Nicole Kastrinos
Kicking off our new season of The Season, Weekly, On The Couch returns with Nicole Kastrinos, the newly appointed Producer at Lincoln Center Theater. Stepping into this next chapter with Lear deBessonet, they are helping shape the future of one of New York’s most iconic institutions. With a unique ability to exude calm in chaos, Nicole is bringing creativity, focus, and a fresh vision to LCT. Check out the full interview here.
What do you consider to be your best asset?
Exuding calm in chaos.
What was your proudest moment?
Learning to hold a handstand
What is your favorite drink?
I’m an equal opportunity drinker, but I’ll say a good glass of wine
What is your favorite food?
Steak frites
What is your favorite condiment?
Maldon salt
What is your current obsession?
The dahlias in my garden upstate.
If you could give up one of your vices, what would it be?
Candy
What is the one professional accomplishment you long for most?
It has begun! After spending my entire career at one company, there was only one place and one person that could turn my head. The opportunity to be part of the next chapter of Lincoln Center Theater with Lear Debessonet is once in a lifetime. I pinch myself every time I walk across that beautiful campus.
What is the one thing you waste too much money on?
Food delivery
What is the one activity you waste too much time doing?
Trying to catch up on email.
What do you consider to be the single greatest threat to your health?
Um, candy?
What’s the single best trait you inherited or learned from your parents?
A DIY mentality. Working on my house renovation and doing a lot of the interior work myself (often with my dad on Facetime) was a point of pride and source of joy.
What’s the single worst trait you inherited or learned from your parents?
An anti-social tendency. (So basically I’m super happy to sit in that renovated house by myself.)
What in the world most thrills you?
Travel
What current trend in popular culture most irritates you?
Answering this question would require me to be paying more attention to social media… I’ll go with bucket hats?
What was the most embarrassing moment you’ve ever experienced on the job?
When I broke my foot during tech out of town in Boston, and had to tell everyone how. Was I horseback riding? Cycling to the theater? Trampolining? Nope, just fell off a curb, walking and looking at my phone. So dumb.
What is your favorite place in the world?
The ocean
What is the most important trait you seek in a romantic partner?
Still figuring that one out
Do you prefer the company of dogs or cats?
Dogs
What would have to happen to make today the best day of your life?
Hard to specify. I have said and meant the words “This is the best day of my life” many many times and I plan to keep doing it. But if I have to narrow it down, it would likely involve yard sales, beach time, and ice cream.
What is your personal motto?
The law of attraction is real