Fun Home – Musical

Originally produced for Broadway, FUN HOME – MUSICAL was developed without utilizing Alison Bechdel’s illustration work from the source work graphic novel. Director Joe Bishara’s vision for the Evolution Theatre production that used illustration for the set design and animation for musical numbers, while respecting copyright.

Joe approached C.G. with the challenge of being true to the intent of the autobiographical story, but developing a unique graphic style. C.G. researched Alison Bechdel’s actual home (now a vacation rental with photos online), her college and appearance in the 1980s, as well as the East Village in the 1970s. The graphic novel did not use color, but C.G. envisioned color being an important emotional signifier that would change during different character transitions as well as clarify “split screen” phone conversation scenes.

Director Joe Bishara described C.G.’s work: “On Fun Home, C.G. transformed a challenging artistic concept into a visually compelling production through thoughtful scenic design and illustration. Her ability to translate abstract idas into imagery that supported the storytelling elevated the production and helped bring our vision to life. C.G. is a collaborative artist with a strong creative voice and I look forward to working with her again.”