Richard Dreyfuss On Trial As Shylock
LA Celebrates Shakespeare's 450th Birthday
LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Award Winning Actor Richard Dreyfuss joins forces with The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and American Legion Post 8 to present the classic 'pound of flesh' trial scene from The Merchant of Venice, in celebration of William Shakespeare's 450th Birthday, on April 23rd, at 7pm, at Patriotic Hall, located at 2615 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007. Lawyers attending the trial scene and post-reading panel discussion may earn one credit toward their Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.
The panel discussion will focus on the relationship of justice and mercy in contemporary legal practice. Panelists include U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff, Honorable A. Howard Matz, Central California Federal Judge (retired), Federal Public Defender Sean Kennedy, and Dr. Josh Holo, Dean of Hebrew Union College. The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Susan Tiefenbrun.
"The Shakespeare Center is thrilled to have engaged Mr. Dreyfuss and our collaborators the Federal Bar Association and American Legion Post 8, to help celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday," according to Ben Donenberg, Artistic Director of The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. "Our arts organization loves to create great art that does great things," he continued, "and offering world class actors, world class legal experts, and model veterans employment initiative creates a perfect blend of artistic enrichment, intellectual engagement, and social responsibility that are the hallmarks of our quarter century tradition."
Pre-show Reception for VIP ticketholders at 6pm; Performance at 7:00pm; Panel Discussion at 7:30pm; and Post Show reception for all at 8:30pm. For tickets and sponsorship information call Kellogg Brengel at The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles at 213-481-2273 or visit www.TrialofShylock.org
FOR INFO CONTACT
Gilbert DeGloria
213-481-2273, ext. 13
SOURCE The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
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