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Production still from Everybody, photo by Justin Barbin

I create theatre that interrupts the expected and reveals new ways of perceiving. My work seeks moments of transcendence— sudden shifts when familiar patterns break open to expose something larger than ourselves. 
 

My directing practice centers on stories of surrender as pathways to revelation. I am drawn to narratives that explore how characters and communities navigate moments of letting go—whether facing loss, embracing change, or discovering new ways of being. I believe these stories can surprise and delight audiences while cultivating ethical imagination. I lead production processes and rehearsal environments where discovery emerges through collective imagination, in which artists and audiences alike can release the need for certainty and open themselves to transformation.

Real presence guides my aesthetic choices. I seek moments when theatrical elements transcend mere representation to become genuinely transformative. At every process stage, I endeavor to make the abstract tangible and the mystical immediate. This work is site-aware, audience-engaged, and joy-filled, adapting to a range of spaces and production budgets.
 

I approach all stories — inherited, invented; old, new; archetypal, nonlinear; or otherwise— as a shared cultural commons, landscapes of imagination that require both conservation and recreation. Like national parks that balance preservation with public access, theatre must protect the complexity of human experience while inviting audiences to explore its terrain. I create work that refuses to domesticate paradox or reduce difficult questions to simple answers. My productions honor the wildness of the stories we tell, creating space for multiple truths to coexist.
 

My work thrives in the intersection of playfulness and rigor. I'm particularly drawn to stories that use language, spectacle, and (at least some) humor as gateways to deeper questions about how we live together, what we value, and how we face the unknown.
 

As both an artist and an educator, I believe in theatre's unique capacity to create profound shared memories and meet people where they are. I seek projects that  traverse complex emotional and intellectual landscapes without diminishing their fullness—work that trusts in the intelligence and humanity of all who gather to witness it.

© 2025 by Katie Lupica 

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