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ABOUT ME

I'm Allison Bucher, a Sound Designer from New Orleans, Louisiana.

​I am currently  a Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre: Sound and Digital Media Candidate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville graduating in 2025. 

 

I believe that theatre has the ability to touch its audience in a way that is direct and unique. In a live environment, we have the opportunity to interact with our audience on a more intimate level. As a sound designer, I am captivated by the emotional impact that this type of storytelling can have. I believe that sound design is uniquely positioned to have a profound emotional effect on audiences, and can engage with them in a vulnerable and immersive way. As a sound designer I aim to create immersive sonic environments that enhance the emotional impact of the story being told through evocative music and soundscapes. In creating the sound design for a production, my goal is always to support and enrich the story being told rather than distract from it. I want my audiences to feel enveloped in the world and the story they are experiencing.

Sound Design 

KNOXVILLE

THE BURN VOTE

KING LEAR

THE GIVER

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD

FUN HOME

HAIR 

MEN ON BOATS

HEDDA GABLER

THE LAST FIVE YEARS**

THE WOLVES 

Assoc. Sound Designer, Mixer

Sound Designer, Mixer

Sound Designer

Sound Designer

Asst. Sound Designer

Sound Designer

Sound Designer

Asst. Sound Designer, Mixer

Sound Designer 

Sound Designer

Sound Designer, Mixer

Sound Designer

Clarence Brown Theatre

River &Rail Theatre Co.

The Word Players

Clarence Brown Theatre

Clarence Brown Theatre

River & Rail Theatre Co.

River & Rail Theatre Co.

Clarence Brown Theatre

Clarence Brown Theatre

Southern Miss Theatre

Southern Miss Theatre

Southern Miss Theatre

Joe Payne

Amelia Peterson

Charles Miller

Marti Gobel

Joe Payne

Rico Bruce Wade

Jessica Holt

Joe Payne 

Ashlee Latimer

Joann Shaver

Sam Buchanan

Caitlyn Herzlinger 

2024

2024

2024

2024

2023

2023

2023

2023

2023

2021

2021

2019

Projection Design 

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

9 TO 5

THE BURN VOTE

Projections Designer

Projections Designer

Projections Designer 

The Word Players

Tennessee Valley Players

River & Rail Theatre Co.

Leann Dickson

Kevin Smathers

Amelia Peterson

2024

2024

2024

Employment

Dollywood

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University of Tennessee

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Clarence Brown Theatre

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Southern Arena Theatre 

Audio Technician

     Mixer and technician for Imagination Playhouse and Heartsong Theatre

     240 show run

Graduate Assistant 

     Teaching Assistant for undergraduate sound design classes,
      Digital Media Lab Supervisor

Sound Technician 

      Implement sound systems for two theatrical spaces at a LORT Theatre 

Sound Assistant/Board Operator

     Co-created portable system for outdoor theatre; board operator,
    set up and strike crew for 10 show run 

2023

 

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2022-Present

 

 

2022-Present

 

2021

Lighting Design 

BLITHE SPIRIT

THE REVOLUTIONISTS**

METAMORPHOSES*

Lighting Designer

Lighting Designer

Assistant Lighting Designer 

Southern Miss Theatre

Southern Miss Theatre

Southern Miss Theatre

Blake Waters

Monica Hayes

Tiffany Nabors

2022

2020

2020

Technician Work

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY

NIGHT OF THE IGUANA

CABARET

Electrician 

Electrician

Sound Board Op, Electrician 

Electrician 

Electrician

Southern Miss Theatre

Southern Miss Theatre

Southern Miss Theatre

Southern Miss Theatre

Southern Miss Theatre

Tiffany Nabors

Caleb Garner

Craig Dettman 

Tiffany Nabors

Caleb Garner

2019

2019

2019

2018

2018

Awards

SETC          Sound Design Award Runner Up - Men on Boats

KCACTF     National Sound Design Award- Hedda Gabler                                         

KCACTF     Region IV National Finalist, Sound Design- Hedda Gabler  

SETC           Sound Design Award 3rd Place- Hedda Gabler  

KCACTF     SETC/David Weiss Lighting Design Runner Up - The Revolutionists   

2023

2022

2022

2022

2021

Skills

Sound Design: Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, TheatreMix, Dante Level 3 Certified

Consoles: Berringer X32,  Yamaha CL5 (24 wireless, 9 piece orchestra), Yamaha TF1  

Drafting: Vectorworks, AutoCAD, SketchUp

Visual/Video Creation/Editing: Procreate, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, AfterEffects, Isadora, WatchOut6

Other: Soldering, Basic Carpentry

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