Lorena Santana is a multidisciplinary artist (performer, writer, director) who was born in México and raised in the United States. Currently, she is developing a full-length play and a middle-grade novel set along the Mexico/United States border.

Original Plays: One Kernel of Corn/Un Grano de Maíz • Francine's Dream for Intrepid Theatre's Refugee Art Project • Our Children / Nuestros Hijos, featured at The Old Globe’s New Voices Festival

Director: Sour Grapes (Short Film), Barefoot in Baja (series) • Un Grano de Maíz • Francine's Dream • #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence • La Lucha (Assistant Director to David Reynoso)

Lorena teaches poetry and is a Teaching Artist with several non-profit organizations. She enjoys surfing, gardening, cooking and spending quality time with her kids, Camille (a writer), and Luca (a painter).

*Proud member of Dramatist Guild and the Screen Actors Guild*