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Biography
Tanya O'Debra (born Tanya Michele Ritchie), is a New York based writer and performer.
Early life
The oldest of five children, O'Debra was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She moved to New York at age 19, where she studied acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
Career
O'Debra wrote her first play (as Tanya Ritchie), Fuck You or Dead Pee-Holes; an American Tale in Thirteen Acts with fellow AMDA students John C. Bowman and Adam Hardman. Fuck You went on to win the top award at the 2001 New York International Fringe Festival. O'Debra teamed up with Diane O'Debra to form The O'Debra Twins, a comic twin sister duo. They hosted an open mic night at The Bowery Poetry Club for five years, and performed at New York venues like Joe's Pub, Performance Space 122, Luna Lounge, Surf Reality, and The Cutting Room until their split in 2008.
O’Debra’s play Radio Star was shown at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2009, and was presented by the Horse Trade Theater Group at The Red Room in 2010.