The Butcher Men

This is a toy theater adaptation of a contemporary fairy tale with the same title by Seattle playwright and writer Bret Fetzer.  Toy Theater is a form of puppetry that has its roots in 1800s Europe and is often referred to as model theater or paper theater. One of the prominent features of this form of puppetry is its miniature scale.  This production featured a proscenium opening of about 4'-0" by 3'-0" tall.

This was an unique and challenging adaptation since I had to translate the words on the page into a visual form.  In the end I eliminated ninety percent of the text and used an orchestrated soundscape as text.

This production was invited to PQ06 (Prague Quadrennial 2006) and are viewing is an excerpt from the performance.