In the state of California, Proposition 8 has been passed to ban same-sex marriage, and two of the country's biggest lawyers have joined forces to strike it down, under the auspices of the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER). "8" faithfully recreates the progression of the 2010 trial through original court transcripts and interviews conducted with the plaintiffs, as their story is brought to life before a live audience.
An unconstitutional proposition. An unprecedented decision. An all-star cast. Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jane Lynch, Kevin Bacon and many others, 8 is written by Academy Award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk, J. Edgar) and directed by acclaimed actor 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. 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, 8 provides an intimate look what unfolded when the issue of same-sex marriage was on trial.
