The World Transformed: Scenic Designs by Carey Wong - The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559

Scenic design for The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559, a play by Naomi Iizuka based on the novel by Barry Dennenberg.

Naomi Iizuka's play traces the journey of Japanese-American Ben Uchida and his family from their life in San Francisco Japantown in the 1940's to an internment camp where they endure the hardship of life there. "To me, the play's story revealed itself like the peeling of an onion - as layers were removed, successive layers were revealed. And this was the way I designed the set for the show."

The Journal of Ben Uchida played at the Seattle Children's Theatre from February to March 2018, and was directed by Desdemona Chiang, with costumes by Christine Tschirgi, lighting by Matt Webb, and sound design by Christopher R. Walker.