THE WHO’S TOMMY at Segerstrom Center for the Arts

“An acid-laced light show, there are times when what looks and feels like hundreds of lights start blinking and flashing toward the audience, and then blind into a white flash with the effect that you feel like Han Solo about to jump into lightspeed…a stylistic tour-de-force”

Nick Schou, OC Weekly, 02.15.11

“The show’s design is undeniably captivating, plunging the audience into an all-encompassing sensory experience. KC Wilkerson’s video design beautifully compliments the vignettes of the overture, providing historical context to the onstage action. Wilkerson’s video and lighting wash the audience in a surreal, swirling palette of color and light”

Sarah Taylor Ellis, Edge Magazine, 02.14.11

“I felt as if the afterlife was beckoning at the end of an explosively lit rendition of ‘Pinball Wizard’…KC Wilkerson’s lighting and video designs range from delicately beautiful to tyrannically overpowering – effective in this narrative context. The World War II images in the first scenes are especially evocative”

Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 02.11.11

“On a bare two-tiered stage, KC Wilkerson’s evocative video projections take us back to the London Blitz”

Charlotte Stoudt, Los Angeles Times, 02.11.11

“Finally there is KC Wilkerson’s lighting and his multiple-award-winning video design, not only his best ever, but one of the most breathtaking blends of lighting and video projection I can recall seeing”

Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA, 02.11.11

 


THE SECRET GARDEN

“Imaginatively directed by Casey Long and KC Wilkerson, The Secret Garden benefits immensely from Wilkerson’s scenic, lighting, and (most especially) projection design…all-around sensational designs”

Steven Stanley, StageScene LA, 11.23.10

“The direction by Casey Long and KC Wilkerson pulls the show’s many disparate elements into a cohesive whole that will challenge young audiences and hold the interest of older viewers. Wilkerson’s sets, lighting and projections…look and feel like part of Burnett’s novel.”

Eric Marchese, Orange County Register, 11.23.10

 

 


THE WHO’S TOMMY at Chance Theater

“The stars of the night are sound designer Casey Long and the extraordinary light show by KC Wilkerson, utilizing full-motion video under the control of the lighting console. You must see this dazzling display of psychedelic projections, moving lights, and LED fixtures – the most astounding lighting of a show EVER seen in a small house”

Tony Frankel, Stage and Cinema.com, 08.04.10

“The moving lights, video projections and LED panels help Tommy’s world come to life in such a way that has never been attempted in previous black-box productions this reviewer has seen; with lighting/video design by KC Wilkerson, the whole show seems like it has been dropped inside a pinball machine”

Michael L. Quintos, Broadway World, 08.02.10

“The opening alone is worth the trip. KC Wilkerson (lighting designer extraordinaire) creates special effects and video projections that set the scene for the drama to come. Reminiscent of silent movies, not a word is spoken while the back-story of Tommy is projected onstage”

Shirle Gottlieb, Stage Happenings, 07.23.10

“Designed by KC Wilkerson, awe-inspiring projected images and dazzling conglomerations of moving lights augment scenic designer Christopher Scott Murillo’s skeletal, effective set

“Les Spindle, Backstage.com, 07.07.10

“KC Wilkerson’s lighting and video design, not only his best ever, topping even last year’s ‘HAIR’, but one of the most breathtaking blends of lighting and video projection I can recall seeing”.

Steven Stanley, StageScene LA, 07.03.10

“Wilkerson makes full use of his bag of tricks, with lighting that’s alternately garish (“Sensation”), psychedelic (“Acid Queen”) and fiery (the brightly kinetic yellow, orange and red strobes of “Pinball Wizard”).

Eric Marchese, Orange County Register, 07.06.10

“Lighting and video are top notch”.

Mike Napoli, Performing Arts Live, July 6, 2010

 

WELCOME HOME, JENNY SUTTER

“KC Wilkerson’s lighting…completes the excellent design package.”

Steven Stanley, StageScene LA, April 25, 2010

“KC Wilkerson’s lights…create the right superheated environment”

Bob Verini, Variety, April 17, 2010

“KC Wilkerson’s lighting is purplish and hazy, evoking nighttime”

Eric Marchese, Orange County Register, 04.25.10

 

 

 

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 – THE AMERICAN TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL

“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 

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