Deborah Wicks la Puma

Deborah Wicks La Puma is a highly accomplished music composer and director with extensive experience in Theatre for Young Audiences. Currently, Deborah serves as a music composer for Hidden Pigeon Company and Stampede Ventures, contributing to notable projects including the HBOMax animated special "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience" and the upcoming series "Unlimited Squirrels." Deborah's long-standing affiliation with South Coast Repertory and Imagination Stage, Inc. highlights a prolific career creating and arranging numerous world premiere musicals. As a member of the Board of Directors for In Other People's Shoes Productions and previously for Theatre for Young Audiences/USA, Deborah remains actively engaged in advancing the arts. Educational credentials include a BA in Music from Stanford University and an MFA in Musical Theatre from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.