An all-star cast has been assembled for the Sept. 9 benefit staged reading of 8, Dustin Lance Black’s play about California’s Prop. 8 trial, according to Greg in Hollywood.
Check out this cast: Oscar winners Morgan Freeman and Marisa Tomei, Cheyenne Jackson, Rob Reiner, Christine Lahti, and Anthony Edwards!
The reading will be performed Sept. 19 at the Eugene O’Neill Theater in New York and is a benefit for the American Foundation for Equal Rights. It is being directed by Tony Award–winning actor and director Joe Mantello.
The show will follow the trial of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the case AFER filed with the federal district court to overturn Prop.8, the gay marriage bill that struck down the right for gay and lesbian couples to marry in California.
Black researched “8″ by going through trial transcripts, firsthand accounts from the courtroom, and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families.
AFER and Broadway Impact will license “8” to schools and community organizations nationwide in order to spur action, dialogue and understanding. AFER and Broadway Impact will help produce these staged readings across the country, so that “8” will live on beyond its September premiere.
For tickets or more information, visit AFER.org.
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