doollee banner
The Playwrights Database
contact doollee


Debbie Lamedman

DEBBIE LAMEDMAN

  
Nationality:    USA
email:    Click here to contact     Website:    Click here

Literary Agent:    n/a

Debbie Lamedman is a playwright, director, acting coach and the 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 35th annual Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival in New York City. Debbie is a teaching artist for the Visions and Voices program at Portland Center Stage in Portland, Oregon. additionally, Debbie teaches 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. For additional information, visit Debbie's website at www.debbielamedman.com and blog at www.thingsdebbieneedstosay.blogspot.com

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

Buy Plays with Doollee

Each page of doollee.com has links to play/book outlets, either directly to the Publisher, through Stageplays.com and Amazon to the second hand and 1st editions of AbeBooks. These links will automatically take you to the relevant area obviating the need for further search.
AbeBooks.co.uk   AbeBooks.com   Stageplays.com   amazon.com   amazon.co.uk   amazon.ca
whether you are a Playwright who wishes to make their entry definitive, an unlisted Playwright or a User with a tale to tell - we want to hear from you.
download WORD submission template

below is a list of Debbie Lamedman's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Controlling Destiny         Eating In the Dark         Everyday People         Ignorance Is Bliss: A Global Warning         Lack Of Moisture         Mind Control         Out with the Old. . .         Phat Girls         Rx         This Is Temporary         Triangle Logic

Controlling Destiny

Synopsis:
Three teen girls walk to the ocean's edge, putting their dreams in a bottle and throwing the bottles into the sea. they never realized the results would be so immediate.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Pembroke Hill School Performing Arts, Kansas City, Mo    2006

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Smith & Kraus, Inc. 20 Ten-Minute Plays for Teens Volume 2, 2005   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Eating In the Dark

Synopsis:
a troubled young woman attends a movie in a crowded theatre, where she is required to find an additional seat for her stomach, which has become so large it requires an extra seat. there, she is given advice from a helpful stranger as to how to she can "get rid" of the overbearing Stomach.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Trollwood Performing Arts, Fargo, Nd    2005

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Smith & Kraus, Inc. 20 Ten-Minute Plays for Teens Volume 2, 2005   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Everyday People

Synopsis:
From elementary school, to middle school, through high school and cyberspace, everyday People delves into the pervasive effect that bullying has on young people during their school years. Intense subject matter and situations.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Pittsburg, Kansas    Apr 2011

Organisations:
Pittsburg High School Repertory Theater

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Drama (One-act)

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  12            Other:  Cast of approximately 14. Roles can be doubled and not all roles are gender specific.Cast of approximately 18. Roles can be doubled and not all roles are gender specific.

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Ignorance Is Bliss: A Global Warning

Synopsis:
a series of vignettes and monologues exploring the theme of climate change and global warming and its effect on a small community in the United States.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Pittsburg, Kansas    Apr 2010

Organisations:
Pittsburg High School Repertory Theater

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Drama (One-act)

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  8            Other:  Cast of approximately 14. Roles can be doubled and not all roles are gender specific.

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Lack Of Moisture

Synopsis:
Henry sits and does his crossword puzzle as Alice excitedly gets ready for their planned romantic weekend together. But Henry shows no sign of interest and only the crossword clues illuminate what is really going on between them.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Portland Center Stage, Portland Oregon    Jul 2012

Organisations:
JaW Festival

1st Published:
Best 10-Minute Plays 2013 Plays For Two Actors. Published by Smith and Kraus, Inc.    -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Serio-comic (10-Minute Play)

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Mind Control

Synopsis:
Three roommates learn to cope with their addictive tendencies.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Actors' Group Theatre, North Hollywood, Ca    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Out with the Old. . .

Out with the Old. . .
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in the Best Ten-Minute Plays 2011, Smith & Kraus; (June 1, 2012)   978-1575257822

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
10 min play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Phat Girls

Synopsis:
phat girls is a fast-paced account of the struggle many women experience dealing with weight and body image. the audience is transported from childhood to adulthood, witnessing the development and many facets of an eating disorder, in addition to how these women learn to survive in a body-conscious society. We see inner demons personified as we follow each woman on her journey to self-acceptance. phat girls relates to these issues with humor, poignancy, and an honesty that everyone will be able to relate to.

Notes:
No intermission

1st Produced:
California Conservatory Of The Arts, San Juan Capistrano, Ca    2004

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Smith & Kraus, Inc. New Playwrights: the Best Plays of 2003, 2004   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  9+            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Rx

Synopsis:
Rx focuses on the pervasive use of prescription drug abuse among teens and specifically among a group of high school students in a small Midwestern town.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Pittsburg, Kansas    Apr 2012

Organisations:
Pittsburg High School Repertory Theater

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Drama (Full-length)

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  8            Other:  1 Male or Female Voiceover

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

This Is Temporary

Synopsis:
Is Jennifer a kleptomaniac, a squatter, or simply a confused woman running away from a life of mediocrity? along with her newly acquired bohemian roommates, Maggie and Kat, the three women are living on the fringe and preparing for a birthday party in a large, empty house using items retrieved from their daily dumpster diving. Without warning, Jennifer's past catches up with her in the form of Daniel who suddenly arrives to confront her. Torn between the life she knows and the adventure she longs for, Jennifer must decide what side of the fence she truly belongs.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Hipbone Studios Portland Oregon    Jan 2012

Organisations:
Fertile Ground Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Serio-comic (One-act)

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Triangle Logic

Synopsis:
Claire finds herself in love with her new friend Ben, who happens to be gay. When she introduces Ben to her current best friend Jack, who is also gay, confusion and betrayal ensues.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Sarah Fulton Theatre Co. Los Angeles, Ca (Staged Reading)    2006

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page