Tony Award-winning lighting designer Don Holder helps illuminate the complex relationship between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a Peking opera singer, in revolutionary China in director Julie Tayor's Broadway revival of the 1988 Tony Award-winning play, M. Butterfly, by David Henry Hwang. The production has sets by Paul Steinberg, costumes by Constance Hoffman, and sound by Will Pickens. Learn about the set design here.
Read this Q&A with Holder as he discusses his design, and check out the lighting plots, gear list, and credits below.
Lighting Plot
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Lighting Gear List
22 ETC Source Four 10° 750W
6 ETC Source Four 14° Degree 750W
36 ETC Source Four 19° Degree 750W
40 ETC Source Four 26° Degree 750W
76 ETC Source Four 36° Degree 750W
5 ETC Source Four 50° 750W
26 ETC Source Four Par WFL 750W
6 Altman Mini-10 300W
6 Altman Mini-10 500W
3 Martin by Harman Atomic Strobe
8 Chroma-Q ColorForce 72 RGBA Striplights
8 Elation Professional ELAR 108 RGB Par 200W
21 ETC Lustr2 26°
3 ETC Lustr2 36°
14 ETC Source Four Revolution
22 Martin by Harman Mac Aura XB Wash
4 Martin by Harman Mac Quantum Wash
6 Philips Vari-Lite VL1000AS Profile
5 Philips Vari-Lite VL3500Q Profile
1 A-19 Clear Lamp 100W
1 A-19 Frosted Lamp 100W
5 Rosco IQ Mirrors+ DMX Iris
32 Wybron ColorRam 2 Scroller
1 City Theatrical Show Neo Transceiver
10 Halco Colorations 50R20 130V Red
2 MDG Atmosphere Hazer
2 Martin Professional Jem DMX Fan
1 Look Solutions Viper Fogger
3 ETC Sensor 96x2.4kw Dimmer Rack
1 ETC Eos Ti Lighting Control System
Credits
Lighting Associate: Vivien Leone
Principal programmer: Caroline Chao
Additional programmers: Colin Scott; Kevin Wilson; Bridget Chervenka; and Sean Beach