.org/
Indiana Rep
https://www.irtlive.com/
Estate Sales
https://www.estatesales.net/
JASON LYNCH is a Chicago-based lighting designer for theatre, dance, opera, and other live performance art.
Regional: Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, City Theatre Company, Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center, Goodman Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Huntington Theatre Company, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Northlight Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, The Old Globe, Trinity Repertory Company, among others.
Lynch was also the recipient of the 2022 Equity Jeff Award for his work on Choir Boy at Steppenwolf Theatre and the 2019 Michael Maggio Emerging Designer Award, which recognizes emerging theatrical designers within the Chicago area. Jason is represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE and The Gersh Agency. jasondlynch.com, @jasonlynch.design
Instagram handles:
@jasonlynch.design
@ethansteimel
@nicolevsteimel
