Debbie Lamedman Playwright/Author/Acting Coach

About Debbie

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 is the co-bookwriter for the musical How the Nurse Feels, which had staged readings at both the ASCAP/Disney Workshop in Los Angeles, and New World Stages in New York City. Debbie’s short play Mind Control was produced as part of the 35^th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival in New York City. Debbie’s commissioned work includes Ignorance is Bliss: a Global Warning and Everyday People, a piece on anti-bullying, which premiered in April 2011 to nearly 5,000 audience members. Her latest commissioned work, Rx, a play that deals with prescription drug abuse among teens, will premiere in April 2012.

In addition to her writing, Debbie is a private acting and writing coach for students and professionals. She has successfully taught master classes and monologue workshops around the country.

Debbie received her MFA in theatre from Brandeis University and is a proud member of The Dramatist Guild and Actors' Equity Association.