Broadway director Stafford Arima joins us to discuss how he has managed his finances as a freelance director in New York City.
We discuss:
⭐️ Moving from Canada to be resident director of Broadway’s Ragtime
⭐️ How much he socked away for retirement during his 20 years freelancing
⭐️ His newest job as an artistic director of Theatre Calgary which was his first full time job, which he took when he was in his late forties
⭐️ Stafford talks about his parent’s relationship with gambling and the death of his uncle that shaped his perspective on money
⭐️ The show starts with Stafford raving about his SUPERSTAR design team of Bhangin' It at La Jolla Playhouse
The outtakes include a chat about Allegiance on Broadway, which Stafford directed. The show starred George Takei, Lea Salonga, and Telly Leung.
Outtakes:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/92-stafford-64043536?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare
Stafford’s Website:
http://www.staffordarima.com/index.html
Theatre Calgary:
https://theatrecalgary.com/
Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/La-Jolla-Playhouse-Announces-Creative-Team-for-BHANGIN-IT-A-BANGIN-NEW-MUSICAL-20211220
Become a patron:
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
Interview by Ethan Steimel
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