The Difference That Makes a Difference: Deb Gottesman at TEDxCharlottesville 2013

Deb Gottesman is the co-director of My Soul Look Back and Wonder: Life Stories from Women in Recovery, which premiered at The Kennedy Center in spring 2012 and will be featured in the upcoming documentary "How I Got Over." Founder and Co-Executive Director of The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC, she is also a professional actress who has performed Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Signature Theatre, and the Washington Shakespeare Company, among many others.



As a director, she has worked at National Geographic Live, Catholic University's Musical Theatre Department, and The Theatre Lab. A pioneer in the field of applied acting, she has co-authored (along with Buzz Mauro) three books, all published by Penguin Putnam: The Interview Rehearsal Book: Seven Steps to Job-Winning Interviews Using Acting Skills You Never Knew You Had (1999, over 20,000 copies sold), Taking Center Stage: Masterful Public Speaking Using Acting Skills You Never Knew You Had (2001), and The Best Answer (2006). Her work has been featured on numerous radio programs (including the "David Essel Show" and "The Source Report," both nationally syndicated by Westwood One), as well as on the FOX Morning News in Washington, DC, and in the magazines Working Woman, Men's Health and Cosmopolitan.


Deb holds a B.A. in Psychology from Lawrence University, and an M.F.A. in Acting from The Catholic University of America. She is a 2003 recipient of the prestigious Linowes Leadership Award for her contributions to arts education for underserved populations.

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