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 Reiner Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg Brad Pitt as Chief Judge Vaughn Walker George Clooney as David Boies Martin Sheen as Theodore B. Olson Kevin Bacon as Charles Cooper Jamie Lee Curtis as Sandy Stier Christine Lahti as Kris Perry John C. Reilly as David Blankenhorn Jane Lynch as Maggie Gallagher Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Dr. Ilan Meyer Matthew Morrison as Paul Katami Chris Colfer as Ryan Kendall Yeardley Smith as Dr. Nancy Cott Matt Bomer as Jeff Zarrillo George Takei as Dr. William Tam Rory O'Malley as Dr. Gregory Herek Cleve Jones as Evan Wolfson James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Gary Segura Jansen Panettiere as Elliott Perry Bridger Zadina as Spencer Perry Vanessa Garcia as Clerk Campbell Brown as Broadcast Journalist See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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