This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Martin Sheen lead an all-star cast in this powerful portrait of an American civil rights struggle. In 2008, California's Proposition 8 stripped the freedom to marry away from gay and lesbian couples. Now, two of the nation's most renowned attorneys have joined forces to challenge Proposition 8 under the United States Constitution. "8" faithfully recreates the progression of the historic trial through court transcripts and interviews with the plaintiffs, as their stories are brought to life before a live audience.

Recorded before a live audience at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles in March of 2012.

Sponsored by the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact.

Directed by Rob Reiner

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Brad Pitt as Chief Judge Vaughn Walker

George Clooney as David Boies

Martin Sheen as Theodore B. Olson

Kevin Bacon as Charles Cooper

Jamie Lee Curtis as Sandy Stier

Christine Lahti as Kris Perry

John C. Reilly as 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 as Dr. Nancy Cott

Matt Bomer as Jeff Zarrillo

George Takei as Dr. William Tam

Rory O'Malley as Dr. Gregory Herek

Cleve Jones as Evan Wolfson

James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Gary Segura

Jansen Panettiere as Elliott Perry

Bridger Zadina as Spencer Perry

Vanessa Garcia as Clerk

Campbell Brown as Broadcast Journalist  

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