8 Audiobook (Free)
- Brad Pitt, George Clooney
- 2 h 8 min
- LA Theatre Works
- 2012-06-01
Summary:
An unconstitutional proposition.
An unprecedented decision.
An all-star solid.
Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Martin Sheen, “”8″” is normally written by Academy Award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Dairy, J. Edgar) and directed by acclaimed professional and director Rob Reiner.
The play is a powerful account of the case filed by the American Federation for Equal Rights (AFER) in the U.S. Region Court in 2010 2010 to overturn Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that removed the rights of about 8 same-sex couples to marry in the condition of California. Framed around the trial’s historic closing quarrels in June 2010, 8 provides an romantic look what unfolded when the problem of same-sex relationship was on trial.
Special interviews included:
– Dustin Lance Black and Rob Reiner, playwright and movie director of “”8″”
– David Boies and Ted Olson, lawyers for Prop 8 plaintiffs in California
– Backstage interview montage with actors George Clooney, Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis, John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and James Pickens Jr.
A full-cast performance featuring:
George Clooney as David Boies
Brad Pitt simply because Chief Judge Vaughn Walker
Martin Sheen as Theodore B. Olson
Kevin Bacon simply because Charles Cooper
Jamie Lee Curtis as Sandy Stier
Christine Lahti as Kris Perry
John C. Reilly simply because David Blankenhorn
Jane Lynch as Maggie Gallagher
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Dr. Ilan Meyer
Matthew Morrison as Paul Katami
Chris Colfer as Ryan Kendall
Yeardley Smith simply because Dr. Nancy Cott
Matt Bomer as Jeff Zarrillo
George Takei seeing that Dr. William Tam
Rory O’Malley simply because Dr. Gregory Herek
Cleve Jones while Evan Wolfson
James Pickens, Jr. simply because Dr. Gary Segura
Jansen Panettiere simply because Elliott Perry
Bridger Zadina as Spencer Perry
Vanessa Garcia as Clerk
Campbell Brown simply because Broadcast Journalist
Aimed by Rob Reiner. Recorded before a live target audience at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, LA on March 3, 2012.
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