Clarke

Scenic Design for "MADAMA BUTTERFLY" for the Chicago Lyric Opera. Scenery and Projections by Clarke Dunham. Lighting by Ken Billington. Costumes by Florence Klotz. Directed by Hal Prince. Setting represents Butterfly's "Little House On the Hill" and can be viewed from all angles as the revolve unit moves to its different positions, pulled by Kabuki "Koken" (stagehands). Prince, Dunham and Billington then portray the entire passing of hours during the Humming Chorus through many changes of turntable, projections and lighting. The production has also been seen at the Huston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera and at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. Scenery is of steel, wood and carved foam coated with Foam Coat and painted with Iddings Paint and Analine dyes. Projection surface is a 40 by 80 Foot RoscoScreen behind a painted Japanese Yukyu-oi themed scrim.