209: Freelancing in STL with Set Designer Seth Howard

Set designer Seth Howard talks about freelancing from the midwest. 

Topics:

⭐️ ROTH IRAs 

⭐️ Being a good person

⭐️ High yield savings accounts

⭐️ Getting work from social media

⭐️ DBAs - Doing Business As - for taxes

⭐️ Our actual design fees on recent projects

⭐️ Discussing production budgets while in academia

⭐️Theatrical light boxes - which has little to do with finances but hey we’re theatre people so they came up in discussion.

Video Version

https://youtu.be/FUkF3UWD7Vs

Seth Howard

https://www.sethhowarddesigns.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sethhowarddesigns/

Christopher Kriz

https://www.christopherkriz.com/

Cory Pattak

https://www.instagram.com/corypattak/?hl=en

Wilson Chin

https://www.instagram.com/wilsonchindesign/?hl=en

DBA - Doing Business As

https://www.uschamber.com/co/start/strategy/doing-business-as-dba-guide

ROTH IRA

https://www.calculator.net/roth-ira-calculator.html

SETH HOWARD (Scenic Designer) is a freelance scenic designer based out of St. Louis, MO. Some of his design credits include Athena (The Rep St. Louis); Grease (Bucks County Playhouse); Mamma Mia! & Come From Away (Theatre Aspen); Purlie Victorious (Charleston Stage); The Lightning Thief & Cinderella (Children’s Theater of Madison); Topdog/Underdog (Palm Beach Dramaworks); The Addams Family and 42nd Street (Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre). Check out @sethhowarddesigns on social media.

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