Debbie Lamedman

Debbie Lamedman is a playwright, author and editor of eight acting books published by Smith & Kraus, Inc. Debbie’s produced plays include phat girls, Triangle Logic, Eating in the Dark, Just Add Love, and Out with the Old. phat girls is also featured in the Smith & Kraus anthology, New Playwrights: The Best Plays of 2003.
Debbie’s short play Mind Control was produced as part of the 35th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival in New York City. Her commissioned work includes Ignorance is Bliss: a Global Warning and the anti-bullying play Everyday People. Her latest, Rx, a piece dealing with prescription drug abuse among teens, premieres April 2012.

Currently, Debbie is a teaching artist for the Visions and Voices program at Portland Center Stage where she teaches playwrighting in addition to conducting workshops in both playwrighting and acting in the Portland area. She received her MFA in theatre from Brandeis University and is a proud member of The Dramatist Guild and Actors' Equity Association. For additional information, visit Debbie’s website at www.debbielamedman.com and blog at www.thingsdebbieneedstosay.blogspot.com

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