Ossining, NY – DORIS, a one-woman comedy/drama written and performed by actor/playwright/director Bette Siler of Nyack, will have its first local staged reading for one night only on Saturday, November 8 at 7:30pm .
Siler explains that DORIS was originally conceived several years ago as a recurring character in a web series. She penned several vignettes featuring the quirky yet poignant character in a variety of guises with past titles including DORIS Cooks!, DORIS Goes on Tinder, and DORIS Finds God, A Heart-Shaped Thing.
The individual pieces were reworked in 2022 to create a full-length play for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, adding a lighting man named OLAF, “the worst tech person in the history of the world,” and a hefty supply of jokes specially curated for the Scottish audience.
The reaction was enthusiastic, receiving such praise as:
"I absolutely loved it! …I highly recommend this show for anyone in the Fringe who is interested in not just receiving quality entertainment but a genuine human connection with an extremely talented performer."
"I was absorbed by the amazing, crazy and stream of consciousness world of DORIS. See this show!"
"Amazing acting and powerful writing dealing with the challenges of loneliness and aging. Do not miss this show!"
DORIS has been configured anew in 2025 for a New York audience and will debut as a staged reading at her ‘home base,’ Westchester Collaborative Theater in Ossining of which she is a member and a frequent contributor as actor, director and writer.
ABOUT BETTE SILER
Siler’s plays have been produced at the Edinburgh Fringe, New Jersey Repertory, NYC’s Estrogenius Festival, and Emerging Artists. Staged readings of her work have been performed at the McCarter Theater Centre and the George Street Playhouse. She has directed in NYC, Dublin and Edinburgh, acted at Arena Stage, the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, California Actors’ Theater and at various venues in NYC.
