Orla Long
Adjunct Instructor
Orla (she/her/hers) is an Irish costume designer. Recently nominated for a Lucille Lortel award for Outstanding Costume Design (Endgame, Irish Repertory Theatre), she holds an MFA in Design from Tisch NYU, a BA in Drama & French Studies from Trinity College Dublin and has worked in the leading houses of the Irish Theatre Industry both nationally and abroad. With compassionate storytelling and deep empathy at the heart of her practice, she continues to expand both her Irish and international career. Orla is a proud member of the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829.
Her costume design credits include: Endgame, The Butcher Boy, Made by God (Irish Repertory Theatre, NY), In the Blood, TheReal Housewives of the Restoration [co-design] & ‘Tis Pity She’s a Housewife[co-design] (NYU, Tisch), Three Sisters, Juggernaut (Columbia University), 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)