Doreen Devorah – Playwright

Doreen Devorah brings a wealth of experience to the local theater scene.  She has written, directed and starred in theater productions from New York to Florida, New Mexico to Santa Cruz. Along the way, Doreen introduced English as a second language through theater productions in Europe, Mexico, and Latin America.

Since settling in Santa Cruz, Doreen has written and performed an

original one-woman laugh and learn lecture called "Professor Starma Tours the Solar System" for local schools, private parties and in our State Parks.  Doreen is the author of one novel, many short stories, and two plays; “Murder and Mayhem in Boulder Creek”, a melodrama based on actual events in Boulder Creek history, and “The After Christmas Carol”, a comic take on Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story.

Doreen is a docent at Big Basin Redwoods State Park where for the last ten years she has lead hikes, worked with school groups, and written, staged and acted in historical pieces depicting the struggles to preserve Big Basin, California’s oldest State Park.