186: Commercial Theatre Business - Fees, Contracts and Copyright with Beverly Emmons

Broadway lighting designer Beverly Emmons discusses commercial theatre practices for designers.   Topics: ⭐️ Adding riders onto your contract ⭐️ Theatre Law which aims to protect investors’ money ⭐️ W2 and 1099 and how that impacts copyright for designers ⭐️ The history of the theatre design union - United Scenic Artists ⭐️ Those union contracts, what they protect, and how they’re helpful for expediting theatre negotiations because so many things are spelled out already, so there isn’t need for a lot of negotiation.   Video Version https://youtu.be/t8rVQO00IjE   Extended Interview https://www.patreon.com/posts/124372571   Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Beverly Emmons https://performingartslegacy.org/emmonsbeverly/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverly-emmons-57339135/ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/beverly-emmons-25645   The Lighting Archive https://thelightingarchive.org/   Don Holder Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXHdU1JVmRE&t=34s   Ken Billington Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuojA4i6y5c   Jules Fisher https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jules-fisher-7001   Kermit Blumgarden - producer https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kermit-bloomgarden-14214   Ted Mann - producer https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/theodore-mann-15532   Broadway Grosses https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/   Atlantic Theatre joins IATSE https://deadline.com/2025/03/atlantic-theater-iatse-1236348882/   Theatre Lighting in the Age of Gas https://archive.org/details/theatrelightingi0000rees/page/n9/mode/2up   Broadway Theatre Manager - Peter Bogyo https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9781621536246 https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9781621536253 (affiliate link)   USA 829 https://www.usa829.org/   Instagram Handles @bemmonsld12gmail @ethansteimel @nicolevsteimel