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
BWW Interviews: Playwright, Composer and Director Matthew B. Zrebski and ABLAZE World Premiere
April 6, 2013
April 6, 2013
When I arrived in Portland two and a half years ago, the name I heard repeatedly throughout the Portland theatre community was Matthew B. Zrebski. In the time I have lived here, I have had the opportunity to not only work with Matt in several capacities, but to also call this gracious and humble man my friend. His original and haunting a capella musical thriller Ablaze is about to have its World Premiere, opening at the Brunish Theatre at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts on April 12th. Matt is one of the busiest and hardest working theatre arts in Portland, but I had the chance to sit down with him to discuss this exciting new work.
BWW Interviews: Spotlighting Playwright Patrick Wohlmut
August 4, 2012
August 4, 2012
Patrick Wohlmut is a member of Portland's notable playwrighting group Playwrights West. Wohlmut's play, CONTINUUM is about to open next week at the CoHo Theater, and Patrick took the time to talk with me about this play and its journey from inception to world premiere.
BWW Interviews: Spotlight on Portland Playhouse Artistic Director Brian Weaver
June 11, 2012
June 11, 2012
Theater in Portland is booming. There is exciting theater happening all over the city, and in the midst of it all is the burgeoning Portland Playhouse. Artistic Director, Brian Weaver, talks to us about the past, present and future of the highly regarded company.
BWW Interviews: Spotlighting Lyricist Aaron Kirk Douglas & New Musical SPACED OUT!
May 29, 2012
May 29, 2012
I had the opportunity to chat with Aaron Kirk Douglas, one of three creators of the new musical SPACED OUT!: THE BEST ALIEN ABDUCTION MUSICAL IN THE UNIVERSE. The show is still a work-in-progress, but the notable creative team is busy getting the show ready for a Portland reading within the year.
Lauren Weedman Returns to Portland for JAW Festival
May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012
Last spring, Portland audiences were delighted by actress, playwright and comedian Lauren Weedman, when she performed her outstanding solo show "Bust" at Portland Center Stage. Apparently, Lauren was delighted by Portland as well, because she's coming back with a new show commissioned specifically for PCS entitled "The People's Republic of Portland." Portland theater-goers will be privy to a sneak-peek of this new work when the show will have a staged reading at this summer's JAW Festival in July prior to its premiere in the spring of 2013.
BWW Interviews: Spotlighting Portland Solo Artist Eleanor O'Brien
May 4, 2012
May 4, 2012
Eleanor O'Brien is a force of nature and her one-woman show, Good Girls Guide: Dominatrix for Dummies has thrilled Portland audiences with its unexpected tale of a woman finding self-confidence and self-acceptance while looking to survive as an actress in New York City. In the upcoming months, O'Brien is taking her show on the road and performing in several fringe festivals across the country. I had the pleasure of talking with Eleanor about her show and other exciting projects she has in the works for her theatre company Dance Naked Productions.
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