Tanya Orellana

Set Design Experience (Selected)

2024 Derecho Director: Delicia Turner Sonnenberg La Jolla Playhouse
2024 Mother Road Director: David Mendizábal Berkeley Rep
2024 Where Did We Sit On The Bus? Director: Matthew Dickson Denver Center For The Performing Arts
2024 One of The Good Ones Director: Kimberly Senior Pasadena Playhouse
2024 Big Data Director: Pam MacKinnon A.C.T.
2023 For the People Director: Michael John Garcés Guthrie Theater
2023 Stew Director: Tyler Thomas Pasadena Playhouse
2023 American Mariachi Director: KJ Sanchez Alley Theatre
2023 King of the Yees Director: Jennifer Chang Signature Theatre, Virginia
2023 Odyssey Director: Lisa Peterson Marin Theatre Company
2023 The Heart Sellers Director: Jennifer Chang Milwaukee Rep
2023 Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2 Director: Jaime Castañeda A.C.T's The Strand
2022 We The Peoples Before Director: Roberta Uno The Kennedy Center
2022 Romeo y Juliet Director: KJ Sanchez CalShakes
2022 Oedipus Director: Jenny Koons Deaf West/Getty Villa
2022 LEAR Director: Eric Ting and Dawn Monique Williams CalShakes
2022 Eugene Onegin Director: Peter Kazaras The Granada
2022 On Gold Mountain Director: Jennifer Chang LA Opera/Huntington Gardens
2022 Alma Director: Juliette Carrillo The Kirk Douglas
2022 Fefu and Her Friends Director: Pam MacKinnon A.C.T's The Strand
2022 As You Like It Director: Lisa Rothe The Julliard School, NYC
2022 Fun Home Director: Lisa Rothe Barnard College, NYC
2022 Quince Director: Ellpetha Tsivicos The Bushwick Starr, NYC
2022 Somewhere Over The Border Director: Rebecca Martinez Syracuse Stage
2022 The Kind Ones Director: Lisa Peterson Magic Theatre
2022 This Much I Know Director: Josh Costello Aurora Theatre
2022 To T, Or Not To T Director: Adelina Anthony The Kirk Douglas
2022 Romeo y Juliet Director: KJ Sanchez CalShakes
2022 Mountaintop Director: Vickie Washington TheatreSquared
2022 Justice Director: Melissa Crespo Arizona Theatre Company
2021 The Winter's Tale Director: Eric Ting CalShakes
2021 Voices From The Killing Jar Director: Zoe Aja Moore Long Beach Opera/Ford Theatre
2021 American Mariachi Director: Rebecca Rivas TheatreSquared
2021 rasgos asiáticos Director: Virginia Grise Sawyer Yards
2020 Don't Eat the Mangos by Ricardo Pérez González Director: David Mendizábal Magic Theatre
2020 On Your Feet! Director: Justin Anderson Aurora Theatre, Georgia
2020 Sweet Land a new opera by The Industry Director: Yuval Sharon and Caanupa Hanska Luger Los Angeles State Historic Park
2020 Snowflakes, or Rare White People Director: Mina Morita Zellerbach Playhouse
2019 Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías Director: Rebecca Rivas TheatreSquared
2019 The Heath by Lauren Gunderson Director: Sean Daniels Merrimack Repertory Theatre
2019 Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Director: Gregg Daniel Garry Marshall Theatre
2019 The Spitfire Grill Director: Dmitri Toscas Garry Marshall Theatre
2019 Their Dogs Came with Them Director: Virginia Grise Perryville Prison, Arizona
2018 Angels in America Director: Martín Acosta Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mexico City
2018 Dry Powder Director: Jennifer King Aurora Theatre
2018 Casa de Spirits Director: Roger Guenveur Smith Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum
2018 Real Women Have Curves Director: Mary Jo Duprey Garry Marshall Theatre
2018 Culture Clash: SAPO Director: Sean San José The Getty Villa Theater

Education

M.F.A., Set Design, California Institute of the Arts

B.A., Technical Theatre, emphasis Set Design, San Francisco State University

Awards

2016 Recipient of the Princess Grace Fabergé Theatre Award