EPISODE 50:

WHAT IS A QRP WITH DAMION LUPO
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 04/12/2021

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Learn about eQRPs (Enhanced Qualified Retirement Plans) with Damion Lupo.

EPISODE 49.1:

ARTISTIC FINANCE 6K - $6,000 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
Host: Ethan Steimel, Marc Santos
Release Date: 05/05/2021

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Ethan Steimel is a theatrical designer, producer, and podcaster based in New York City.
In 2007, he co-founded Moonlighting Theatre in Saint Charles, Missouri with his artistic partner Vince Gordon. He moved to NYC in 2013 and has worked as a lighting designer for theatre and a lighting director for television. Ethan and his wife, Nicole, co-produced Broadway's A Christmas Carol and associate-produced Propaganda! The Podcast Musical.


Marc Santos is a fine art photographer who specializes in dance movement. Long flowing motion blur is a hallmark of his style. Showing motion in this way allows the viewer to time travel within the image.
His work has been show in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad, and is held in several private collections.
Marc is also a theatre electrician based in New York City and was our guest on

EPISODE 49:

MARLON FELIZ - DANCER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 04/05/2021

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Dancer Marlon Feliz shares her financial journey as a freelance performer from touring, to cruises, to Broadway.

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EPISODE 48:

PAY EQUITY IN THEATRE DESIGN
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 03/29/2021

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A discussion on pay equity with costume designers Christine Pascual and Elizabeth Wislar.

Christine is a member of On Our Team, an organization building pay and labor equity in the theatre industry, by requesting equitable pay and support for theatrical designers.

Elizabeth is a member of Costume Professionals for Wage Equity and the two organizations are calling on Playbill to require clear rates of pay for listings on their job site.
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UPDATE: March 26, 2021 - Paybill began requiring clear pay rates for job listings on their site in response to this public call to action.

EPISODE 47:

SIDE HUSTLES WITH CHIP KLOSE
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 03/22/2021

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Musical theatre writer and restaurant marketer Chip Klose discusses how side hustles can provide the financial foundation for an artistic life.

EPISODE 46.1:

SONIA BENITO - MAGA (SPANISH)
Host: Miguel Guerra
Release Date: 03/15/2021

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Nuestra invitada es la magia Sonia Benito. Nos habla de finanzas como maga y bailarina en Londres.
Para escuchar esta entrevista en inglés, haga clic en el episodio 46 Sonia Benito - Magician.

Entrevista realizada por Miguel Guerra, nuestro invitado en los episodios 26 y 27 (MMT). También es presentador del podcast de historietas e historia 7 Robots Fantastically Terrible.

EPISODE 46:

SONIA BENITO - MAGICIAN
Host: Ethan Steimel
​Release Date: 03/15/2021

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Magician Sonia Benito talks about finances as a magician and dancer in London.
To listen to this interview in Spanish, check out Episode 46.1 Sonia Benito - Maga. Miguel Guerra (from 7 Robots) conducts the interview en español.



Interview conducted by Miguel Guerra, our guest on Episode 26 and 27 (MMT). He is also host of the comic book and history podcast 7 Robots Fantastically Terrible.
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EPISODE 45:

DAY TRADING WITH ROMAN CRUZ
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 03/08/2021

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Roman Cruz discusses how he went from Julliard trained dancer to trading stocks on Wall Street.

EPISODE 44:

TAXES WITH CORY PATTAK
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 03/01/2021

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Cory Pattak and Ethan discuss how to organize and itemize receipts for tax time. We go line by line through the actual list of itemized categories on our taxes. Once we make it through the 25 items, you realize it isn't as complicated as it seems.

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EPISODE 43:

CREDIT CARD ADVANTAGES WITH MARC SANTOS
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 02/22/2021

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How to use credit cards to your advantage, how to build credit, and how to increase your credit score are the topics of discussion today, with photographer Marc Santos.

EPISODE 42:

REAL ESTATE INVESTING WITH MATT PICHENY
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 02/15/2021

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Real estate investor Matt Picheny joins the podcast to discuss his career as an actor, real estate investor, and Broadway producer.

EPISODE 41:

TAX DEDUCTIONS WITH KEN BILLINGTON AND JOHN LEE BEATTY
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 02/08/2021

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We discuss tax deductions for theatre personnel with set designer John Lee Beatty and lighting designer Ken Billington. Ken is incorporated as a business whereas John Lee is an unincorporated independent contractor.

EPISODE 40:

DESTINEY POWELL - PAINTER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 02/01/2021

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Destiney Powell discusses how she makes money as a painter and how she makes money work for her.
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EPISODE 39:

COOKIE JORDAN - HAIR, WIG, & MAKEUP DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/25/2021

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Hair, wig, and makeup designer Cookie Jordan talks about how she has managed her finances from The Santa Fe Opera to Broadway.

EPISODE 38:

KEN BILLINGTON - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/18/2021

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Tony Award winning lighting designer Ken Billington discusses how he has managed his personal finances during more than sixty years of designing on Broadway and running a design studio.

EPISODE 37:

BRIDGING THE GAP IN THEATRE WITH JERRILYN LANIER DUCKWORTH
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/11/2021

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A conversation about African American hair and makeup in theatre with Jerrilyn Lanier Duckworth.

EPISODE 36:

CREDIT CARD HABITS WITH TONY JOHNSON
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 01/04/2021

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This episode focuses on credit card habits and why it is hard for many artists to pay off their cards. We're joined by Tony Johnson who wanted to expand on our Episode 33: Credit Card Debt with Joe Longthorne.

EPISODE 35:

BRANDON BLACKWELL - SOUND DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 12/28/2020

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Sound Engineer Brandon Blackwell talks about turning to day trading during the COVID 19 pandemic.

EPISODE 34:

ANDREW SOTOMAYOR - MAKEUP ARTIST
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 12/21/2020

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Andrew Sotomayor, Emmy winning makeup artist and the founder of organic luxury perfume brand Oracle Jayne Station, joins the podcast to emphasize the importance of artists demanding what they are worth.

EPISODE 33:

CREDIT CARD DEBT WITH JOE LONGTHORNE
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 12/14/2020

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Producer Joe Longthorne joins us to discuss credit card debt, how to pay it off, and the importance of not accumulating more.

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EPISODE 32:

JOHN LEE BEATTY - SET DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 12/07/2020

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Set designer John Lee Beatty discusses the business of design, intricacies of retirement planning, and the importance of talking about finances.

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EPISODE 31:

STAN KAYE - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 11/30/2020

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Lighting designer Stan Kaye shares his financial advice for theatre professionals.

EPISODE 30:

DENISE BARBARITA - SOUND ENGINEER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 11/23/2020

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Denise Barbarita talks finances as a sound engineer and recording studio owner in New York City.

EPISODE 29:

EBONY MADRY - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 11/16/2020

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Ebony Madry, lighting designer and project manager in Los Angeles, talks about generational wealth, stocks versus franchising, and the importance of saving for retirement.

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EPISODE 28:

CHERIE B. TAY - STAGE MANAGER / MULTIMEDIA ARTIST
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 11/09/2020

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Cherie B Tay chats personal finances as a Broadway stage manager and multimedia artist.

EPISODE 27:

MMT (MODERN MONETARY THEORY) WITH MIGUEL GUERRA
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 11/02/2020

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A discussion of MMT (Modern Monetary Theory) with comic book creator Miguel Guerra and theatrical lighting designer Ethan Steimel.

EPISODE 26:

MIGUEL GUERRA - COMIC BOOK CREATOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 10/26/2020

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Miguel Guerra, illustrator and comic book creator, explains how he has financially sustained a career, while raising two kids, and living as an American in Paris (pun intended).

EPISODE 25:

CODY RENARD RICHARD - STAGE MANAGER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 10/19/2020

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Stage manager Cody Renard Richard discusses his finances from growing up in Houston, Texas to moving to NYC and stage managing on Broadway.

EPISODE 24:

KEVIN T. MORALES - SCREENWRITER / DIRECTOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 10/12/2020

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Screenwriter and director Kevin T Morales discusses his finances from growing up in Los Angeles, directing theatre in San Francisco, and moving to New York City to write and direct films.

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EPISODE 23:

GEOVONDAY JONES - ACTOR / DIRECTOR / EDUCATOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 10/05/2020

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Actor Geovonday Jones discusses his financial journey from growing up in St. Louis to moving to New York City and establishing a career of acting, directing, and teaching theatre.

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EPISODE 22.1:

GEOFF GERSH - MUSICIAN / COMPOSER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/30/2020

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Musician Geoff Gersh talks about his career with The Blue Man Group, creating ambient soundscapes on electric guitar, and residencies as an artist. PART TWO of our interview.

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EPISODE 22:

GEOFF GERSH - MUSICIAN / COMPOSER
​Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/28/2020

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Musician Geoff Gersh talks about finances as an electric guitar and zither player for more than twenty years. PART ONE of our interview.
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EPISODE 21:

ASHLEY TABATABAI - FILMMAKER / ACTOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/21/2020

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Ashley Tabatabai talks about the balance of making money in a "regular" job while simultaneously being an actor and filmmaker in Leeds, England.

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EPISODE 20:

IRA GILBERT - INVESTOR & JASON DALEY KENNEDY - WELLNESS COACH
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/14/2020

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Theatre investor Ira Gilbert and on-camera personality Jason Daley Kennedy chat about producing theatre, the importance of trust, and educating white people on anti-racism.
Along with Ori Daniel, they founded Take A Knee, Take A Stand a resource for white people to educate themselves on systemic racism in the USA and take daily action on becoming anti-racist.

EPISODE 19.1:

GRANT WRITING WITH ARIEL ESTRADA
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/07/2020

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Ariel Estrada has obtained $500,000 worth of grants for non profit arts organizations in NYC. He discusses his grant writing experience and some of the ins and outs of the process.

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EPISODE 19:

ARIEL ESTRADA - ACTOR / PRODUCER / ARTS ACTIVIST
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 09/07/2020​

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Ariel Estrada, actor, director, and arts advocate talks about his financial journey and why he formed Leviathan Lab to promote Asian American practitioners of theatre and film.

EPISODE 18:

Cynthia Winstead - Costume Designer
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/31/2020

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Cynthia Winstead discusses finances throughout her career as a costume designer and professor. We also discuss how scholarships and endowments work.

EPISODE 17.5:

DENNIS SIZE - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/30/2020

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#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #SaveOurStages
An interview with Dennis Size, vice president of design at LDG, a major television lighting company based in New York City. We discuss how LDG has weathered the COVID pandemic so far and discuss the RESTART Act to provide financial assistance to live event businesses and to #ExtendPUA for unemployed workers

EPISODE 17.4:

FRANKLIN TRAPP - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/28/2020

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#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #SaveOurStages
Franklin Trapp, artistic director of The Forestburgh Playhouse, shares his experiences of adapting his season and laying off 100 technicians, designers, musicians, and actors. Ethan discusses lighting up the Playhouse in RED for #RedAlertRESTART.

EPISODE 17.3:

CHARLES FORD - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/27/2020

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#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #SaveOurStages
Charles Ford, owner of Vue Show Design Group in Chicago, discusses his involvement in the #RedAlertRESTART event urging Congress to pass the RESTART Act to provide financial assistance to live event businesses affected by COVID-19 and to extend PUA for displaced workers.

EPISODE 17.2:

SAMMY ROSS - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/26/2020

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#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #SaveOurStages
An interview with lighting designer Sammy Ross about live event workers during the time of COVID-19 and why the federal RESTART act is necessary.

EPISODE 17.1:

MICHAEL STRICKLAND - FOUNDER, BANDIT LITES
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/25/2020

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#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA
An interview with Michael Strickland about the congressional RESTART Act to provide financial assistance to live event businesses affected by COVID-19 and to #ExtendPUA for unemployed workers.

EPISODE 17:

MISHQAH PARTHIEPHAL - ACTRESS
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/24/2020

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An interview with Mishqah Parthiephal about growing up in Durban, South Africa and becoming an actress in Johannesburg and around the world.

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EPISODE 16:

STEVE WOODS - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/17/2020

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An interview with Steve Woods on his journey from being an on the road lighting designer to becoming a professor of lighting design.

EPISODE 15.1:

ДАРЬЯ ВЕРГИЗОВА [DARIA VERGIZOVA] - CHOREOGRAPHER
Host: Елена Ноткина [Elena Notkina]
Release Date: 08/10/2020

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Интервью с Дарьей Вергизовой о её карьере балетмейстера в Санкт-Петербурге, Россия.
An interview with Daria Vergizova about being a choreographer in St. Petersburg, Russia.

EPISODE 15:

ELENA NOTKINA [ЕЛЕНА НОТКИНА] - CHOREOGRAPHER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/10/2020

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An interview with Elena Notkina covering her journey from being a choreographer in St. Petersburg, Russia to moving to New York City.
Интервью с Еленой Ноткиной, повествующее о её пути от карьеры хореографа в Санкт-Петербурге, Россия, до переезда в Нью-Йорк.

EPISODE 14:

CRICKET S. MYERS - SOUND DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 08/03/2020

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An interview with Cricket S Myers on her journey from being a Physics major to becoming a sound designer in LA.

EPISODE 13.1:

CLÁUDIO BOTELHO - PRODUTOR
Host: Ronny Dutra
Release Date: 07/27/2020

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Entrevista com Claudio Bothelo, sobre sua jornada de Minas Gerais, para se tornar um produtor no Rio de Janeiro.
Apresentador substituto: Ronny Dutra, um diretor brasileiro que mora na cidade de Nova York.

EPISODE 13:

CLÁUDIO BOTELHO - PRODUCER
Host: Ronny Dutra
Release Date: 07/27/2020

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An interview with Claudio Bothelo covering his journey from Minas Gerais, Brazil to becoming a producer in Rio De Janeiro.
Guest Hosted by Ronny Dutra, a Brazilian director living in New York City.

EPISODE 12:

SERGIO TRUJILLO - CHOREOGRAPHER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 07/20/2020

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An interview with Sergio Trujillo covering his journey from Cali, Colombia becoming a choreographer on Broadway.

EPISODE 11:

NINA GOLDMAN - BROADWAY DANCER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 07/13/2020

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An interview with Nina Goldman covering her journey from New York City to becoming a dancer on Broadway.

EPISODE 10:

TRUDY DALGLEISH - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 07/06/2020

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An interview with Trudy Dalgleish covering her journey from Canberra, New South Whales to becoming a lighting designer in Sydney.

EPISODE 9:

BILLY KIDD - MAGICIAN
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 06/29/2020​

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An interview with Billy Kidd covering her journey from Canada to becoming a magician in Bath, England.

EPISODE 8:

KATHY PERKINS - LIGHTING DESIGNER / THEATRE HISTORIAN
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 06/22/2020

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An interview with Kathy Perkins covering her journey from Mobile, Alabama to becoming a lighting designer and theatre historian focusing on African Diaspora Women.

EPISODE 7:

WILSON CHIN - SCENIC DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 06/15/2020

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An interview with Wilson Chin covering his journey from Redwood City, California to becoming a scenic designer on Broadway.

EPISODE 6.1:

SANDIE ​CHENG - WRITER (BONUS EPISODE)
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 06/09/2020

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A bonus episode continuing our discussion with Sandie. We focus on topics surrounding social justice rather than discussing art or finance.

EPISODE 6:

SANDIE CHENG - WRITER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 06/09/2020

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An interview with Sandie Cheng covering her journey from Riverside, California to becoming a writer in New York City.

EPISODE 5:

MELODY BROOKS - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 06/01/2020

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An interview with Melody Brooks covering her journey from Auburn, New York to becoming an artistic director in New York City.

EPISODE 4:

TAYLOR FERRERA - WRITER / COMPOSER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 05/25/2020

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An interview with Taylor Ferrera covering her journey from West Virginia to becoming a writer in New York City.

EPISODE 3:

JILL TWISS - WRITER / AUTHOR / ARTIST
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 05/18/2020

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Interviewing Jill Twiss about her path to becoming an Emmy Award winning television writer, New York Times #1 Bestselling author, and successful artist.

EPISODE 2:

CHUCK COOPER - ACTOR
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 05/12/2020

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An interview with a Chuck Cooper covering his journey from Cleveland, Ohio to becoming an actor on Broadway, film, and television.

EPISODE 1:

PETER KACZOROWSKI - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 05/05/2020

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Our first interview is with Tony-award winning theatrical lighting designer Peter Kaczorowski. We learn how he came from Buffalo, New York all the way to Broadway. His career has spanned more than forty years, and we learn what his finances looked like through it all.
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