{"id":7,"date":"2016-08-17T22:13:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T22:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orlagildea.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-06-07T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:12:09","slug":"about-orla-gildea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orlagildea.com\/index.php\/about-orla-gildea\/","title":{"rendered":"About Orla Gildea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Orla is a qualified and experienced Drama Teacher and Facilitator. She established her school of Speech and Drama in 2002. Classes run Leixlip and\u00a0 Celbridge, and all ages are catered for. Orla also teaches students on an individual and small group basis.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Orla is a Senior Examiner with the Irish Board of Speech and Drama and is an experienced adjudicator at Drama Festivals. She is a freelance facilitator, lecturer and Creative Arts Therapist (specialising in Dramatherapy). She has experience of mental health clients and special needs groups, including Intellectual Disabilities and Autism. Orla has a keen interest in acting, devising theatre and creative writing.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Stage \/ Theatre\/ TV Experience<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Orla has worked professionally in film, TV and theatre as an actress and she has written, directed, stage managed, produced and coordinated costumes for productions.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Orla has received bursaries and grants from the Kildare County Council Arts Department to attend acting courses, record her own play, devise a performance to commemorate the 1916 rising, complete a script writing course and produce a short film she co-wrote. A story she wrote was selected and recorded for Kildare County Council\u2019s \u2018Stories for the Ear\u2019. Orla also was awarded an Arts Council Agility Award and a script editing mentorship programme with Ard\u00e1n.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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