(she/her) is a Filipina theater-maker, actress, and performance artist based in New York City. Her work weaves ritual, community, and contemporary storytelling, with artistic research focused on mourning practices from the Ilocos region of the Philippines and their translation into contemporary performance. Grounded in process-driven creation, her work centers on collaboration, cultural memory, and collective exchange. Dorothea is the founder of RiffRaff NYC, an artist-led platform dedicated to developing new work and sharing multicultural stories through collaborative performance. Through RiffRaff, she nurtures artists in creating pieces that reflect diverse lived experiences while building community through generative and exploratory processes. As an actress, Dorothea has performed with Spellbound Theater, Rattlestick Playwrights, The Flea Theater, and other New York–based companies. In the Philippines, she has worked with Repertory Philippines, PETA (Philippine Educational Theater Association), and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. She completed the conservatory program at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She is currently the Co-President of The League of Professional Theatre Women. When not in rehearsal, she can often be found in Bryant Park practicing juggling and flow arts.