05/05/2026
Our salute to The Great American Songbook comes to life with the talents of our skilled soloists. DONNA DEVLIN (Soloist, "The Saga of Jenny" from "Lady in the Dark") has graced stages in regional theatre and on national tour as well as starring in over 25 Shakespearean productions in the US and UK . She has appeared in dozens of tv commercials, on daytime television "soap operas", in feature films and episodic prime time television.
This actress/producer/director/writer's work has garnered daytime Emmy nominations and awards at the Cannes, Houston and Vancouver Film Festivals, as well as Boston Critics Circle awards for Best Actress, Best Director and Best Production (for "AS YOU LIKE IT"). She worked for Warner Brothers TV and the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, before being invited home to NH to serve as one of the first female Film Commissioners. Donna is the Founding-Producing Artistic Director of NH's only free professional theatre--Theatre Under The Stars and its’ Shakespeare in the Valley Summer Fest. She has directed, produced and/or written over 70 productions and been featured in dozens of newspaper and magazine pieces about her unique approach to Shakespeare (including New York Times and numerous Boston Globe articles). She counts as one of her biggest honors a NH Governor’s Special Commendation for the theatre's work with underserved kids, families and military veterans in rural NH. Favorite roles include Irina (THE THREE SISTERS), Rita (LUCKY STIFF) Gertrude (HAMLET), Maria (TWELFTH NIGHT: THE MUSICAL), Beatrice (MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING) Lady Macbeth (MACBETH) Adriana (THE COMEDY OF ERRORS) Aldonza (MAN OF LAMANCHA) Amy (COMPANY) Mama Rose (GYPSY) Joanne (GODSPELL) Polly (THE THREEPENNY OPERA) and Cinderella (INTO THE WOODS).
