Nora Carroll is a theater artist/educator who believes in the transformative power of storytelling. Before receiving her MFA from the University of San Diego, she attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Nora has had the pleasure of storytelling in a variety of diverse spaces, including: Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Old Globe, The Public Theatre, Centinela Prison in San Diego, Metropolitan Detention Center in New York, and Armory Women’s Shelter in Manhattan. Nora is invested in creating artistic spaces that are transformative, gender expansive, and equitable. 

AEA, SAG-eligible​

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Professional Theatre:
Comedy of Errors                 Adriana                            Chicago Shakespeare/Eli Newell
Measure For Measure           Juliet/Escalus                  The Public/LA Williams  
Midsummer                           Hermia                             Old Globe/Patricia McGregor
Much Ado                              Margaret                          Old Globe/Kathleen Marshall
The Tempest                          Miranda                            Old Globe/Joe Dowling
BLKS (World Premier)        Octavia                              Steppenwolf/Nataki Garrett
The Wanderers                      Sophie (Understudy)      Old Globe/Barry Edelstein
Hamlet                                  Guildenstern                    Old Globe/Barry Edelstein
Richard II                             Queen Isabel                    Old Globe/Erica Schmidt
The Blameless                       Amanda (Understudy)    Old Globe/Gaye Taylor Upchurch 

University Theatre:
Three Sisters                         Natasha                             USD/Old Globe/Scott Ripley
Maderati                               Rena                                  USD/Old Globe/James Vasquez
Ajax                                       Athena                              USD/Old Globe/Ray Chambers
Two Gentlemen of Verona  Outlaw                              USD/Old Globe/Rick Seer
Richard III                            Clarence/Hastings         TSOA/Louis Scheeder
King John                             The Bastard                    TSOA/Daniel Spector
Vinegar Tom                         Margery                           TSOA/Gigi Buffington 

Readings:
​BLKS                                    June                                MCC/Robert O’hara
Enemy of the People            Petya                              Old Globe/Barry Edelstein
Macbeth                                1st Witch                       Old Globe/Justin Emeka
BLKS                                    June                               Ojai Playwrights Fest./Nataki Garrett

Film/Television:
Chicago Fire                        Employee                      NBC Universal/Joe Chappelle
The Love Below                   Thais                              Short Film/Chelsea O.

Training:
The Old Globe/University of San Diego MFA 2018
NYU Tisch School of The Arts (TSOA) BFA 2014 

Special Skills/Acknowledgments:
​SAFD Single Sword (Pass), SAFD Hand to Hand combat (Pass), Whip Cracking, M1 Permit