KC Wilkerson

Press Quotes

Merrily We Roll Along

""KC Wilkerson's lighting mimics the harsh glare of celebrity and the annoying flashbulbs of the paparazzi""

Eric Marchese Orange County Register 2010-02-10

""KC Wilkerson’s striking lighting""

Steven Stanley StageSceneLA 2010-02-15

""The cast look great bathed in the blues and purples of KC Wilkerson’s tasteful lighting design""

Cris Gross Theater Times 2010-02-15

Po Boy Tango

""There are a few pleasant technical touches, in particular KC Wilkerson’s soft, expressive lighting""

Jeff Favre Los Angeles Downtown News 2009-11-13

Hair

""Director Oanh Nguyen makes sure that each and every one of Hair’s dozens of musical numbers has its own unique style, incalculably abetted by KC Wilkerson’s award-worthy lighting, a psychedelic blend of multi-colored lights and spinning lasers, hand-held electric candles, and in one particularly memorable moment, a rotating mirror ball filling the theater with dancing stars for “Good Morning Starshine....one of the most spectacular Chance Theater lighting designs ever""

Steven Stanley Stage Scene LA 2009-07-13

""...under the very capable direction of Oanh Nguyen, the whole design, starting with Erika C. Miller’s costumes that cleverly mixes some modern and vintage costumes, yet retaining an overall feel for the 60s; Christopher Scott Murillo’s New York gritty street scene; and KC Wilkerson’s psychedelic lighting design all work seamlessly to achieve the overall feel of a fresh, hip, and fun revival.""

Obed Medina Edge Publications 2009-07-22

""KC Wilkerson's lighting design uses a wide spectrum of colors and is especially psychedelic during Claude's lengthy hallucination-dream.""

Eric Marchese The Orange County Register 2009-07-22

Jesus Hates Me

"That they surmount their Southern Gothic contours is a testament to Oanh Nguyen's detailed direction, an impressive design effort, K.C. Wilkerson's lighting (a show in itself) and the wonderful cast."

David C. Nichols The Los Angeles Times 2009-02-11

""Lighting Design by KC Wilkerson (is) outstanding and adds immeasurably to the show""

Joyce Rosenthal The Fullerton Observer 2009-02-16

""KC Wilkerson’s vivid lighting design includes a particularly dazzling moment in which the audience suddenly finds itself surrounded by multi-colored lights""

Steven Stanley Stage Scene LA 2009-02-10

Rabbit Hole

""Propelling the play...is the wonderful work seen onstage by lighting designer KC Wilkerson""

Obed Medina EDGE Los Angeles 2008-05-16

""KC Wilkerson's lighting is particularly effective""

Steven Stanley StageSceneLA 2008-05-18

""KC Wilkerson's lighting is realistic and unshowy""

Eric Marchese Orange County Register 2008-05-16

""KC Wilkerson's light design creates mood and illusion...""

Shirely Gottlieb Stage Happenings 2008-06-03

The Brain from Planet X

"Back Stage West Garland Award (Honorable Mention) LIGHTING DESIGN: K.C. Wilkerson, The Brain From Planet X, The Chance Theater"

Backstage West 2009-05-15