Last weekend we saw the play "8." The script of this play was taken from the transcripts of the trial which overturned of Proposition 8 – an amendment that eliminated rights of same-sex couples to marry in California. Prop 8 was determined to be unconstitutional. The case will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in March.
The lawyers for the plantiffs – one lesbian couple and one gay couple – explain that several people who promoted Prop 8 had given depositions, but only two had agreed to testify for the trial after they were cross-examined. They realized that their outlandish campaign claims such as "protect the children" would not hold up in court.
"8" gives us a good peek at the people putting themselves on top of their hierarchy of sexual orientation – how clueless they are. The Prop 8 supporters look like Toto in the Wizard of Oz who exposes the smokes screens and rhetoric – there was nothing there.
The show – which is educational as well as entertaining – premiered in Los Angeles. The cast includes well-known actors such as Martin Sheen, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Jamie Lee Curtis. The production is available in the full version on YouTube (see link below).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM
