Jamillah Lamb and David Lamb

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Biography of Jamillah Lamb and David Lamb

Jamillah Lamb and David Lamb are the creative and dynamic couple that founded Between The Lines Productions, Inc. to fulfill their co-mission: to spread inspiration, joy, and love through the power of theater and other media. They are also co-authors of the acclaimed book Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients to Happily Living & Loving Together, in which they share secrets about how they have maintained happiness and close teamwork while working and living together 24/7 and the lessons they have learned that that they believe can be applied to every relationship.

Author, Playwright and Producer David Lamb was born in Queens, NY and raised in public housing in Astoria, Queens. David attended Hunter College, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and New York University School of Law. While working in the world of Wall Street, his passion for the struggles and stories of his Queens neighborhood continued to speak to him. And he wanted to tell stories that captured the social and political issues facing Blacks and Latinos in New York. So David, being an entrepreneur, founded a publishing company and in 1995 released the novel, Do Platanos Go Wit’ Collard Greens. David toured colleges speaking about the book and in response to that audience in 2003, David wrote the stage play Platanos Y Collard Greens.

“I want children to see this play performed in high schools and even younger than that. We have to reach our children earlier and have these conversations sooner. It’s important.”

Author and Producer, Jamillah Lamb in partnership with her husband David, founded their production company, Between The Lines Productions, Inc. Jamillah graduated from Wesleyan University with a major in Economics, and then went on to graduate from Harvard University, where she earned her Masters degree in Public Policy. Jamillah has an extensive background in business, having worked in banking as a loan officer and Vice President. Jamillah currently manages the operations of Between The Lines Productions. Jamillah on her work relationship with her husband and Platanos as a project:

“I could feel his passion for the art and the creative work and I really wanted to be able to explore as many outlets and opportunities as possible. That’s why this work has continued to grow. It is rooted and revved on by pure passion. My love for community building is about passion for people.”



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