Director
Irina Abraham is an award winning  film and theatre director. In 2014 Irina co-founded Necessary I.T.E.M.S. Project theatre company. In 2017 Irina was awarded Outstanding Directing at The Planet Connections Festival. In 2018 Irina wrote a children's play Mozart And Me that was produced by Scorpis Arts and Culture that went up at Baruch Center for The Performing Arts followed by a tour to China in the Summer 2019. Irina was hired as the tour director. In 2021, Irina's short film Lucy, Denny and Love was awarded Best Short Film at the Colors Of Love LGBTQ Film Fest in India.

Music Videos

Award Winning Short Film

Lucy, Denny and Love

official website HERE

Web Series

The (Actual) Actors Anonymous

THEATRE



RESUME



EDUCATION

             

HB Studio, New York, 2006-2010

Acting, Directing Theatre, Writing for film and theater

Rovesnik, Acting Studio, Gomel, Belarus, 1999-2001

Acting, Stanislavsky System

Dance School, Gomel, Belarus, 1991-2000

Ballet, ballroom and folk dance

Dance Studio “Tango”, Minsk, Belarus, 2000-2002

Ballroom Dance


EXPERIENCE


Producer, Stage Manager: 

Playgrounded, HB Studio, Manhattan Repertory Theatre,  2011

The Requiem, The Tank Theatre, 2015

Flight Number Love, Dixon Place, The Secret Theatre, Theatre For The New City, 2016

The (Last) Station, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, 2017

Man Frog and Other People, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, In Production

Mozart And Me, China Tour, Summer 2019


Choreographer:


Playgrounded, HB Studio, Manhattan Repertory Theatre,  2011

Lady With a Lapdog with Jokes and a Happy Ending, Russian Arts Theatre, HB Studio, 2014

The Bear and Other Jokes, Russian Arts Theatre, West End Theatre, 2014

Bed and Sofa by Robert McQueen, HB Studio, Musical performance Lab, 2015

The Requiem, The Tank Theatre, 2015

Flight Number Love, Dixon Place, The Secret Theatre, Theatre For The New City, 2016

The (Last) Station, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, 2017


Nominations:


Outstanding Choreography at planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2017


Director:


Artistic Director of Necessary I.T.E.M.S. Project Theatre Collective 2015-2020


Productions:


Playgrounded, HB Studio, Manhattan Repertory Theatre,  2011

The Requiem, The Tank Theatre, 2015

Flight Number Love, Dixon Place, The Secret Theatre, Theatre For The New City, 2016

The (Last) Station, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, 2017

Man Frog and Other People, Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, 2017

Voyage De Ouf, Concrete Timbre, University Settlement Theatre, 2019

Mozart And Me, Scorpis Arts and Culture, Tour to China, 2019



Awards:


Best Director in category Musical/Play With Music/Comedy for The (Last) Station at Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2017