Richard Shavzin News

Canamac Productions will present a riveting new courtroom drama 'Defamation,' which explores the timely issues of race, class and religion, in a play in which Regina Wade, an African American businesswoman from Chicago's south side sues Arthur Golden, a Jewish real estate developer from Winnetka, for defamation. In a unique twist, the audience plays the jury that decides the outcome of the trial.

Canamac Productions presents the world premiere courtroom drama Defamation, in a limited run at three Evanston houses of worship. Race, class, and religion collide when a Southside Chicago African American businesswoman sues a Jewish North shore real estate developer. At the production's end, the audience becomes the jury. The show will run about 90 minutes without intermission, and is for ages 14 and up.

Canamac Productions presents the world premiere courtroom drama Defamation, in a limited run at three Evanston houses of worship. Race, class, and religion collide when a Southside Chicago African American businesswoman sues a Jewish North shore real estate developer. At the production's end, the audience becomes the jury. The show will run about 90 minutes without intermission, and is for ages 14 and up.

Canamac Productions presents the world premiere courtroom drama Defamation, in a limited run at three Evanston houses of worship. Race, class, and religion collide when a Southside Chicago African American businesswoman sues a Jewish North shore real estate developer. At the production's end, the audience becomes the jury. The show will run about 90 minutes without intermission, and is for ages 14 and up.

Canamac Productions presents the world premiere courtroom drama Defamation, in a limited run at three Evanston houses of worship. Race, class, and religion collide when a Southside Chicago African American businesswoman sues a Jewish North shore real estate developer. At the production's end, the audience becomes the jury. The show will run about 90 minutes without intermission, and is for ages 14 and up.

Canamac Productions presents the world premiere courtroom drama Defamation, in a limited run at three Evanston houses of worship. Race, class, and religion collide when a Southside Chicago African American businesswoman sues a Jewish North shore real estate developer. At the production's end, the audience becomes the jury. The show will run about 90 minutes without intermission, and is for ages 14 and up.

Canamac Productions presents the world premiere courtroom drama Defamation, in a limited run at three Evanston houses of worship.

Canamac Productions presents the world premiere courtroom drama Defamation, in a limited run at three Evanston houses of worship. Race, class, and religion collide when a Southside Chicago African American businesswoman sues a Jewish North shore real estate developer. At the production's end, the audience becomes the jury. The show will run about 90 minutes without intermission, and is for ages 14 and up.

Canamac Productions presents the world premiere courtroom drama Defamation, in a limited run at three Evanston houses of worship.

Canamac Productions presents the world premiere courtroom drama Defamation, in a limited run at three Evanston houses of worship. Race, class, and religion collide when a Southside Chicago African American businesswoman sues a Jewish North shore real estate developer. At the production's end, the audience becomes the jury. The show will run about 90 minutes without intermission, and is for ages 14 and up.

Chicago Dramatists' Fireside Chat with Visiting Artist Arthur Kopit was a sold-out event on February 20th.

16th Street Theater and North Berwyn Park District present a staged reading of Todd Logan's Defamation directed by Richard Shavzin on Friday, Sept 25 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, Sept 26 at 5:00 PM.

Jeffrey A. Katz, presents the world premiere of 'Slaphappy,' a romantic comedy of lost lovers and tormented ducks, by Chicago playwright Gary Slezak. Set in a Paris hotel, the play explores the idea of happiness through the eyes of four Americans, a loopy bellboy, an astute concierge, and a society of pâté lovers. Battling couples, exploding rockets, mistaken medications and a taste of foie gras come together in a delirious confection. This Equity show runs about two hours plus two intermissions. The poster illustration is by New Yorker cartoonist Pat Byrnes (copy below; more info at www.patbyrnes.com).

Jeffrey A. Katz, presents the world premiere of 'Slaphappy,' a romantic comedy of lost lovers and tormented ducks, by Chicago playwright Gary Slezak. Set in a Paris hotel, the play explores the idea of happiness through the eyes of four Americans, a loopy bellboy, an astute concierge, and a society of pâté lovers. Battling couples, exploding rockets, mistaken medications and a taste of foie gras come together in a delirious confection. This Equity show runs about two hours plus two intermissions. The poster illustration is by New Yorker cartoonist Pat Byrnes (copy below; more info at www.patbyrnes.com).