Happy Wednesday! Today we’re talking to Kate Lumpkin, CSA to investigate the roles and responsibilities of the casting director in context. She’s dishing on her experience as a young woman in casting, how she built her own business, and how she actively advocates for change in the theatre industry. How is Kate working to create more equitable stage pictures and why is she asking us to ditch the phrase “behind the table?” Press play to find out.
Kate Lumpkin is a casting and creative director based in NYC. Her casting credits include new works at The Kennedy Center, The A.R.T, Actors Theatre of Louisville, NY Theatre Workshop, Musical Theatre Factory, Playwrights Horizons, Off-Broadway, National Tours, Celebrity Cruise Ships, and more. She currently sits as Director of Education at The Broadway Collective and is the founder of The No Marking Society, institutions that offer training to a wide demographic of artists from across the globe.
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