C. ARCHER TOUCHET

ARTIST STATEMENT:

I am an Entertainment Lighting Designer and Engineer. My work investigates the ways in which lighting intensity, distribution, color, and movement influence our perception and understanding of stories. My approach is guided by deep dramaturgical understanding, cultural sensitivity, equity and sustainability on and off the stage. I tell stories to reflect on our past, observe our present and shape our futures. I believe deeply that the path to collective liberation is forged through communities coming together to not only to hear stories but to tell them. Better yet, to write them. As an artist, I paint with an intangible medium, layered over rich text and performance, to produce meaningful narratives of humanity. 

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BIO:

C. Archer Touchet received their MFA in Theatre from Louisiana State University. They are currently an Electrics Supervisor at the Alley Theatre. Previously they were the Instructor of Entertainment Lighting and Projection at LSU. They have worked at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Perseverance Theatre, Ford's Theatre, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, University of Houston, Mildred's Umbrella Theatre (TX), Stark Naked Theatre (TX), LSU Opera, Playmakers of Baton Rouge, and the Alley Theatre. They received a BS in Theatre Design and Technology from the University of Evansville.