Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
184: Load-In, Load-Out, Cash In: A Technical Director's Thoughts On Finance
Technical director Tab Birt discusses his journey through live entertainment, financial lessons learned along the way, and his dream of trading the stage for a glass artist’s studio in Norway.
Topics
⭐️ Glass blowing
⭐️ Not selling yourself short
⭐️ Getting on a stagehands union call list
⭐️ Burning out, being cynical, and the joy of theatre
⭐️ The secret investment vehicle called a ROTH IRA
Video Version
Artistic Finance
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
Tab Birt
https://www.instagram.com/tbirtdesign/
Saints Peter & Paul - Homeless Shelter
https://www.stspeterandpaulstl.org/homeless-shelter
Third Degree Glass Factory
Here’s What I Don’t Get
https://hereswhatidontget.com/podcast
Bullsh*t Jobs - David Graeber
https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9781501143335
Debt: The First 5,000 Years - David Graeber
https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9781612194196
David Graeber Lecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kikzjTfos0s
ROTH IRA
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/rothira.asp
Design Action - Minimum Rate Calculator
The Lighting Archive
https://thelightingarchive.org/
Tab Birt hails from the Land of Praying Hands, Tulsa Oklahoma. He received his BFA in Lighting and Sound Design from the University of Oklahoma, and currently resides in in St Louis as the Technical Director for Edison Theatre. He’s worked in live entertainment for 17 years around the country, and when not in production you can find him in the hot shop pursuing his interest in glass, or at home sipping a fine whiskey, grilling steaks, or smoking a rich cigar. He dreams of one day retiring from theatre and becoming a glass artist in Norway.
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