American Foundation
for Equal Rights & Broadway Impact’s
"8"
"8"
Saturday, July 28, 2012
We were pleased that more than 200 people attended this performance. We raised over $1500 which is being sent to AFER. Following the performance, there was a lively panel discussion led by Rev. Kathleen Owens (Associate Minister, First UU Church), Eric Isaacson (Attorney at Law), and Kristen Kuriga (Social Justice Team Leader, First UU Church).
"8"
is a reader's theatre presentation of the trial of Perry v.
Schwarzenegger (now Brown) filed by AFER (American Foundation of Equal
Rights) in 2008 to overturn Proposition 8, which eliminated gay and
lesbian couples' right to marry in California. "8" embodies the
actual words of the Federal Court's trial transcripts, first-hand
observations of the courtroom, and interviews with the plaintiffs and
their families.
Author
Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, film and
television producer, and LGBT rights activist. He won two Writers
Guild of America awards for his work on the television series "Big Love" and an Academy Award for the 2008 film "Milk." Black is a founding board member of AFER.
Co-sponsored by Rainbow Action which supports LGBT events and initiatives at the First Unitarian
Universalist Church of San Diego.
Directed by Les GrantSmith
Assisted by Robie Evans
Cast Pictures available on Face book (click here).
Directed by Les GrantSmith
Assisted by Robie Evans
Cast Pictures available on Face book (click here).