No Passport Press publishes two of Deborah’s comedies

August 19, 2017. No Passport Press announces the publication of The Poetry of Pizza and The Velvet Weapon, two comedies by Deborah Brevoort, a celebrated American dramatist with a keen eye for comedy. In the first play of the volume, The Poetry of Pizza, a trans-cultural romantic comedy portrays the affectionate relationships that arise among Middle Eastern pizza chefs, Danish agoraphobics and Anglo-Americans looking for love. The second play is The Velvet Weapon, a rollicking backstage farce that challenges censorship and celebrates inclusivity. With introductions by Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill and Benny Sato Ambush. Available through Nopassport.org and amazon.com

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About Deborah Brevoort

Deborah Brevoort is a playwright and librettist from Alaska who now lives in the New York area. She is an alumna of New Dramatists, one of the original company members of Alaska’s Perseverance Theatre, a member of the playwright’s collective at Florida Studio Theatre and a co-founder of Theatre Without Borders, dedicated to international theatre exchange. In 2024 she was appointed as a Fulbright Specialist for theatre, musical theatre and opera for the US State Department.

After participating in American Lyric Theater’s Composer/Librettist Development Program (ALT CLDP) Deborah has turned most of her attention to writing opera librettos. She was awarded the prestigious Campbell Opera Librettist Prize by Opera America in 2023. She also served as the Librettist Mentor for Washington National Opera’s American Opera Initiative at the Kennedy Center for 2023/24. She will be a librettist mentor for the ALT CLDP in 2024/25 and a delegate to the World Opera Forum in Los Angeles for Opera America.

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