8 12 years old

An unconstitutional proposition. An unprecedented decision. An all-star cast.

"8"—a new play by Academy-award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk, J. Edgar)—demystifies the debate around marriage equality by chronicling the landmark trial of Perry v. Schwarzenegger. A one time show was done live on youtube with a superstar cast

Credits

8 Cast

Name Character
Christine Lahti She was 61, now 74 years old as Kris Perry
Brad Pitt He was 48, now 61 years old as Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker
Kevin Bacon He was 53, now 66 years old as Charles Cooper
Yeardley Smith She was 47, now 60 years old as Dr. Nancy Cott
John C. Reilly He was 46, now 59 years old as David Blankenhorn
Martin Sheen He was 71, now 84 years old as Theodore B. Olson
Matt Bomer He was 34, now 47 years old as Jeff Zarrillo
George Clooney He was 50, now 63 years old as David Boies
Jamie Lee Curtis She was 53, now 66 years old as Sandy Stier
George Takei He was 74, now 87 years old as Dr. William Tam
James Pickens, Jr. He was 57, now 70 years old as Dr. Gary Segura
Jane Lynch She was 51, now 64 years old as Maggie Gallagher
Chris Colfer He was 21, now 34 years old as Ryan Kendall
Dustin Lance Black He was 37, now 50 years old as Himself
Matthew Morrison He was 33, now 46 years old as Paul Katami
Bridger Zadina He was 17, now 30 years old as Spencer Perry
Jesse Tyler Ferguson He was 36, now 49 years old as Dr. Ilan Meyer
Rory O'Malley He was 31, now 44 years old as Dr. Gregory Herek

8 Crew

Name Department
Rob Reiner as Director. He was 64 (now 77) years old Directing
Dustin Lance Black as Writer. He was 37 (now 50) years old Writing
8 poster
8 (12 years)

An unconstitutional proposition. An unprecedented decision. An all-star cast.

  • Release day: Saturday, March 03, 2012
  • Runtime: 91 minutes