Orla Long
Adjunct Instructor
Orla is a theatre maker hailing from Ireland with curious and compassionate storytelling at the heart of her 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.
Her pedagogy is student centric, responding to the needs of each individual to equip them with the skills to not only visually communicate with intention but to speak and critique constructively and confidently.
CREDITS: JOHN WILKES BOOTH: ONE NIGHT ONLY (Baltimore Centre Stage), IRISHTOWN, Beckett Briefs, The Beacon, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Endgame, The Butcher Boy, Made by God (Irish Repertory Theatre, NY), Steppe (Rattlestick Theater), Beauty and the Beast (Mill Theatre, Dublin), Kiss Kiss Slap Slap (Dublin Fringe Festival), Cora, Leah & I (The New Theatre, Dublin), Bert (Scene & Heard Festival, Dublin), The Last Five Years (Project Arts Centre, Dublin).
EDUCATION:
BA (Hons) in Drama studies & French Studies at Trinity College, Dublin
MFA in Costume Design at Tisch, NYU
STUDIO AFFILIATION:
Production & Design (Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting)