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| Written by | Dustin Lance Black Kate Sullivan Gibbens |
| Date premiered | September 19, 2011 (Broadway) March 3, 2012 (worldwide broadcast) |
| Place premiered | Eugene O'Neill Theatre Ebell of Los Angeles broadcast live on YouTube |
| Subject | Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial reenactment using original court transcripts and first-hand interviews of the people involved |
| Genre | verbatim theatre documentary theatre |
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8 is a 2011 American play that portrays the closing arguments of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, a federal trial that led to the overturn of Proposition 8, an amendment banning same-sex marriages in California. It was created by Dustin Lance Black in light of the court's denial of a motion to release a video recording of the trial and to give the public a true account of what transpired in the courtroom.
The play is written in the style of verbatim theatre reenactment, using transcripts from the trial, journalist records, and media interviews from the plaintiffs, defendants and proponents involved. 8 first premiered on September 19, 2011 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City, and later broadcast worldwide from the Ebell of Los Angeles on March 3, 2012.[1][2] Black brought the play to San Francisco, the home of the court case on which the play was based, on October 7, 2012 for a one-night-only reading at the ACT Theater.[3] A cast reception following the reading included an appearance by the trial judge, Vaughn Walker. On October 22, 2012, another one-night-only reading was performed at the downtown Crest Theater in Sacramento, California, U.S.[4]
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, sponsors of the play, have licensed the play for readings nationwide on college campuses and in community theaters free of charge, as an educational tool.[5]
A radio adaptation was broadcast on JOY 94.9, an LGBTIQ community radio station in Melbourne, Australia, on March 27, 2014.
- ^ Ng, David (March 4, 2012). "George Clooney, Brad Pitt lead all-star Prop. 8 play reading". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Martin Sheen headline West Coast premiere of marriage-rights play". Associated Press. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Holland Taylor, Luke Macfarlane, and More Set for '8' Reading at ACT Tonight, 10/7". Broadway World. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Dustin Lance Black's "8" Comes to Sacramento - Sacramento Press". Sacramento Press. October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ See
- "8: Stage A Reading". 8theplay.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- Riel, Elizabeth; Hersh, Brandon (February 15, 2012). "Complete All-Star Cast for West Coast Premiere of Dustin Lance Black's "8" Announced" (Press release). American Foundation for Equal Rights. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- Kennedy, Mark (January 17, 2012). "'8,' Dustin Lance Black Gay Marriage Play, Goes National During 2012". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- Hernandez, Greg. "Dustin Lance Black's Prop. 8 play set for U.S. colleges: At least 40 schools will put on productions of 8 this year". gaystarnews.com. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- Long Beach, CA: "'8' The Play Brings Marriage Equality To Long Beach". lbpost.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- Sacramento, CA: "Dustin Lance Black's "8" Comes to Sacramento". The Sacramento Press. sacramentopress.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- Sacramento, CA: Becker, John M. "Prop 8 Play Comes to Northern California". Truth Wins Out. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2012.