Hailing from Ireland, curious and compassionate storytelling is at the heart of Orla’s practice. She was nominated for a Henry Hewes Design Award (Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Irish Repertory Theatre) and a Lucille Lortel award for Outstanding Costume Design (Endgame, Irish Repertory Theatre). Orla is a proud member of the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 and an adjunct professor at NYU Tisch’s Undergraduate Drama Program. She holds an MFA in Design from Tisch NYU and a BA in Drama & French Studies from Trinity College Dublin.
[DESIGN] trinity, John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only! [dir. Stevie Walker Webb, BALTIMORE CENTRE STAGE] Ulster American, Beckett Briefs, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Endgame, The Butcher Boy [dir. Ciarán O’Reilly], IRISHTOWN, [dir. Nicola Murphy Dubey] The Beacon [dir. Marc Atkinson Borrull], Made by God [dir. Olivia Songer] [IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE] Steppe [dir Masha Makutonina, RATTLESTICK THEATER], Beauty and the Beast [dir. Geoff O’Keeffe, THE MILL THEATRE], Kiss Kiss Slap Slap [dir. Chaos Factory at DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL 2018], Cora, Leah & I [dir. Laura Bowler with BridgeTalk Theatre, THE NEW THEATRE], The Last Five Years [dir. Christopher Collins, PROJECT ARTS CENTRE].
[ASSOCIATE] Hadestown des. Michael Krass [BROADWAY, NORTH AMERICAN TOUR], Waiting for Godot [THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE NY], Hamlet [ST ANN’S WAREHOUSE NY, THE GATE THEATRE DUBLIN] des. Susan Hilferty