Faculty
François-Pierre Couture
Lecturer
François-Pierre Couture has had the privilege of working in Los Angeles and the United States for the last decade as a scenic, lighting and projection designer. His multifaceted and dynamic approach to his craft has given him the opportunity to work across multiple environments and venues. He has received multiple Ovation, LADCC and LA Weekly awards and nominations. His designs include: Invisible Tango and A Picasso, Geffen Playhouse; Everything That Never Happened and With Love and Major Organ, Boston Court Theatre; Destiny of Desire at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Arena Stage Theatre, South Coast Repertory and Goodman Theatre; Jackie Unveiled, Wallis Theatre; The Mexican Trilogy, an American History at Los Angeles Theatre Center; Metamorphoses and Everything Is Illuminated, Ensemble Theatre Company; Médée and Teseo, Chicago Opera Theatre; and L'Elisir d'Amore and Cold Mountain, Music Academy of the West.
In addition to UCLA TFT, Couture teaches at Cal State Long Beach and is a full-time professor at East Los Angeles College.
Originally from Montréal, Canada, Couture earned his scenic and lighting design M.F.A. at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2006.