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FESTIVALS:

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts “Page to Stage Festival,” Washington, DC, 2008 & 2009. Read by Accokeek Creek Theatre Co., Baltimore, MD.
Chicago Dramatist’s “What Scares Me the Most,” with Guest Director Joy Meads, Literary Manager for Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2008.
ARFTCo.’s “Chicago Christmas Spectacular,” Chicago, IL, 2008.
The Women’s Theatre Project, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2009, “Naked Women Fully Clothed” and “Girl Play”
The Filling Station’s “Sol-O Fest,” Albuquerque, NM, 2009, (with Deborah performing).
“Bench Warmers: The Santa Fe Playhouse Annual Festival of Short Plays,” 2008 & 2009, (2008 co-written with Peggy Van Hulsteyn.)
GAN-e-meed, The Factory Theatre, Boston, 2010, “Ties that Bind”
“Corner, Corners, Cornered,” Lebanon Community Theatre, Lebanon, PA, 2009
“Six Playwrights in Search of an Author,” Roxbury Repertory Theatre, Boston, MA, 2012
“Shelterskelter 14,” Shelterbelt Theatre, Omaha, 2009
“Suburban Tribulations,” URNA, Studio Theatre, New York, NY, 2010
“Festival of Summer Shorts,” Portland, OR, 2007.
“Me, My Monologue and I,” Coffee Black Productions, Brooklyn, 2010
“Figgy Pudding’s Hilarius Hoohah,” Native Aliens, New York, 2011
Mountain Stage Company, Henderson, NC, 2010

Unspeakable
A Collection of 8 Shorts

“The shroud of secrecy that pervaded the pieces was haunting, powerful... There was well-placed humor that made the more unsettling parts of the stories hit home even harder. The pieces... gave the audience the tangible unsettling feeling that something horrible lay beneath the surface. I found myself mesmerized.”
Scott Harrison, Director, Actor & Founder of Ironweed Productions

“One of the best productions I’ve seen in years... The plays reveal the consequences of hiding family shame... Fast-paced dialogue and thoughtful characterization made the plays highly entertaining.”
Elaine Coleman, Playwright & Author

"Deborah wishes to break the taboos and exorcise the shame of the victims... She also employs humor, satire, and compassion to lighten the dramatic load... Deborah is attempting to demythologize the canard that the rape victim is somehow 'different.'" Jeff Laing, SantaFe.com, click here to download pdf.

"An evening of theater that explores the many faces of trauma: denial, miscommunication, lying and more. Unspeakable presents the dark side of life without being preachy, and the eight short plays tell stories from a variety of perspectives." The Santa Fe Reporter, click here to download pdf.

“Every act portrayed the spirit of denial... Unspeakable was very moving, very funny, and extremely well written.” Peggy Van Hulsteyn, Playwright, Author, Public Speaker

"If you're afraid of the big bad world out there, home is your safe haven. Unless home becomes the big bad world--as in the performance piece Unspeakable... The playwright focuses on a turning point--acknowledgement, denial, maybe even accusation--in the character's lives... Who can people turn to if it seems like everyone around them is either indifferent to, ignorant of, or directly responsible for their suffering?" Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican, click here to download pdf.

The statements above are quotations from articles and patron letters that are available in their entirety upon request. The plays were workshopped at Santa Fe Film Center Stage in 2008 as a fundraiser for the Santa Fe Rape Crisis and Trauma Treatment Center. Individual plays have also been part of festivals.

Publications

Short plays in Audition Monologues for Young Women: Contemporary Audition Pieces for Aspiring Actors, In Posse Review, The Red Clay Review & The Pitkin Review

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Education:

MFA, Creative Writing, Goddard College

BA, English & Theater, Rutgers University

Master Class, Chicago Dramatists

Instructors included: Gary Garrison, Jane Anderson, Susan Kim, Paul Selig, Deborah Brevoort, Michael Grady, Rogelio Martinez, Alfonso Ramirez, Young James Kenny, Kyle Bass, Roger Cornish, Eric Krebs, Joseph Hart, and Kevin Kittle

Deborah performs, directs, works as a dramaturge, and does other work in the theater. Click here to learn more.

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Photos:

Left to Right:

Director Aaron Leventman, “Unspeakable,” 2008
Peggy Van Hulsten, “The Wedding Not Meant to Be,” Santa Fe Playhouse 2008 (Actor & Co-Author)
Rose Provan, Isabelle Buckner, Scott Andrus, “The Wedding Not Meant to Be,” Santa Fe Playhouse 2008 (Co-Written with Peggy Van Hulsteyn)
Director Aaron Leventman directing actor Melissa Trent, “Unspeakable,” 2008

Photo Credits: Brett Goldberg

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