Deborah loves every aspect of theater! She is an Actress/Producer/Director/Set Decorator/Costume Designer/Prop Master/Acting Teacher and currently President of Town Players of New Canaan which has become her home away from home. You may have seen the other shows she Directed and Set Decorated for this stage: Hay Fever, Gaslight, The Turn of the Screw, and her Set Decoration for On Golden Pond, The Heiress, Dixie Swim Club, Romantic Comedy, and Moonlight & Magnolias. Additionally she’s performed in dozens of plays at Town Players of New Canaan, Curtain Call, Westport Community Theater, Ridgefield Theatre Barn, Town Players of Newtown, Darien Arts Center, Carriage House, and Eastbound Theater. Love to Jeff Pliskin, my soulmate and cat daddy.

This is the BEST job I never got paid for! Heck, building sets is probably the best job paid or unpaid I’ve had. Retired people can do a lot of good for the community. Building sets just ticks off a lot of what I wanted: grow my circle of friends, learn new skills, enjoy helping others display their talents, watch audiences light up as the stage lights are lit. This begins my seventh year of helping design and build sets for the Town Players at Waveny’s Power House Theater. I’m an enthusiastic supporter of this adventure and invite YOU to come in and see how the magic is made.

Malynda started performing since high school, working on productions such as Pippin, Little Shop, where she was the voice of Audrey II, and 42nd Street, portraying Phyllis Dale. In 1992, she worked with The Talent Hut Players in Seymour, CT where she worked on shows such as Damn Yankees, Cabaret, and Lil' Abner. This is Malynda's first time as Assist Stage Manager and she is excited for the opportunity to be working with an extremely talented cast and crew. Especially her little brother, Rob, who was stolen in infancy by a band of wandering gypsies. Thanks for comin' out!