Hailing from Ireland and based in New York City, 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.
[Off-Broadway] IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE: The Loved Ones, IRISHTOWN, [dir. Nicola Murphy Dubey] Ulster American, Beckett Briefs, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Endgame, The Butcher Boy [dir. Ciarán O’Reilly], The Beacon [dir. Marc Atkinson Borrull], Made by God [dir. Olivia Songer] RATTLESTICK THEATER: Steppe [dir Masha Makutonina]
[Regional] BALTIMORE CENTRE STAGE: BOCKING, trinity, John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only! [dir. Stevie Walker Webb]
[Broadway] WALTER KERR THEATRE: Hadestown des. Michael Krass [ASSOCIATE]
[International] ABBEY THEATRE DUBLIN: Ulster American [dir. Ciarán O’Reilly], THE GATE THEATRE DUBLIN: Hamlet des. Susan Hilferty [ASSOCIATE], DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL: Kiss Slap Slap [dir. Chaos Factory ], PROJECT ARTS CENTRE: The Last Five Years [dir. Christopher Collins], THE NEW THEATRE: Cora, Leah & I [dir. Laura Bowler with BridgeTalk Theatre]