203: Freelance Lighting Dance, Theatre, & Opera in Louisville

The business part of a freelance career in Louisville with theatrical lighting designer Jesse AlFord.   Topics: ⭐️ Lighting and teching a circus ⭐️ Panic cancelling recurring donations ⭐️ Home ownership positives and negatives ⭐️ Buying your own gear to make your work easier ⭐️ Not needing a down payment to purchase a home   Video Version https://youtu.be/LxeimTTYTEY   Jesse AlFord https://www.litbyjesse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/litbyjesse/ https://www.instagram.com/customercircus/   Royal Court Theatre https://royalcourttheatre.com/stories/announcing-a-reset-to-pay-terms-for-freelance-creatives/ https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/231242/full-print   Circus Flora https://circusflora.org/   Actors Theatre of Louisville https://www.actorstheatre.org/   Ben Gonzales https://www.viterbo.edu/profile-list/benjamin-gonzales   Christina Ferriter https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineferriter/   Theatre Work - Interview https://www.artisticfinance.com/161.html   Theatre Work - Book https://www.productionlaborbook.com/   Designer Pay Resource https://www.elsahiltner.com/theatrical-designer-pay-resource   First Time Homebuyer Loan https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/fha-loans   USA 829 https://www.usa829.org/   Liability Insurance  https://www.artisticfinance.com/136.html   Carly Does Books https://www.carlydoesbooks.com/   A former circus performer and coach turned Lighting Designer, Jesse is from Southern California, but has settled in Louisville, Kentucky after a brief stint in San Francisco, and graduating from Washington State University. He is the Lighting Director and Resident Lighting Designer at Louisville Ballet, and has enjoyed an award-winning freelance career spanning more than a decade, working with organizations including Kentucky Shakespeare, Cincinnati Ballet, Kentucky Opera, The Va Va Vixens, Circus Flora, The Big Apple Circus, Westchester Circus Arts, The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Stage One Family Theater, Louisville Orchestra, Pandora Productions, Time Slip Theater, Theatre [502], and many more across the country. He has designed more than 250 productions for over 35 organizations. Working in circus, dance, theatre and more, he specializes in the moments and productions that happen in between those disciplines.    Instagram Handles @litbyjesse @customercircus @ethansteimel @nicolevsteimel