Kat Cartusciello is a queer NYC-based composer, sound-designer, and multi-instrumentalist. She is Jason Robert Brown’s music assistant, and has worked with him since 2023 on numerous projects, including The Connector, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, Less, and The Last Five Years. She is a proud member of the TheatreNOW writing lab and has three musicals in development: Nima and the Jenn w/Thalia Ranjbar (Verse-Intro Cabaret, (6/25); Rhinebeck Writers Retreat (7/23), sponsored on Ramin Karimloo’s podcast The Hang 2/23); Hard Tack w/Jessie Field, (Upcoming reading with Forager Theatre Company (7/25), Verse-Intro Cabaret (1/25), Catwalk Writers Retreat (8/23)); and Then She Ran w/ Alex Becker: (Theater Accelerator (5/23) Scranton Fringe Festival (10/22) Feinstein’s 54 Below (2/22) New Studio on Broadway (11/21) AMDA (8/21)). Other Recent credits include musical The Tattooed Lady (Philadelphia Theater Company, 2022); and podcast The Doctor is Dead (Apple Podcasts, 2022), interdisciplinary dance-piece 2.5 Breaths, (Chain Theater, 2022). She has written original music for various works including short-film Heirloom (Winner of Monmouth Film Festival & New York International Film Festival), Village Song (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater); and Walks of Life, (Blindspot Collective/La Jolla Playhouse). Kat is a bassist who specializes in new work; recent shows include The Angel Makers (SheNYC 2024 Summer Festival), A Trip To The Moon (Makers Ensemble 2024), Pippin (Pace University 2023), and Charlotte Lucas is 27 and Not Dead (Piper Theater Company 2022). She received her MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts (May 2021), and her BA (Music) from Columbia University (Departmental Honors) in 2016.

Kat Cartusciello

Kat Cartusciello is a queer NYC-based composer, sound-designer, and multi-instrumentalist. She is Jason Robert Brown’s music assistant, and has worked with him since 2023 on numerous projects, including The Connector, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, Less, and The Last Five Years. She is a proud member of the TheatreNOW writing lab and has three musicals in development: Nima and the Jenn w/Thalia Ranjbar (Verse-Intro Cabaret, (6/25); Rhinebeck Writers Retreat (7/23), sponsored on Ramin Karimloo’s podcast The Hang 2/23); Hard Tack w/Jessie Field, (Upcoming reading with Forager Theatre Company (7/25), Verse-Intro Cabaret (1/25), Catwalk Writers Retreat (8/23)); and Then She Ran w/ Alex Becker: (Theater Accelerator (5/23) Scranton Fringe Festival (10/22) Feinstein’s 54 Below (2/22) New Studio on Broadway (11/21) AMDA (8/21)). Other Recent credits include musical The Tattooed Lady (Philadelphia Theater Company, 2022); and podcast The Doctor is Dead (Apple Podcasts, 2022), interdisciplinary dance-piece 2.5 Breaths, (Chain Theater, 2022). She has written original music for various works including short-film Heirloom (Winner of Monmouth Film Festival & New York International Film Festival), Village Song (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater); and Walks of Life, (Blindspot Collective/La Jolla Playhouse). Kat is a bassist who specializes in new work; recent shows include The Angel Makers (SheNYC 2024 Summer Festival), A Trip To The Moon (Makers Ensemble 2024), Pippin (Pace University 2023), and Charlotte Lucas is 27 and Not Dead (Piper Theater Company 2022). She received her MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts (May 2021), and her BA (Music) from Columbia University (Departmental Honors) in 2016.

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Kat Cartusciello is a queer NYC-based composer, sound-designer, and multi-instrumentalist. She is Jason Robert Brown’s music assistant, and has worked with him since 2023 on numerous projects, including The Connector, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, Less, and The Last Five Years. She is a proud member of the TheatreNOW writing lab and has three musicals in development: Nima and the Jenn w/Thalia Ranjbar (Verse-Intro Cabaret, (6/25); Rhinebeck Writers Retreat (7/23), sponsored on Ramin Karimloo’s podcast The Hang 2/23); Hard Tack w/Jessie Field, (Upcoming reading with Forager Theatre Company (7/25), Verse-Intro Cabaret (1/25), Catwalk Writers Retreat (8/23)); and Then She Ran w/ Alex Becker: (Theater Accelerator (5/23) Scranton Fringe Festival (10/22) Feinstein’s 54 Below (2/22) New Studio on Broadway (11/21) AMDA (8/21)). Other Recent credits include musical The Tattooed Lady (Philadelphia Theater Company, 2022); and podcast The Doctor is Dead (Apple Podcasts, 2022), interdisciplinary dance-piece 2.5 Breaths, (Chain Theater, 2022). She has written original music for various works including short-film Heirloom (Winner of Monmouth Film Festival & New York International Film Festival), Village Song (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater); and Walks of Life, (Blindspot Collective/La Jolla Playhouse). Kat is a bassist who specializes in new work; recent shows include The Angel Makers (SheNYC 2024 Summer Festival), A Trip To The Moon (Makers Ensemble 2024), Pippin (Pace University 2023), and Charlotte Lucas is 27 and Not Dead (Piper Theater Company 2022). She received her MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts (May 2021), and her BA (Music) from Columbia University (Departmental Honors) in 2016.

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Work Experience

Associate Music Director at Philadelphia Theater Company
November 30, 2022 - August 17, 2025
Provided music assistance for the theatrical production 'The Tattooed Lady' by Max Vernon, supporting musical direction and rehearsals in Philadelphia.
Associate Music Director at Philadelphia Theater Company
November 30, 2022 - August 17, 2025
Served as associate music director for Jason Robert Brown's The Tattooed Lady, supporting musical direction and contributing to the production's musical execution.
Music Director at Emerging Artists Theater
October 31, 2022 - August 17, 2025
Directed the music for the show 'Coming Out' written by Allison St. Rock in New York City.
Music Director at Emerging Artists Theater
October 31, 2022 - August 17, 2025
Led the musical direction for 'Coming Out' by Allison St. Rock, overseeing rehearsals and performances to ensure musical quality and cohesion.
Original Music Composer and Post Production Sound Designer at The Latest Draft Podcast / Musical Theater Factory
June 30, 2021 - August 17, 2025
Composed original music and provided post-production sound design for 'Maker Lottery Ticket', appeared in The Latest Draft Podcast.
Post-production Sound Designer at Musical Theater Factory
June 30, 2021 - August 17, 2025
Created post-production sound design for the podcast 'The Doctor Is Dead' written by é Boylan in New York City.
Bass Player / Music Director at Various Theatrical and Music Productions
January 1, 2021 - Present
Performed as bassist and music director in multiple productions including 'The Angel Makers', SheNYC Theatre Festival, PRISM Theatre Festival, Feinstein’s 54 Below concerts, and others in New York City and Brooklyn.
Resident Stage Manager / Sound and Lighting Designer at Manhattan Repertory Theater
July 31, 2015 - August 17, 2025
Managed stage operations and designed sound and lighting for various productions at Manhattan Rep Theatre.
Resident Stage Manager / Sound and Lighting Designer at Manhattan Repertory Theater
July 31, 2015 - August 17, 2025
Managed stage operations and designed sound and lighting for various productions, maintaining high production standards and supporting live performances.
Sound Designer at Columbia University’s 121st Annual Varsity Show
May 31, 2015 - August 17, 2025
Designed sound for the university annual Varsity Show at Columbia University.
Sound Designer at Columbia University’s 121st Annual Varsity Show
May 31, 2015 - August 17, 2025
Designed and implemented sound design for university theater productions, enhancing the audience experience through innovative audio techniques.
Sound Designer at Columbia University’s Glicker-Milstein Theater
April 30, 2014 - August 17, 2025
Designed sound for the musical 'Passing Strange' by Stew at Columbia University.
Sound Designer at Columbia University’s Glicker-Milstein Theater
April 30, 2014 - August 17, 2025
Responsible for sound design on the production of 'Passing Strange', ensuring sound quality and effect synchronization.

Education

Master of Fine Arts at New York University Tisch School of the Arts
September 1, 2019 - May 31, 2021
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Departmental Honors at Columbia University School of General Studies
September 1, 2012 - May 31, 2016
Conservatory Program at Atlantic Theatre Company
September 1, 2009 - December 31, 2011
High School Diploma at Interlochen Arts Academy
September 1, 2007 - May 31, 2009
Master of Fine Arts at New York University Tisch School of the Arts
September 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Departmental Honors at Columbia University’s School of General Studies
September 1, 2012 - May 1, 2016
Conservatory Program at Atlantic Theatre Company
September 1, 2009 - December 1, 2011
High School Diploma at Interlochen Arts Academy
September 1, 2007 - May 1, 2009

Qualifications

Master of Fine Arts
September 1, 2019 - August 17, 2025
Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theater Writing
Departmental Honors Recipient - Columbia University
September 1, 2012 - May 25, 2016
Music Assistant to Jason Robert Brown
April 1, 2023 - May 30, 2026

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