"8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality

Featuring an all-star cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jane Lynch, Kevin Bacon and others, "8" is a play written by Academy Award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and directed by acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner. It is a powerful account of the case filed by the American Federation for Equal Rights (AFER) in the U.S. District Court in 2010 to overturn Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that eliminated the rights of same-sex couples to marry in the state of California. Framed around the trial's historic closing arguments in June 2010, 8 provides an intimate look what unfolded when the issue of same-sex marriage was on trial.

Pre-Show Music by Kill the Complex:
One Great Wonder: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-great-wonder/id412588911?i=412588962
Shine: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shine/id412588911?i=412588916

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• gay marriage
• proposition 8
• prop 8
• dustin lance black
• rob reiner
• george clooney
• brad pitt
• martin sheen
• jamie lee curtis
• jane lynch
• kevin bacon
• matthew morrison
• equal rights
• marriage equality
• same-sex marriage
• gay rights

License:

Standard YouTube License