You Did It! Productions to Produce SHYLOCK
Los Angeles, CA, May 09, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Independent production company You Did It! Productions (“YDIP”) has secured rights to the poignant Shakespearean script "SHYLOCK," written by Chloe Traicos.
YDIP’s Devin Cutler, Lee Ettinger, and Stewart Hall will be producing, and Chloe Traicos will serve as Executive Producer.
SHYLOCK, in the tradition of “Shakespeare in Love,” portrays the circumstances under which Shakespeare penned one of his most famous masterpieces, The Merchant of Venice. Set in Tudor England, when anti-Semitism was not only rife, but was the law of the land, SHYLOCK follows Shakespeare’s efforts to bring the suffering of England’s Jews to light by memorializing his friendship with a Jewish merchant-in-hiding in the form of a play. However, events, threaten to deluge Shakespeare, his friend, and even his play, under a tide of anti-Semitism, and the Bard must use all of his wiles to stay true to his principals.
“Chloe Traicos has penned a wonderful script,” says Devin Cutler. “Not only is SHYLOCK a clever, amusing, and literate tale of Shakespeare and the characters upon which he would base The Merchant of Venice, but the script also serves a more important point - to shine a light on anti-Semitism, which was not only a problem then, but is certainly a growing problem in today’s world and one that we feel needs to continue to be addressed in film.”
About You Did It! Productions
Stewart Hall, Devin Cutler and Lee Ettinger are the driving force behind YDIP. With a combined 50 years in the entertainment industry, they have produced a dozen feature films, including the Academy Award winner “Monster” with Charlize Theron, “Upside of Anger” with Kevin Costner and Joan Allen, and Man About Town with two-time Academy Award winner Ben Affleck, John Cleese, and Bai Ling. Other notable talent the producers have worked with include Anne Hathaway, Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Hillary Swank, Patrick Swayze, Kerry Washington, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michelle Williams, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Channing Tatum, Paul Walker and Kevin Spacey.
YDIP’s Devin Cutler, Lee Ettinger, and Stewart Hall will be producing, and Chloe Traicos will serve as Executive Producer.
SHYLOCK, in the tradition of “Shakespeare in Love,” portrays the circumstances under which Shakespeare penned one of his most famous masterpieces, The Merchant of Venice. Set in Tudor England, when anti-Semitism was not only rife, but was the law of the land, SHYLOCK follows Shakespeare’s efforts to bring the suffering of England’s Jews to light by memorializing his friendship with a Jewish merchant-in-hiding in the form of a play. However, events, threaten to deluge Shakespeare, his friend, and even his play, under a tide of anti-Semitism, and the Bard must use all of his wiles to stay true to his principals.
“Chloe Traicos has penned a wonderful script,” says Devin Cutler. “Not only is SHYLOCK a clever, amusing, and literate tale of Shakespeare and the characters upon which he would base The Merchant of Venice, but the script also serves a more important point - to shine a light on anti-Semitism, which was not only a problem then, but is certainly a growing problem in today’s world and one that we feel needs to continue to be addressed in film.”
About You Did It! Productions
Stewart Hall, Devin Cutler and Lee Ettinger are the driving force behind YDIP. With a combined 50 years in the entertainment industry, they have produced a dozen feature films, including the Academy Award winner “Monster” with Charlize Theron, “Upside of Anger” with Kevin Costner and Joan Allen, and Man About Town with two-time Academy Award winner Ben Affleck, John Cleese, and Bai Ling. Other notable talent the producers have worked with include Anne Hathaway, Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Hillary Swank, Patrick Swayze, Kerry Washington, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michelle Williams, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Channing Tatum, Paul Walker and Kevin Spacey.
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Stewart Hall
youdiditproductions.com
3033 The Strand
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
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