Nicola Murphy Dubey

Nicola Murphy Dubey is an Irish Director/Actress and Writer. She is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts NY conservatory acting program and received her MFA in Directing from The Lir, National Academy of Dramatic Art, Trinity College Dublin. She is a Co-Founder and Artistic Director of On The Quays Productions, and Director of Audience and New Play Development at Irish Repertory Theatre.

Off-Broadway directing credits include: The Black Wolfe Tone (World Premiere), Irishtown (World Premiere), A Girl is a Half-formed thing (NY Times Critic’s Pick), Pumpgirl (NY Times Critic’s Pick) & Belfast Girls. Internationally: Stop/Over (World Premiere) RENT at Cas Di Cultura, Aruba’s National Theatre, which also performed a sold-out run at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe & the short films Reemergence: A Queer Visual Album & FLOAT (co-written & directed with Katy Wright-Mead).

Assistant Directing credits include Katie Roche at The Abbey Theatre, Dublin (Caroline Byrne), Silence is Requested at The Lir Academy (Louise Lowe), Trans-Euro Express at The Irish Arts Center (Christine Henry) & an assistantship placement with Neal Street Productions on the hit UK Show ‘Call The Midwife’ (BBC & PBS).​

Nicola co-wrote the short film FLOAT with Katy Wright-Mead, the online theatrical piece Still…Home for the Holidays with Matt Engle and was a co-creator on Reemergence: A Queer Visual Album. She was selected for the inaugural Scéal Nua (New Writing) program with Origin Theatre Co. at Irish Arts Center.

As an actress, she has worked with Irish Rep, On The Quays, Believe Digi, NBC Peacock, The Travel Channel, Fallen Angel Theatre Co & Primary Stages.