CAREY WONG – LISTING OF SHOWS DESIGNED - ARRANGED BY PRODUCING ORGANIZATION
THEATRE
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE director year notes
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Casey Stangl 2020 Canceled/COVID-19 A DOLL’S HOUSE PART 2 Braden Abraham 2019 THE COMPARABLES/ Laura Schellhardt Braden Abraham 2015 World premiere BOEING BOEING Allison Narver 2013 INSPECTING CAROL Jerry Manning 2012 SYLVIA R. Hamilton Wright 2011 BIRDIE BLUE Chuck Smith 2007 MURDERERS Steven Dietz 2007 THE CHOSEN Aaron Posner 2005
ACT THEATRE
THE LAUGH TRACK/Wendy MacLeod John Langs TBD KING OF THE YEES Desdemona Chiang 2017 MURDER FOR TWO Daniel Knechtges 2017 THE ROYALE Ameenah Kaplan 2016 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Kurt Beattie 2015 VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Kurt Beattie 2014 BETHANY John Langs 2014 UNCLE HO TO UNCLE SAM/Trieu Tran Robert Egan 2012 World premiere THE PITMAN PAINTERS Kurt Beattie 2012 FIRST CLASS/David Wagoner Kurt Beattie 2007 World premiere THE UNDERPANTS Kurt Beattie 2006 A NUMBER John Kazanjian 2006 GOOD BOYS/Jane Martin Jon Jory 2004 GOING TO ST. IVES/Lee Blessing Leslie Swackhamer 1997 World premiere FISH HEAD SOUP Tim Bond 1994 HOLY GHOSTS/Romulus Linney Clayton Corzatte 1979 West coast premiere
INTIMAN THEATRE
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Sheila Daniels 2009 THE GRAPES OF WRATH Linda Hartzell 2005 INTIMATE APPAREL Jacqueline Moscou 2005 CROWNS Jacqueline Moscou 2004 THREE SISTERS Margaret Booker 1978
THE VILLAGE THEATRE (Issaquah, Washington)
HANSEL & GRETL & HEIDI & GUNTER Jerry Dixon 2020 World premiere/canceled HAIRSPRAY Steve Tomkins/Timothy Piggee 2018 A PROPER PLACE Jerry Dixon 2017 World premiere /Curtis Rhodes & Leslie Becker MY HEART IS THE DRUM Schele Williams 2016 World premiere /Jennie Redling, Phillip Palmer & Stacey Luftig
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS David Ira Goldstein 2015 IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Jon Kretzu 2012 West coast premiere /Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi AIDA/Elton John Steve Tomkins/Brian Yorkey 2008 GIRL OF MY DREAMS Steve Tomkins 2006 World premiere /Peter Ekstrom, Steve Hayes & David DeBoys THE SECRET GARDEN Brian Yorkey 2004 HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT Steve Tomkins 2004 REALLY TRYING THE ARK/Michael McLean & Kevin Kelly Steve Tomkins 2003 LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Steve Tomkins 2002
SEATTLE CHILDREN’S THEATRE
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM 1963 /Cheryl West Risa Brainin TBD BLACK BEAUTY/James Still Courtney Sale 2019 World premiere THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE/Dwayne Hartford Courtney Sale 2019 THE JOURNAL OF BEN UCHIDA: CITIZEN 13577/Naomi Izuka Desdemona Chiang 2018 THE LITTLE PRINCE Courtney Sale 2018 THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Linda Hartzell 2016 /Adrian Mitchell CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Linda Hartzell 2015 MWINDO/Cheryl West Linda Hartzell 2015 World premiere DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT Allison Narver 2014 /Jeff Church & Rich Gray THE BOY AT THE EDGE OF EVERYTHING Jonathan Schmidt Chapman 2014 World premiere /Finnegan Kruckemeyer JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Linda Hartzell 2013 World premiere (rev. ed.) /Tim McDonald, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul CRASH/Y York Rita Giomi 2013 World premiere A SINGLE SHARD/Robert Schenkkan Linda Hartzell 2012 World premiere THE BORROWERS/Charles Way Rita Giomi 2010 PETER PAN Linda Hartzell 2009 A TALE OF TWO CITIES/Dwayne Hartford Rita Giomi 2009 BLUENOSE/Emil Sher Allison Narver 2008 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD/Lori Allen Ohm Linda Hartzell 2008 THE 100 DRESSES/Mary Hall Surface Allison Narver 2008 THE NEVERENDING STORY/David Craig David Bennett 2007 World premiere ADDY: AN AMERICAN GIRL STORY Linda Hartzell 2007 World premiere /Cheryl West THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Linda Hartzell 2006 World premiere /Oyamo & Carman Moore SLEEPING BEAUTY/Charles Way & Chad Henry Rita Giomi 2005 THE MAGIC CITY/Joe Sutton Linda Hartzell 2004 World premiere TIBET THROUGH THE RED BOX Francesca Zambello 2004 World premiere /David Henry Hwang THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE Rita Giomi 2003 World premiere DOYLE/John Olive THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Linda Hartzell 2002, 2003 /Adrian Mitchell
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HOLES/Louis Sachar Linda Hartzell 2002 World premiere INTO THE WEST/Greg Banks Greg Banks 2002 JOHNNY TREMAIN/John Olive Rita Giomi 2001 MASK OF THE UNICORN WARRIOR/Y York Linda Hartzell 2001 World premiere PRINCE BRAT AND THE WHIPPING BOY Linda Hartzell 2000 World premiere /Sid Fleischman TIME AGAIN IN OZ/Susan Zeder & Rich Gray Linda Hartzell 1999 World premiere KENNY’S WINDOW/Todd Jefferson Moore Linda Hartzell 1998 World premiere PINK AND SAY/Oyamo Linda Hartzell 1998 World premiere THE ODYSSEY/Greg Falls & Kurt Beattie Linda Hartzell 1997 NAOMI’S ROAD/Paula Wing Linda Hartzell 1995
5TH AVENUE THEATRE SHREK Desdemona Chiang 2020 Canceled/COVID-19
SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Victor Pappas 2014
BOOK-IT REPERTORY THEATRE
HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND Annie Lareau 2012 World premiere SWEET/Annie Lareau THE RIVER WHY/Myra Platt Myra Platt 2010 World premiere
THE EMPTY SPACE THEATRE
BARRYMORE’S GHOST/Jason Miller Rod Pilloud 1997 World premiere DRACULA/Steven Dietz Eddie Levi Lee 1997
SEATTLE GROUP THEATRE
TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK Tim Bond 1994 TOD, THE BOY, TOD/Talvin Wilks Tim Bond 1993 West coast premiere
ARTS WEST
CHINGLISH Annie Lareau 2015
TACOMA ACTORS GUILD
PROOF Rita Giomi 2007 THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Kent Phillips 2006 THE CURATE SHAKESPEARE AS YOU LIKE IT Pat Patton 2004 CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY Valerie Curtis-Newton 2003 MACBETH Pat Patton 2003 FORBIDDEN CHRISTMAS/Richard Gray Richard Gray 2002, 2003 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Pat Patton 2002 THE SUNSHINE BOYS Brian Humphrey 2001 THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Pat Patton 2001 DAS BARBECU Richard Gray 2000 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Pat Patton 1999 DUET FOR ONE Pat Patton 1998
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TWELFTH NIGHT Pat Patton 1998 MISS JULIE Kamella Tate 1997 CHAPS! Pat Patton 1997, 2004 THE GLASS MENAGERIE M. Burke Walker 1996 A DOLL HOUSE Bruce K. Sevy 1995 THE QUICK-CHANGE ROOM/Nagle Jackson Bruce K. Sevy 1995 West coast premiere ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Stephen Terrell 1995 THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Bruce K. Sevy 1994 THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP Michael Olich 1994 I HATE HAMLET Bruce K. Sevy 1992 STRAIGHT ARROWS/Colleen Dodson John Monteith 1991 West coast premiere LEND ME A TENOR Bruce K. Sevy 1991 A CHRISTMAS CAROL Bruce K. Sevy 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY
NATIVE GARDENS Jane Jones 2018 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS David Saar 2014
SYRACUSE STAGE
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Linda Hartzell 2011 /Adrian Mitchell
CENTER STAGE BALTIMORE
KING OF THE YEES Desdemona Chiang 2018
PORTLAND CENTER STAGE
THE MISER Dennis Bigelow 1989 Inaugural season
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW Albert Takazauckas 1988
MIXED BLOOD THEATRE
THE SUN SERPENT Rachel Bowditch 2012
IFCC CULTURAL CENTER (Portland, Oregon)
SOUND AND BEAUTY/David Henry Hwang Rita Giomi 1986
PORTLAND REPERTORY THEATRE
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Ghita Hager 1985
OREGON CHILDREN’S THEATRE COMPANY
A WRINKLE IN TIME Greg Tamblyn 1996
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PHOENIX THEATRE (Phoenix, Arizona)
OUR TOWN Karla Koskinen/Pasha Yamotahari 2013 S’WONDERFUL Robert Kolby Harper 2012 THE QUILTMAKER’S GIFT Robert Kolby Harper 2012 THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Robert Kolby Harper 2012 NINE Michael Barnard 2011 NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY Richard Roland 2011 GLORIOUS! David Schay 2010
CHILDSPLAY (Tempe, Arizona)
THE YELLOW BOAT Dwayne Hartford 2017 PETE OR THE RETURN OF PETER PAN David Saar 2016 World premiere /Dwayne Hartford THE SUN SERPENT/Jose Cruz Gonzales Rachel Bowditch 2011 World premiere THE BORROWERS Dwayne Hartford 2011 JUNIE B. IN “JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS”/Allison Gregory David Saar 2009 World premiere BUSYTOWN Dwayne Hartford 2009 A TALE OF TWO CITIES/Dwayne Hartford David Saar 2008 World premiere THE SECRET GARDEN Adam Burke 2006 THE BFG David Saar 2004, 2010 LILLY’S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE Linda Hartzell/David Saar 2003, 2011
HEY CITY THEATER (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
TONY AND TINA’S WEDDING/Salt Lake City Ross Young 2002 SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ/Minneapolis Sandy Hey 2001 TONY AND TINA’S WEDDING/Cleveland Ross Young 2000 TONY AND TINA’S WEDDING/Baltimore Ross Young 1999 TONY AND TINA’S WEDDING/Portland Sandy Hey 1997
THE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (Portland, Oregon)
NO NO NANETTE Ron Daum 2001 KISS ME KATE Dan Murphy 1999 SWEET CHARITY Stan Foote 1999 MY FAIR LADY Dan Murphy 1999 CABARET Stan Foote 1999 SHE LOVES ME Bill Dobson 1998 FUNNY GIRL Greg Tamblyn 1998 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Bill Dobson 1998 THE MIKADO Dan Murphy 1998 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Glenn Gauer 1997 THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Jon Kretzu 1997 GUYS AND DOLLS Jon Kretzu 1997 OF THEE I SING Bill Dobson 1996 GIGI Jon Kretzu 1996 BIG RIVER Michael Jones 1995 BABES IN TOYLAND Karen Boettcher-Tate 1994 H.M.S. PINAFORE Karen Boettcher-Tate 1994
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BRIGADOON Michael Jones 1993 THE GYPSY BARON Jon Kretzu 1993 THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Karen Boettcher-Tate 1993 SOUTH PACIFIC Bill Dobson 1993 THE DESERT SONG Karen Boettcher-Tate 1992 THE THREEPENNY OPERA Manuel Zarate 1992 CYRANO DE BERGERAC Ghita Hager 1990 KISMET Steve Smith 1989 THE BOYFRIEND Karen Boettcher-Tate 1988 DARK OF THE MOON Ghita Hager 1988 OKLAHOMA! Jack Featheringill 1987 THE MIKADO Ghita Hager 1987
OPERA
SEATTLE OPERA
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Patrick Bakman 1989 Commissioned design, not produced MADAMA BUTTERFLY Ken Cazan 1989
TACOMA OPERA
PAGLIACCI & TROUBLE IN TAHITI Benjamin Smith 2011 DON GIOVANNI David Bartholomew 2001 DON PASQUALE David Bartholomew 2000 RIGOLETTO David Bartholomew 2000 COSI FAN TUTE David Bartholomew 1999 MADAMA BUTTERFLY David Bartholomew 1999 ROMEO ET JULIETTE David Bartholomew 1996 LA TRAVIATA David Bartholomew 1995, 2002 CARMEN David Bartholomew 1993 DIE FLEDERMAUS Nancy Simon 1991
OPERA SOUTHWEST
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE David Bartholomew 2021 AMLETO/Franco Faccio David Bartholomew 2014 American stage premiere DON GIOVANNI David Bartholomew 2013 MADAMA BUTTERFLY David Bartholomew 2013 OTELLO/Gioacchino Rossini David Bartholomew 2012 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA David Bartholomew 2011
ORLANDO OPERA
DON GIOVANNI Robert Swedberg 2007 THE MAGIC FLUTE Robert Swedberg 2003 Co-production with Macao and Beijing Internatl. Music Fests. DES MOINES METRO OPERA
GLORIANA/Benjamin Britten Robert L. Larsen 2005 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Robert L. Larsen 2005
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FAUST Robert L. Larsen 2003
SUGAR CREEK SYMPHONY AND SONG (Watseka, Illinois)
ROMEO ET JULIETTE Gina Lapinski 2004
EUGENE OPERA
THE MAGIC FLUTE James Toland 1992 Commissioned design, not produced MADAMA BUTTERFLY James Toland 1986 THE MAGIC FLUTE Ghita Hager 1983 DON PASQUALE David Ostwald 1983
ANCHORAGE OPERA
CANDIDE Ken Cazan 1992 Commissioned design, not produced LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Patrick Bakman/Joshua Major 1991 RIGOLETTO Grethe Barrett Holby 1989 IL TROVATORE Albert Takazauckas 1986 RIGOLETTO Patrick Tavernia 1980 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Irving Guttman 1979
VALHALLA WAGNERFEST (Port Chester, New York)
SIEGFRIED Roger Franklin 1989
KNOXVILLE OPERA
RACHEL/Kenton Coe David Morelock 1989 World premiere
CALGARY OPERA & EDMONTON OPERA
DON GIOVANNI Malcolm Fraser 1987 Co-production
OPERA CAROLINA & SHREVEPORT OPERA
WILLIE STARK/Carlisle Floyd Carlisle Floyd 1985 Co-production
KENTUCKY OPERA, AUGUSTA OPERA & PIEDMONT OPERA THEATRE
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Whitfield Lloyd 1980 Consortium production
PITTSBURGH OPERA, OPERA OMAHA & KENTUCKY OPERA
DIE FLEDERMAUS James de Blasis 1979 Consortium production
OPERA MEMPHIS
HANSEL AND GRETEL Rosalind Elias 1983 Commissioned design, not produced DIE ENTFUHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Anne A. Randolph 1983
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SUSANNAH Patrick Bakman 1982
LONG BEACH OPERA
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Nicholas Muni 1982
KENTUCKY OPERA
THE MAGIC FLUTE James Lucas 1978 Commissioned design, not produced WESTERN OPERA THEATRE (San Francisco, California)
SUSANNAH Patrick Bakman 1977, 1978
PORTLAND OPERA
WUTHERING HEIGHTS/Bernard Herrmann Malcolm Fraser 1982 World premiere MANON LESCAUT Ghita Hager 1982 DIE ENTFUHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Ghita Hager 1982 Seattle Opera co-prod. THE FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR Ghita Hager 1982 EUGENE ONEGIN Ghita Hager 1981 RIGOLETTO Ghita Hager 1981 DON GIOVANNI Malcolm Fraser 1980 FIDELIO Ghita Hager 1980 Seattle Opera co-prod. DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT Ghita Hager 1979 ELEKTRA Carlos Alexander 1977 Commissioned design, not produced CARMEN James de Blasis 1977 LA CENERENTOLA Ghita Hager 1977 Seattle Opera co-prod. THE CONSUL Gian Carlo Menotti 1976 Production presented at 1st Spoleto Festival USA; aired on PBS’ Great Performances in 1978 LIFE OF ORESTES/Ernst Krenek Ghita Hager 1975 American premiere DER FREISCHUTZ Frans Boerlage 1974
WILDWOOD PARK FOR THE ARTS
NOYE’S FLUDDE/Benjamin Britten Terry Sneed 2001 DON PASQUALE Terry Sneed 2001 LA BOHEME Terry Sneed 2001 HANSEL AND GRETEL Terry Sneed 2000 LA FINTA GIARDINIERA Leslie Swackhamer 2000 DIE FLEDERMAUS Terry Sneed 2000 LA TRAVIATA Terry Sneed 1999 THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Terry Sneed 1999 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Ann Chotard 1998 H.M.S. PINAFORE Terry Sneed 1998 COSI FAN TUTTE Albert Takazauckas 1997 THE MAGIC FLUTE Albert Takazauckas 1997 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Albert Takazauckas 1996 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Albert Takazauckas 1996 LA TRAGEDIE DE CARMEN Michael Jones 1995
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THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Michael Jones 1995 MAN OF LA MANCHA Michael Jones 1995 PRECIOUS FEW/Terry Sneed Terry Sneed 1994 World premiere LA BOHEME Terry Sneed 1994 THE MIKADO Terry Sneed 1994 THE TURN OF THE SCREW Albert Takazauckas 1993 THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Terry Sneed 1993 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Adelaide Bishop 1993 TOSCA Albert Takazauckas 1992 DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT Terry Sneed 1992 DON PASQUALE Terry Sneed 1991 DON GIOVANNI Malcolm Fraser 1991 LA TRAVIATA Ann Chotard/Terry Sneed 1991 THE IMPRESARIO & GIANNI SCHICCHI Terry Sneed 1990 COSI FAN TUTTE Malcolm Fraser 1990 THE MAGIC FLUTE Whitfield Lloyd 1990 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Malcolm Fraser 1989 POSTCARD FROM MOROCCO Patrick Bakman 1989 THE THREEPENNY OPERA Patrick Bakman 1989 SWEENEY TODD Ken Cazan 1988 ALBERT HERRING Albert Takazauckas 1988 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Patrick Bakman 1987 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Ann Chotard 1987 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Ann Chotard 1986 RIGOLETTO Ann Chotard 1986 AS LONG AS A CHILD REMEMBERS Raymond Pannell 1986 World premiere /Raymond Pannell TOSCA Ann Chotard 1985 DIDO AND AENEAS Ann Chotard 1985 CLAIR DE LUNE/Libby Larsen Ann Chotard 1985 World premiere LA BOHEME Ann Chotard 1984 THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO Ann Chotard 1984
DANCE
BALLET ARIZONA
THE NUTCRACKER Ib Andersen 2006
EUGENE BALLET
THE NUTCRACKER Toni Pimble/Riley Grannan 1984
EXHIBITIONS
THE WORLD TRANSFORMED: SCENIC Portland Chinatown Museum 2021 DESIGNS BY CAREY WONG BEYOND THE GATE: A TALE OF Portland Chinatown Museum 2018 PORTLAND’S HISTORIC CHINATOWNS BEYOND THE GATE: A TALE OF Oregon Historical Society 2016 PORTLAND’S HISTORIC CHINATOWNS
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RE-CREATED WORLDS: THE COLLABORATIVE Visual Arts Resources/NEA 1994 VISION OF STAGE DESIGN CREATING WITHIN THE BLACK BOX American Institute of Architects 1981 Gallery – Portland PORTLAND OPERA: PANACHE University of Oregon Art Museum 1976 GONE GRAND DESIGNS FOR THE THEATRE Portland State University – White 1974 Gallery
EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY THEATRE
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF MUSIC
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR David Ward 2020 Canceled/COVID-19 LA FINTA GIARDINIERA David Ward 2019 SUOR ANGELICA & GIANNI SCHICCHI Joshua Miller 2017 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM David Edwards 2014 LA RONDINE Jon Kretzu 2013 DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES David Edwards 2012 STREET SCENE Bill Fabris 2011 THE MERRY WIDOW Tito Capobianco 2010 FALSTAFF Tito Capobianco 2009 COSI FAN TUTTE Tito Capobianco 2007 SUOR ANGELICA & GIANNI SCHICCHI Brenda Nuckton 2005 DON GIOVANNI Brenda Nuckton 2003 LA CENERENTOLA Brenda Nuckton 2002 REVEREND EVERYMAN/Salvador Brotons Lincoln Clark 1997 THE MAGIC FLUTE Patsy Maxson/Brenda Nuckton 1993, 2001
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF MUSIC
HANSEL AND GRETEL Michael McConnell 1995 LE PAUVRE MATELOT & LES MAMELLES Lincoln Clark 1995 DE TIRESIAS
OHIO UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF MUSIC
LA FINTA GIARDINIERA William Mouat 2002
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA (LAUNCH PAD)
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM, 1963 /Cheryl West Risa Brainin 2019
YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA
THE BROTHERS (IDIOTS) KARAMAZOV Tom Haas 1973 /Christopher Durang & Albert Innaurato
YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
ORFEO/Claudio Monteverdi Alejandro Planchart 1973 Commissioned design,
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not produced
EARLY MUSIC CALLIOPE (Portland, Oregon)
A CHRISTEMAS REVELS (sic) Timothy Swain 1972
YALE COLLEGE
NEWES FROM THE NEW WORLD Carey Wong 1972 American premiere DISCOVER’D IN THE MOONE/Ben Jonson
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