03845cam a2200385 4500 583712260 TxAuBib 20220519120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781580818902 1580818900 c3d41965-072c-4d46-8e48-821cc3ef9aa9 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 870491 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Black, Dustin Lance. 8 [Libby]. L.A. Theatre Works, 2012. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 58MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 58MB. Drama. Fiction. HTML:<p>An unconstitutional proposition.<br /> An unprecedented decision.<br /> An all-star cast.</p> <p>Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Martin Sheen, <i>8</i> is written by Academy Award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (<i>Milk, J. Edgar</i>) and directed by acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner.</p> <p>The play is a powerful account of the case filed by the American Foundation 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, <i>8</i> provides an intimate look what unfolded when the issue of same-sex marriage was on trial.</p> <p>Exclusive interviews included:</p> <li>Dustin Lance Black and Rob Reiner, playwright and director of <i>8</i> <ul> <li>David Boies and Ted Olson, lawyers for Prop 8 plaintiffs in California</li> <li>Backstage interview montage with actors George Clooney, Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis, John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and James Pickens, Jr. <p>A full-cast performance featuring:</p> <p>George Clooney as David Boies<br /> Brad Pitt as Chief Judge Vaughn Walker<br /> Martin Sheen as Theodore B. Olson<br /> Kevin Bacon as Charles Cooper<br /> Jamie Lee Curtis as Sandy Stier<br /> Christine Lahti as Kris Perry<br /> John C. Reilly as David Blankenhorn<br /> Jane Lynch as Maggie Gallagher<br /> Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Dr. Ilan Meyer<br /> Matthew Morrison as Paul Katami<br /> Chris Colfer as Ryan Kendall<br /> Yeardley Smith as Dr. Nancy Cott<br /> Matt Bomer as Jeff Zarrillo<br /> George Takei as Dr. William Tam<br /> Rory O'Malley as Dr. Gregory Herek<br /> Cleve Jones as Evan Wolfson<br /> James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Gary Segura<br /> Jansen Panettiere as Elliott Perry<br /> Bridger Zadina as Spencer Perry<br /> Vanessa Garcia as Clerk<br /> Campbell Brown as Broadcast Journalist</p> <p>Directed by Rob Reiner. Recorded before a live audience at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, Los Angeles on March 3, 2012.</p> </li> </ul> </li>. Media Type: Audiobook. Listen Up Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-17 20:00:03. Reiner, Rob. Clooney, George. Pitt, Brad, 1963- Sheen, Martin. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1095-1/870491-8.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1095-1/870491-8.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C3D41965-072C-4D46-8E48-821CC3EF9AA9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1095-1/870491-8.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1095-1/870491-8.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C3D41965-072C-4D46-8E48-821CC3EF9AA9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)