Deborah
Jean Templin has
written 20 plays and conducted playwriting workshops on how to “Write Your
Story.” While on the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Titanic,
she was motivated to create her solo play, UNSINKABLE WOMEN: Stories and
Songs From the Titanic. Her autobiographical solo show Singing for the
Cows: Homesteading a Dream received a Minnesota Heritage Arts Grant.
Her shows have played at more than 160 venues throughout the United States and
abroad including the International Jewish Performing Arts Festival in England and
Lincoln Center’s Library for the Performing Arts Series in New York City. In
addition to her work as a writer, Templin is an award-winning veteran of
theatre, film and television, including performances in the national tours
of Broadway’s Mamma Mia!, Baby, Annie and Titanic.
She has taught at California State University, Long Beach, Susquehanna
University and Cornell University. She is a member of the Dramatist Guild, SAG-AFTRA
and Actors’ Equity Association.
