Meet the Author

Lillian Nader, M.Ed., is a retired special needs Resource Specialist who prefers writing to teaching. She collaborated with lyricist Larry Marino on the musical Pandora, back in the 1980s. Since his passing in the 1990s, she has revised and updated Pandora’s ancient story for twenty-first century audiences. Currently, she is an active member of New Voices Playwrights Theatre of Orange County, California, where she will hold a table reading workshop of Pandora the Musical in August 2025. Her vision for the play involves a diverse and inclusive cast and the fun of taking liberties with Greek mythology in a modern musical comedy.

Two of Lillian’s comedic holiday plays, Blue Hair & Rap (2019) and The Sharmyn Show (2021) were produced at Stage Door Repertory Theatre in Anaheim, CA. Blue Hair & Rap was performed at Leo Rising Theatre in Hollywood in 2023. She has published five of her short plays in New Voices Playwright Theatre anthologies. Lillian is the author of Theep and Thorpe: Adventures in Space, a science fiction novel for young readers (2018) and contributor-editor of Muse & Ink: Soul Expressions Through Writing by Heather Rivera (2019). She also enjoys writing poetry, especially haiku. She has published poems in Arts of Poetry magazine.

In addition to imaginative wordsmithing, Lillian works as a freelance copyeditor of nonfiction and fiction books and stories. Both creative writing and editing keep her up to date on the skills and craft of writing. By staying active in community events, her life is exciting and fulfilling.

Lillia is an active member of New Voices Playwright Theatre and OCPA: Orange County Playwrights Alliance