When Jennifer Samuels discovers that she is her own twin, her whole sense of self —biological, psychological, emotional—begins to unravel. Chimera is a frightening and funny ride down the rabbit hole, a story that combines pin point wit with breathtaking visuals. Written and co-directed by Deborah Stein.

World Premiere: Under the Radar NYC.

UK Premiere: Gate Theatre, London.

“Mischievous, teasing and decidedly unnerving, it glitters with invention. Dazzling.” —London Times (4 Stars)

“Chimera has many different stories nestled in its austere, deceptively chilly-seeming frame. And they’re all good.” —NY Times, Critics Pick

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Spectators sit ringside for this blood pumping revenge tragedy and intimate tribute to lost love. Written and co-directed by Deborah Stein.

World Premiere: Center Theatre Group and La Jolla Playhouse. Commissioned by Arts Emerson.

"A dazzling tour-de-force.” —LA Times

“A fast-jabbing fantasy where sweaty physicality rubs up against shape-shifting surreality” —NY Times

“Co-directors Deborah Stein and Suli Holum [are] emerging experts in marrying the 'now' of technology with the transcendence of live theatre.” —CBS Radio

Basketball, block parties, traffic stops, learning how to survive while Black in America. Writer and performer Keith Wallace takes us on a ride through North Philly on a night we won’t soon forget. Staged by Deborah Stein in multiple sites including a basketball court and a graffiti park.

World Premiere: La Jolla Playhouse, Without Walls Festival.

New York Premiere: Under The Radar at the Public Theater.

“High impact…a sharp reminder of the persuasive power of live theater.” —Ben Brantley, NY Times

“Simple and direct — and all the more damning for being so.” —Charles McNulty, LA Times

“The festival highlight… a searing, well-honed one-man show and fast-paced five-act drama.” —San Diego Union Tribune

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Deborah collaborated with Walt Disney Imagineering on the creation and implementation of the live, interactive entertainment at the Star Wars-themed lands at Disney World and Disneyland, including creating new characters for the Star Wars canon.

For over a decade, Deborah was a core collaborator with the Pig Iron Theatre Company in Philadelphia. Key works include Anodyne, Shut Eye, She Who Makes the Moon The Moon, The Lucia Joyce Cabaret, Welcome to Yuba City, and Love Unpunished.

A spoof of the Ocean’s 11 franchise, written to be performed by 20+ members of Actors Theatre of Louisville’s apprentice company and staged site-specifically at the 21c Museum Hotel and satellite buildings in downtown Louisville. Later reconceived and restaged for the Baton Rouge Museum of Art.

World Premiere: Humana Festival of New American Plays, Actors Theatre of Louisville.

“It’s the unexpected moment-to-moment that makes the show exciting….If you have the energy to keep up, it’s worth the run around.” —Leo Weekly

“Wild, knockabout…22 young performers, obviously having the time of their lives.” —Total Theater

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