Beginning in 1989, Mrs. Jung has written, produced and directed tours of original musicals for KWC Performing Arts, previewing Off Broadway at the Lamb’s Theatre and later at the People’s Improv, appearing at the Kennedy Center, Bass Hall, Disneyland, with NYC and LA City Kids, in addition to venues in New York, Los Angeles, Italy, Germany, Albania, Washington D.C., Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Orlando, Nashville, across Texas, and at 30,000 feet in the air on the American Airlines Wish Flight.
In addition, Deborah directed KWC Performing Arts main stage productions in Fort Worth’s William E. Scott Theatre located in the Cultural District. Productions include A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, A Christmas Story, Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Annie, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Godspell, Narnia, Wizard of Oz, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Under Deborah’s direction Kids Who Care has produced Family Concerts with Peter Yarrow, Trout Fishing in America, Sara Hickman, Inca Son, Eddie Coker, and Joseph Vincelli.
Mrs. Jung designed Kid Power Leadership in 1993 for the newly formed KWC Performing Arts Board of Directors. This leadership model, has became an essential element for all leadership at KWC Performing Arts with annual training for the Board of Directors, professional full time staff, and professional contracted artists. As a consultant, Mrs. Jung produces KidPower Leadership workshops for corporations, schools, and other non-profits staffs and boards. Past workshops include Texas Christian University, Tarrant Area Council of Churches, Trinity Valley High School, San Angelo Broadway Kids, and Theatre Arlington.
Prior to founding KWC Performing Arts, Jung was an actress, director, and teacher in the Resident Co. at Casa Manana Playhouse (1975-1989) where she directed and/or appeared in over 75 productions. For ten years Deborah was the Company Manager for Fort Worth Shakespeare in the Park. During that time, creating the Shakespeare Acting Institute and appearing onstage in Hamlet and Macbeth. In addition to her professional theatre credits, Deborah has worked with special populations including Mental Health Mental Retardation, Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center, Texas Gifted and Talented, Cook Children’s Hospital, and the Creative Drama Network.
Education and Honors: Mrs. Jung received her BA in Speech and Drama from Trinity University in San Antonio in 1975, with a Secondary Certification for Speech and Drama with the Texas Education Agency, and is a member of Who’s Who, Mortar Board, and past member of Actors Equity Association. Deborah was a 2007 “Great Women of Texas” honoree, the 2008 “Legacy of Women Award recipient for the Arts”, “The Heart of Gold Recipient” from the Arts Council of Fort Worth in 2018, and a recipient from “Fort Worth Business Press C-Suite Awards” in 2019.