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- Apr 17, 202636 min
8 (Part 1)
This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Martin Sheen lead an all-star cast in this powerful portrait of an American civil rights struggle. In 2008, California's Proposition 8 stripped the freedom to marry away from gay and lesbian couples. Now, two of the nation's most renowned attorneys have joined forces to challenge Proposition 8 under the United States Constitution. "8" faithfully recreates the progression of the historic trial through court transcripts and interviews with the plaintiffs, as their stories are brought to life before a live audience.Recorded before a live audience at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles in March of 2012.Sponsored by the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact.Directed by Rob ReinerProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergBrad Pitt as Chief Judge Vaughn WalkerGeorge Clooney as David BoiesMartin Sheen as Theodore B. OlsonKevin Bacon as Charles CooperJamie Lee Curtis as Sandy StierChristine Lahti as Kris PerryJohn C. Reilly as David BlankenhornJane Lynch as Maggie GallagherJesse Tyler Ferguson as Dr. Ilan MeyerMatthew Morrison as Paul KatamiChris Colfer as Ryan KendallYeardley Smith as Dr. Nancy CottMatt Bomer as Jeff ZarrilloGeorge Takei as Dr. William TamRory O'Malley as Dr. Gregory HerekCleve Jones as Evan WolfsonJames Pickens Jr. as Dr. Gary SeguraJansen Panettiere as Elliott PerryBridger Zadina as Spencer PerryVanessa Garcia as ClerkCampbell Brown as Broadcast Journalist See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Apr 17, 202645 min
Denial (Part 2)
This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.In Peter Sagal’s contest of intellect and wills, Abby Gersten, a tenacious civil liberties attorney, defends a right-wing Holocaust denier, arguing her case against a young, committed Jewish federal prosecutor. But Abby may have to sacrifice everything to prove that Truth and Justice do not always go hand in hand.Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 1999.Directed by Jenny SullivanProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergDavid Clennon as Bernard CooperTim DeKay as RybergHarold Gould as GomrowitzJohn Randolph as NathanKimberly Scott as StefanieStephanie Zimbalist as Abigail Gersten See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Apr 17, 20261h 8m
Denial (Part 1)
This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.In Peter Sagal’s contest of intellect and wills, Abby Gersten, a tenacious civil liberties attorney, defends a right-wing Holocaust denier, arguing her case against a young, committed Jewish federal prosecutor. But Abby may have to sacrifice everything to prove that Truth and Justice do not always go hand in hand.Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 1999.Directed by Jenny SullivanProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergDavid Clennon as Bernard CooperTim DeKay as RybergHarold Gould as GomrowitzJohn Randolph as NathanKimberly Scott as StefanieStephanie Zimbalist as Abigail Gersten See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Apr 17, 202631 min
The Whipping Man (Part 2)
This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Tensions run high as Caleb de Leon, a young Jewish Confederate soldier, celebrates Passover with his family’s newly-freed slaves in the de Leons’ crumbling antebellum mansion. This gripping drama explores a little-known aspect of the Civil War, unearthing dark family secrets on the way to a shocking climax.Original music includes excerpts from “Letting Go” and “Lamentation,” written by Chelsea Marie Davis and Ana Sanchez and performed by Chelsea Marie Davis.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in July of 2015.Directed by Judyann ElderProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAaron Jennings as JohnCharlie Robinson as SimonMark Jude Sullivan as Caleb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Apr 17, 202658 min
The Whipping Man (Part 1)
This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Tensions run high as Caleb de Leon, a young Jewish Confederate soldier, celebrates Passover with his family’s newly-freed slaves in the de Leons’ crumbling antebellum mansion. This gripping drama explores a little-known aspect of the Civil War, unearthing dark family secrets on the way to a shocking climax.Original music includes excerpts from “Letting Go” and “Lamentation,” written by Chelsea Marie Davis and Ana Sanchez and performed by Chelsea Marie Davis.Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in July of 2015.Directed by Judyann ElderProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAaron Jennings as JohnCharlie Robinson as SimonMark Jude Sullivan as Caleb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Apr 17, 202648 min
8 (Part 2)
This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Martin Sheen lead an all-star cast in this powerful portrait of an American civil rights struggle. In 2008, California's Proposition 8 stripped the freedom to marry away from gay and lesbian couples. Now, two of the nation's most renowned attorneys have joined forces to challenge Proposition 8 under the United States Constitution. "8" faithfully recreates the progression of the historic trial through court transcripts and interviews with the plaintiffs, as their stories are brought to life before a live audience.Recorded before a live audience at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles in March of 2012.Sponsored by the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact.Directed by Rob ReinerProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergBrad Pitt as Chief Judge Vaughn WalkerGeorge Clooney as David BoiesMartin Sheen as Theodore B. OlsonKevin Bacon as Charles CooperJamie Lee Curtis as Sandy StierChristine Lahti as Kris PerryJohn C. Reilly as David BlankenhornJane Lynch as Maggie GallagherJesse Tyler Ferguson as Dr. Ilan MeyerMatthew Morrison as Paul KatamiChris Colfer as Ryan KendallYeardley Smith as Dr. Nancy CottMatt Bomer as Jeff ZarrilloGeorge Takei as Dr. William TamRory O'Malley as Dr. Gregory HerekCleve Jones as Evan WolfsonJames Pickens Jr. as Dr. Gary SeguraJansen Panettiere as Elliott PerryBridger Zadina as Spencer PerryVanessa Garcia as ClerkCampbell Brown as Broadcast Journalist See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Apr 9, 20261h 8m
Zeni, Dean of the Diamond (Part 2)
This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Kenichi Zenimura – known as “Zeni” – loved baseball. As a young man in the 1920s he developed a Nisei baseball league in Fresno, California, and later organized barnstorming tours that brought the likes of Babe Ruth to the West Coast and Japan. And despite being sent to a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during World War II, he knew that somehow, baseball would be the key to improving the lives of his fellow detainees.Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in October 2024.Directed by Anna Lyse EriksonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:Keiko Agena as Kiyoko ZenimuraDerrick Kemp as Willy, DoctorJohn Miyasaki as Hiro TanakaRob Nagle as Coach Hanley R. Slagle (Coach Hank)Michael Sun Lee as Kenichi Zenimura (Zeni)Thomas Winter as Harvey ZenimuraAdditional voices by:Tristan ChungCJ CruzGenki HallRosie NarasakiTristan PravongPaul YenSenior Producer: Anna Lyse EriksonPrepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodRecording Engineer and Editor: Neil WogensenMixing Engineer: Charles CarrollDesigned by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinFoley Artist: Stacey MartinezSpecial thanks to Bill Staples, Jr., and the Nisei Baseball Research Project for sharing their research and expertise to inspire and accurately depict the historical events of this project.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Apr 9, 202640 min
Zeni, Dean of the Diamond (Part 1)
This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Kenichi Zenimura – known as “Zeni” – loved baseball. As a young man in the 1920s he developed a Nisei baseball league in Fresno, California, and later organized barnstorming tours that brought the likes of Babe Ruth to the West Coast and Japan. And despite being sent to a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during World War II, he knew that somehow, baseball would be the key to improving the lives of his fellow detainees.Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in October 2024.Directed by Anna Lyse EriksonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:Keiko Agena as Kiyoko ZenimuraDerrick Kemp as Willy, DoctorJohn Miyasaki as Hiro TanakaRob Nagle as Coach Hanley R. Slagle (Coach Hank)Michael Sun Lee as Kenichi Zenimura (Zeni)Thomas Winter as Harvey ZenimuraAdditional voices by:Tristan ChungCJ CruzGenki HallRosie NarasakiTristan PravongPaul YenSenior Producer: Anna Lyse EriksonPrepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodRecording Engineer and Editor: Neil WogensenMixing Engineer: Charles CarrollDesigned by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinFoley Artist: Stacey MartinezSpecial thanks to Bill Staples, Jr., and the Nisei Baseball Research Project for sharing their research and expertise to inspire and accurately depict the historical events of this project.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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