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