Mikailah is a Naarm based Set and Costume Designer, recently graduated from a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). She believes her strong knowledge of Costume Construction assists in the complexity and sincerity of her costume designing and therefore uses these skills to heighten her realised work. She has a passion for using creative mediums to emphasise world building and to assist in developing characters for live theatre and interdisciplinary projects. Mikailah is motivated to implement sustainable practices in her work and to empower the performers with whom she works with to feel grounded and supported. Her previous experiences at The VCA include Costume Manager for ‘Theatrum Botanicum’, and Set and Costume Designer for ‘Sometimes, Always, Rarely, Never’. In 2023, she has been the Costume Designer for VCA Music Theatre’s production of ‘Little Women’ and the Senior Costumier and Costume Manager of ‘Dance Nation’, Directed by Emily Tomlins.

She is also the proud recipient of the Orloff Family Trust Foundation award, The Portland House Theatre Outreach Program Scholarship and most recently The Australian Production and Design Guilds “Outstanding emerging designer” award for Set and Costume Design.