NICHOLAS S. ORVIS
Dramaturg, Scholar, Director
Dramaturgy
I consider dramaturgy the art of building bridges - between audiences and performances, between artists and texts, and between collaborators. My work as a dramaturg encompasses new plays, adaptations of non-theatrical material, and classical performance. In all, I bring a critical eye, historic sensibility, and deep understanding of theatrical practice to bear.




Raiders of the Local Adventure
Agency for Absurd Agency, 2025
By Andrew Agress
Performed by Andrew Agress, Becky Ho, and
Connor Wahrman
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025




Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles
Yale Repertory Theater, 2023
By Luis Alfaro
Directed by Laurie Woolery
Co-dramaturg: Sebastián Eddowes-Vargas
Scenic Designer: Marcelo Martínez García
Costume Designer: Kitty Cassetti
Lighting Designer: Stephen Strawbridge
Projections Designer: Shawn Lovell-Boyle




Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Yale Repertory Theater, 2022
Winner, Connecticut Critics' Circle Award, Best Play, 2023
By Edward Albee
Directed by James Bundy
Scenic Designer: Miguel Urbino
Costume Designer: Kyle J. Artone
Lighting Designer: Jiahao (Neil) Qiu 邱嘉皓