DEBORAH DEL PRETE is co-owner with partner Gigi Pritzker of Dee Gee Entertainment. Dee Gee is a full-service entertainment production company dealing in film, television and theatre. They own one of L.A.'s landmark cultural institutions, The Coronet Theatre, which is the focal point of their multi-faceted company.
Her first feature film directing assignment was the independent "Simple Justice" starring Cesar Romero, Doris Roberts and John Spencer. She recently completed her second feature "Ricochet River" starring Kate Hudson, Jason James Richter and Douglas Spain. She has produced and/or directed numerous television programs, music videos, commercials, industrials and documentaries.
Some selected credits are: "The People Versus," a 5-part dramatic series starring Meg Ryan for Viacom; "Something's Afoot" starring Tom Bosley for A&E; "Journey to Adventure," a long-running syndicated travel series; "Maintenance Men's Lounge" for ABC; and "Gifts From the Fire" for CBC.
She also directs theatre and screenplay readings at the Coronet Theatre.
Del Prete is a board member of the Playwrights' Kitchen Ensemble, a non-profit play discovery and reading series formed to advance the performing arts in theatre, as well as to identify and promote new playwrights and their work, providing regional theaters across the country with new plays and artists. After purchasing the Coronet Theatre in 1996, Del Prete and Pritzker invited the Playwrights' Kitchen Ensemble to use this outstanding venue as its producing home.
