This is a trailer or video from Dustin Lance Black's marriage equality play, 8 which starred Ellen Barkin, Matt Bomer, Morgan Freeman, Cheyenne Jackson, and Larry Kramer. It is based on the actual transcripts from the California trial to overturn Proposition 8. Black used the actual words of the trial transcripts, firsthand observations of the courtroom drama, and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families for the script for 8.
The one-night only staged reading directed by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello last September attracted an illustrious cast that also included Christine Lahti, John Lithgow, Rob Reiner, Kate Shindle, Stephen Spinella, and Bradley Whitford. Proceeds went to the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which funds the fight for full federal marriage equality and supports educational efforts on the freedom to marry nationwide. A Los Angeles production directed by Reiner and headlined by George Clooney will take place in March, followed by other productions across the country.
I would love to see this play in it entirety.
"8" Trailer: Long Version from American Foundation for Equal Ri on Vimeo.
via Advocate
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