Jay Paul Deratany

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'American Legacy' is a peek in the lives of a Chicago family as they finally reap what they've sown. When his estranged wife Kathryn suddenly dies, appliance king Don Harris must come clean to both his family and his customers and risk losing it all.

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American Legacy (2008)

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Jay Paul Deratany is a writer and actor (SAG) who recently obtained his MFA from the University of California Riverside for Screenwriting. He has written several plays including "Haram Iran" which has been produced in Chicago, Los Angeles, and soon London. Haram Iran was nominated for a GLAAD award for best theatrical play of 2011, and Jay Paul received a grant from the London Arts Counsel to further develop the play for London audiences. In addition Jay Paul has written "Lincolns Dilemma" a novel; multiple articles advocating for human rights and is a well known human rights lawyer in Chicago. In 2008 Permoveo Productions was incorporated to serve as Jay Paul's production company.

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(2017 to 2018 season) Joe Stevens, Keaton Wooden and his musical, "The Civility of Albert Cashier," was performed in a Permoveo Productions in association with Pride Films and Plays Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Dani Shay and Billy Rude in the cast.

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Joe Stevens, Keaton Wooden and his musical, "The Civility of Albert Cashier" in a Permoveo Productions in association with Pride Films and Plays Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2018 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for New Musical.