Kate Lumpkin on Casting Masquerade NYC, Building Community, and Trusting Your Audience

25/09/2025 47 min
Kate Lumpkin on Casting Masquerade NYC, Building Community, and Trusting Your Audience

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Audiences don’t just want to watch theater; they want to step inside it. Few people understand that better than casting director Kate Lumpkin. Kate has become a go-to voice in immersive performance, shaping productions that dissolve the line between stage and audience. Her latest project? Masquerade NYC: an immersive Phantom of the Opera revival now running Off Broadway.  For Kate, immersive work isn’t a trend. It’s a response to what audiences are hungry for: connection, participation, and community. Her vision flips the question from “How do we fill the seats?” to “How do we open the doors wider?” LINKS: Kate Lumpkin Casting Masquerade NYC James Madison University | School of Theater and Dance

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