Dahlia Al-Habieli is an award-winning scenic designer, visual artist and educator. She is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at Albright College after three years with Wake Forest University's Department of Theatre and Dance as a Postgraduate Teaching Fellow. Dahlia was born and raised in Abu Dhabi- a diverse, multicultural city that fostered her love for rich and varied traditions of storytelling. As an artist and collaborator, Dahlia is interested in exploring unlikely connections and using her work to build cultural bridges.
Recent credits include IN THE HEIGHTS, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, and GLORIA (Dallas Theater Center), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTTIME (KCACTF Region II Award for Distinguished Scenic Design) at Albright College, NATIVE GARDENS (Trinity Rep), and installation design for COME TO YOUR SENSES at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Upcoming projects: Kate Hamill's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Triad Stage), SWEAT (Trinity Rep), and 1001 (CalShakes).
Dahlia received her MFA from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama in 2016, and her BA from Wellesley College. She is also a graduate of the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. She returns to the O'Neill each year as the Young Playwright's Conference Dream Designer, mentoring middle and high school playwrights in collaboration with professional actors and directors.
In her spare time, Dahlia enjoys science fiction novels, studying linguistics and languages, and perfecting the ultimate guacamole recipe. You can read about her current recipe of choice and her design career in this interview with The Female Gaze, and about her journey as a foreign-born female artist in this interview with Stage Directions. You can contact her here.
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Recent credits include IN THE HEIGHTS, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, and GLORIA (Dallas Theater Center), THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTTIME (KCACTF Region II Award for Distinguished Scenic Design) at Albright College, NATIVE GARDENS (Trinity Rep), and installation design for COME TO YOUR SENSES at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Upcoming projects: Kate Hamill's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Triad Stage), SWEAT (Trinity Rep), and 1001 (CalShakes).
Dahlia received her MFA from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama in 2016, and her BA from Wellesley College. She is also a graduate of the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. She returns to the O'Neill each year as the Young Playwright's Conference Dream Designer, mentoring middle and high school playwrights in collaboration with professional actors and directors.
In her spare time, Dahlia enjoys science fiction novels, studying linguistics and languages, and perfecting the ultimate guacamole recipe. You can read about her current recipe of choice and her design career in this interview with The Female Gaze, and about her journey as a foreign-born female artist in this interview with Stage Directions. You can contact her here.
To view and download Dahlia's resume, click the icon below:
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