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

THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR EQUAL RIGHTS Bruce Cohen Chad H. Griffin Jonathan D. Lewis Kenneth B. Mehlman Michele Reiner Adam Umhoefer and BROADWAY IMPACT Jenny Kanelos Rory O’Malley

present

written by Dustin Lance Black

with

Bob Balaban Campbell Brown Anthony Edwards K. Todd Freeman Jay Armstrong Johnson Ken Leung Rory O’Malley Rob Reiner Ben Rosenfield Kate Shindle Yeardley Smith Stephen Spinella

Scenic Design Lighting Design Projection Design Sound Design Scott Pask Benjamin Travis Howard Werner Brian Ronan

Press Representative Advertising Researcher Boneau/Bryan-Brown SpotCo Kate Sullivan Gibbens

Production Stage Manager Production Management Company Manager William Joseph Barnes Aurora Productions John E. Gendron

Casting General Management Executive Producers Telsey + Company & Alan Wasser • Allan Williams Jenny Kanelos , CSA Aaron Lustbader Lane Marsh Adam Umhoefer

directed by Setting the Scene

On election day 2008, Proposition 8 re-wrote the state constitution to ban marriage for and lesbian citizens. In response, two couples, Sandy Stier & Kristin Perry and Jeff Zarrillo & Paul Katami, filed suit against Proposition 8 in Federal Court. Representing them were Ted Olson and David Boies, most famous for representing the opposing sides in Bush v. Gore.

Olson and Boies argued in favor of broadcasting the trial live, and Republican-appointed Chief Judge Vaughn Walker agreed. But the opponents of marriage equality filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court of the , which blocked plans to broadcast the proceedings. Thus, the nation has been denied access to the live testimony of Sandy & Kristin and Jeff & Paul ... until today.

What followed were twelve days of testimony in January of 2010, drawing crowds that spilled into overflow rooms, as as many millions more who followed every moment online.

These are the words, the witnesses, the testimony and the trial that the proponents of Proposition 8 fought so hard to keep from public view.

The play begins on June 16, 2010, at the closing arguments of Perry v. Schwarzenegger.

Epilogue On August 4, 2010, the Federal Court ruled that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional and could not stand.

Weighing the overwhelming evidence presented by AFER’s legal team and expert witnesses against the weak testimony of anti-marriage activists, the court was left with one choice. Based on the evidence, based on the sworn testimony and based on the law, the court ruled in our favor.

But our work is not done. The proponents of Proposition 8 continue their efforts to uphold state- sponsored discrimination. They appealed the District Court’s decision. They tried to have the ruling overturned based on nothing but homophobia and bigotry.

They continue their fight, so we continue ours.

As the case progresses through the legal system, we look forward to pursuing full federal equality all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, where we will win.

And at every step of the way, standing behind us are millions of supporters: patriots like you who realize that any denial of freedom -- on any grounds -- undermines the principles upon which this country was founded. Tonight, we come together not just to witness history, but also to make it.

Throughout our country’s past, America has changed for the better when courts protected the funda- mental American principles of liberty and justice for all. The American Foundation for Equal Rights was founded on our unwavering conviction that those fundamental principles unquestionably include full federal recognition of the freedom to marry.

To make that conviction a reality, AFER engaged a bipartisan legal dream-team, led by world-class co- counsels Ted Olson and David Boies, and launched one of the strongest public awareness campaigns for marriage equality in recent memory.

At every step of the way, our legal strategies and public outreach work in concert. Since the landmark victory, when Prop. 8 was declared unconstitutional, seven national polls have shown steady majorities supporting the freedom to marry for all.

Although it’s easy to focus on our courtroom win, that’s only half of the story. In Federal District Court, we proved that Prop. 8 violates the equal protection and due process clauses of the United States Constitution. We are just as dedicated to a victory in the court of public opinion.

Our opponents continue to fight tooth-and-nail to hide the video recording of the Prop. 8 trial. But their campaign of secrecy cannot survive in the face of our greatest strength: telling our stories proudly, openly, and honestly.

Dustin Lance Black’s brilliant script, based on the actual transcripts of the trial, carries our victory beyond the courtroom. Beginning tonight on Broadway, the show will reverberate through communi- ties across the country, touching Americans’ hearts and minds.

We owe a debt of gratitude to our plaintiffs -- Kris & Sandy, and Paul & Jeff -- and to their families, who have selflessly stood up for what is right.

I want to thank my fellow Board of Directors (Dustin Lance Black, Bruce Cohen, Kenneth Mehlman, Jonathan Lewis and Michele Reiner & Rob Reiner), Senior Project Director Adam Umhoefer, the AFER staff, our legal team, and the bipartisan coalition of gay and straight donors who make our work possible.

We give particular thanks to David Geffen and Steve Bing, champions of equality whose founding major gifts allowed us to turn a passion for equality into action and success.

Special thanks also to our partners at Broadway Impact, Joe Mantello, and the magnificent cast for making tonight possible; to Dustin Lance Black for masterfully capturing the stories embedded within the trial transcripts; and to Michele Reiner and Bruce Cohen for their extra efforts to make tonight’s production a success.

By helping to share the story of the fight for equality, you become a part of it. Tonight, you will see what your support means for our case, our plaintiffs, and for Americans everywhere whose dream of liberty and justice for all is within reach. The dark walls of discrimination are crumbling quickly -- this play shows why.

Thank you for your continued support.

Chad H. Griffin Board President American Foundation for Equal Rights Thank you to tonight’s sponsors

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BOB BALABAN (Chief Judge Vaughn Walker) recently received an Emmy nomination for directing and in Georgia O’Keeffe (Lifetime). He received three 2008 Emmy Award nominations, two for directing and producing the HBO filmBernard and Doris, star- ring and Ralph Fiennes, the third for his performance in Recount. Other directing credits include (starring Armin Mueller-Stahl and ) and Parents (with and ). He produced and co-starred in the Academy and BAFTA award-winning filmGosford Park. His acting career spans nearly one hundred films includingHowl, Capote, , Ghost World, Best in Show, , , Absence of Malice, , Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Catch-22, and the upcoming , directed by . His theatre appearances include , The Inspector General (Tony Award nomination), Speed the Plow, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Marie and Bruce and Some Americans Abroad. He directed and produced the original hit off-Broadway production ofThe Exoner- ated (, Outer Critics Circle Award, New York Times #1 Play, Fringe First Award at Edinburgh Fringe Festival) as well as the television version starring Susan Sarandon and Danny Glover. His bestselling series of children’s books, McGrowl, sold over two million copies, and he is currently at work on another series of children’s books for Viking/Penguin.

ELLEN BARKIN (Sandy Stier) Ellen Barkin’s superb acting skills have enabled her to play roles ranging from an abusive single mother to a sultry femme fatale. Her versatility has made her a sought after and esteemed actress in the areas of theater, film and television. Barkin stars in the much- anticipated indie project, , directed by . The film – co-starring , , Ellen Burstyn, and Thomas Haden Church – recently premiered to rave reviews at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Other recent film credits include Cam Archer’sShit Year, which premiered to rave reviews at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival; Jean-Paul Salome’s The Chameleon; and Gary Winick’s for which Ellen went behind the camera one of the film’s producers. Ellen Barkin has had an illustrious and diverse acting career comprised of over forty films that include, in no particular order, Steven Soder- bergh’s Ocean’s 13; Todd Solondz’ Palindromes; ’s ’s Finest; Mitchell Lichtenstein’s Happy Tears; Michael Caton-Jones’ This Boy’s Life opposite and Leonardo Dicaprio; ’s She Hate Me; ’s The Fan opposite Robert De Niro; Walter Hill’s Wild Bill opposite Jeff Bridges; Harold Becker’s Sea Of Love opposite ; Drop Dead Gorgeous; Terry Gilliam’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas; Mike Newell’s Into The West; Bob Rafelson’s Man Trouble opposite ; John Tururro’s Mac; Jim Mcbride’s The Big Easyopposite ; Blake Edwards’ Switch; Jim Jarmusch’s Down By Law; ’s ; Eugene Corr’s Desert Bloom; and Sydney Lumet’s Daniel. Her first film and breakout performance was in ’sDiner. Among the accolades she has received, Barkin garnered her first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress for her performance in Blake Edward’s Switch. She went on to receive a second Golden Globe nomination and the Emmy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Oprah Winfrey’s “Before Women Had Wings”. Barkin recently made her Broadway debut as Dr. Emma Brookner in , for which she won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. MATT BOMER (Jeff Zarrillo). Theatre: Ernest Hemingway in Villa America at Williamstown Theater Festival;Spring Awakening (Sundance Theatre Lab) – dir. Michael Mayer; Grey Gardens WS (Playwrights Horizons) – dir. Michael Grief; and the 2011 – dir. Rob Ashford. TV: Neal Caffrey on “White Collar,” “Traveler,” “,” “,” “.” Film: (dir. ), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (dir. Jonathan Liebesman), and upcoming (dir. ), and (dir. ). CAMPBELL BROWN (Broadcast Journalist) is an award-winning journal- ist who has covered stories around the globe for CNN and NBC News. Most recently, Brown hosted the primetime nightly news program, “Campbell Brown for CNN.” While at CNN, Brown won accolades for her political coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign. Brown was chosen to moderate and direct questions at two of the Presidential Debates during the 2008 election. Prior to CNN, Brown spent 11 years at NBC News where she served as White House Correspondent and primary substitute anchor for Brian Williams on “NBC Nightly News.” Brown also hosted the weekend edition of “The Today Show,” the nation’s top-rated weekend news program. She has interviewed and profiled world political and business leaders, including the last three sitting Presidents. Brown lives in with her husband and two sons. ANTHONY EDWARDS (Dr. Ilan Meyer). Best known as Dr. Mark Greene on the hit series “ER,” for which he received four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead in a Drama Series. Edwards won three Screen Guild Awards (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in 1996 and Best Ensemble Cast in 1998 and 1999), and the Golden Globe Award in 1998. Edwards recently executive produced the HBO biopic “Temple Grandin,” which won multiple Emmys and Golden Globes. Recent films includeMotherhood with Uma Thurman,Flipped directed by Rob Reiner, and Zodiac directed by David Fincher. Other recent credits include Thunderbirds, the Polish brothers’ Northfork, and Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, which he executive produced in association with his production company. The company also produced the NBC telefilm “Borderline,” starring Sherry Stringfeld. -Ed wards haas starred in more than twenty features, including Goose in the blockbuster feature Top Gun. Other feature film credits includePlaying by Heart, The Client, Miracle Mile, Mr. North, Hawks, Pet Semetary II, Delta Heat, Landslide, , Gotcha, Revenge of the Nerds, Heart Like a Wheel and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Directorial debut: Charley’s Ghost Story starring Cheech Marin and Linda Fiorentino. He has also directed several episodes of “ER.” Other television credits include “Northern Exposure” and “It Takes Two,” opposite Richard Crenna, , and Helen Hunt. Edwards is philanthropically involved with Shoe4Africa (shoe4africa.org), a charity that is building a children’s hospital in Kenya. K. TODD FREEMAN (Dr. Gregory Herek) A Steppenwolf Theatre Co. member since 1993, has appeared there in The Brother/Sister Plays, The Tempest, Topdog/ Underdog, A Clockwork Orange, Art and others. Broadway: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Song of Jacob Zulu (Tony nomination for Best Actor), (). Off-Broadway:The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures, Spunk (Public), Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Drama Dept.), Ubu () Regional: Miss Evers’ Boys, Angels in America (Mark Taper Forum), Of Mice and Men, Glengarry Glen Ross (Alley Theatre). Television/Film: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue, A Different World, The Dark Knight, The Cider House Rules, Grosse Pointe Blank and many others. MORGAN FREEMAN (David Boies) returns to Broadway in the staged reading of “8.” In 1978, he won a Drama Desk Award for his role as Zeke in The Mighty Gents. He also received a Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actor. In 1987, Freeman received his second Drama Desk Nomination for the role of Holk Colburn which he created for the Alfred Uhry play and reprised in the 1989 movie of the same name. Other theatre credits include The Country Girl, The Nig- gerlovers, and Hello Dolly. Freeman won the Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor for his role in . In 1990 he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance in Driving Miss Daisy. Freeman also received an Academy Award nomination in 1987 for Best Support- ing Actor for Street Smart and in 1994 for Best Actor for . In 2010, he re- ceived an Academy Award nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and a Broadcast Critics Associa- tion nomination for his performance as Nelson Mandela in the acclaimed filmInvictus , produced by his production company Revelations Entertainment. He won the National Board of Review award for Best Actor. Freeman’s credits include The Dark Knight, , Glory, Clean and Sober, Lean on Me, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, , Se7en, Kiss the Girls, Amistad and Deep Impact.

JAYNE HOUDYSHELL () Broadway: , The Importance of Being Earnest, , Wicked, Well (Tony nomination, Theater World Award) Off-Broadway:Coraline , MCC (Lortel and Drama Desk nominations); The New Century, LCT; The Pain & The Itch, Playwrights Horizons;Well, Public Theater (). Regional: Steppenwolf, McCarter Theater, Yale Rep., Ac- tors Theater of Louisville Film:Everybody’s Fine, Morning Glory, Trust the Man, Garden State TV: Law & Order, Conviction, Third Watch

CHEYENNE JACKSON (Paul Katami) currently appears on NBC’s “,” Fox’s “” and HBO’s “.” He has also been seen in “Family Practice,” “Life on Mars,” “Lipstick Jungle,” “Ugly Betty,” “Law and Order” and “It Takes a Village.” Jackson’s film credits include Curiosity, Hysteria, Photo Op and the Academy Award-nominated filmUnited 93. He’ll next appear in the indie filmsSmile, The Green, and Price Check. He also recently wrapped production on Daryl Wein’s Lola Versus. His first Broadway role was inAll Shook Up, earning him the . Jackson has also appeared in productions of Finian’s Rainbow, Damn Yankees, Xanadu, The Agony & The Agony, Altar Boyz, Aida, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Cartells, On the 20th Centuryand The 24 Hour Plays. Jack- son is an ambassador for amfAR and serves as national ambassador for The Hetrick-Martin Institute.

JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSON (Spencer) Will be making his Off-Broadway debut this November in the MCC Theater playWild Animals You Should Know. Other credits include: Broadway: Catch Me If You Can (Frank Abagnale Jr. Standby), (Claude u/s), First National Tour: (Mark). Regional Theatre:Pool Boy (Nick) World premiere Barrington Stage ; Hair- spray (Link) Weston Playhouse ; Godspell (Jeffrey)Casa Manana. Workshops/ Readings: “8” on Broadway (Spencer), Newsies (Jack), Tio Pepe (Jamie), Tales of the City (Mouse), Dogfight (Eddie Birdlace), Bring It On (Steven), Mrs. Sharp, Darling Concerts: Birdland, The Kennedy Center, Joe’s Pub. Film:Sex & the City 2; TV: Law & Order SVU, The Apprentice. Jay is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree from NYU Steinhardt. LARRY KRAMER (Evan Wolfson). Kramer’s groundbreak- ing play The Normal Heart was revived on Broadway this Spring, winning 2011 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards for Best Revival. Co- founder, Gay Men’s Health Crisis (world’s first HIV/AIDS service organization). Founder, ACT UP (the international network of activists responsible for the development/ release of most HIV/AIDS treatments). BA, Yale (1957). Film: Women in Love, producer and screenplay (Oscar nomination). Plays: Sissies’ Scrapbook, The Normal Heart, Just Say No, The Destiny of Me, A Minor Dark Age. Non-fiction:Reports from the Holocaust: the making of an AIDS activist; The Tragedy of To- day’s Gays. Fiction: Faggots, The American People (forthcoming from Farrar Straus). Recipient: Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; the first openly gay person to receive a Public Service Award from Common Cause. Kramer and his lover, architect/designer David Webster, live in New York and Connecticut.

CHRISTINE LAHTI (Kris Perry). Broadway: God of Car- nage, The Heidi Chronicles, Loose Ends, Present Laughter, Scenes and Revelations, Division Street. Off-Broadway: Body of Water, Little Murders (Obie Award), Three Hotels (Drama Desk Nom), Landscape of the Body, The Woods (Theatre World Award). Regional: Love, Loss, and What I Wore; Third; A Moon for the Misbegotten; Summer and Smoke; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Film: Petunia, Touchback, Flying Lessons, Smart People, Yonkers Joe, Obsessed, Swing Shift (Academy Award nom, NY Film Critics Award, Golden Globe nom), Running on Empty (L.A. Film Critics Award, Golden Globe nom), The Doctor, Housekeeping, Just Between , …And Justice for All, Whose Life Is it Anyway?, Gross Anatomy, Leaving Normal, Funny About Love. TV: “The Cleaner,” ‘’Law & Order: SVU,’’ ‘’The Closer,’’ “Studio 60,” “Ally McBeal,” “Chicago Hope” (Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award), “Jack and Bobby” (Golden Globe nom), “No Place Like Home” (Cable Ace Award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy nom), “Crazy From The Heart,” “Out of the Ashes,” “The ’s Wife,” “Open House,” “The Book of Ruth,” “Amerika” (Emmy nom, Golden Globe nom), “An American Daughter” (Golden Globe nom). Directing: My First Mister (opening night, Sundance Film Festival), “Chicago Hope,” Lieberman in Love (Academy Award).

KEN LEUNG (Dr. William Tam) was born in NYC and grew up in Midwood, Brooklyn. He played Miles on ABC’s “,” and worked with Joe Mantello 13 years ago in Ter- rence McNally’s passion play, Corpus Christi, in which he played James the Less and God. Love.

JOHN LITHGOW (Theodore B. Olson). An acclaimed stage, screen, television actor and best-selling author, John Lithgow made his stage debut at age two (before he even remembers), onstage with his director father, Arthur Lithgow. He has performed on Broadway twenty times, receiving two out of five nominations. Since 2008 he has toured his one-man theatrical memoir, Stories by Heart, all over the US and at ’s National Theatre. Next up for Lithgow on Broadway is the title role in the premiere of David Auburn’s The Columnist for the Theatre Club in the Spring of 2012. Mr. Lithgow has appeared in over thirty major films. He received Academy Award nominations in two successive years, for The World According to Garp and . His current projects on film includeRise of the Planet of the Apes and the upcoming This is 40 for Judd Apatow. For his work on TV, Mr. Lithgow has been nominated for 11 . He has won five, three for his role on NBC’s “3rd Rock from the Sun,” the hit comedy series which also brought him a Golden Globe, two SAG Awards, and the American Comedy Award. In 2009, he joined the cast of “Dexter” for its fourth season as the villainous Trinity Killer, earning another Golden Globe and his fifth Emmy. Mr. Lithgow received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and studied on a Fulbright at the London Academy of Mu- sic and Dramatic Art. For children has written several best-selling picture books, released three CDs, performed concerts with major symphony orchestras, and even danced with the New York City Ballet. He was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010, and received a star on the Walk of Fame in 2001. Mr. Lithgow’s memoir Drama: An Actor’s Education is an upcoming release from HarperCollins, due out in late September of this year.

RORY O’MALLEY (Ryan Kendall) is honored and inspired to be a part of “8”. As a Co-Founder of Broadway Impact, Rory has had a front row seat to the theater community’s courageous fight for marriage equality. Currently Rory is starring in The Book of Mormon. He received both Tony and Drama Desk nominations for the role of openly closeted Mormon Elder McKinley. Other credits include Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Off-Broadway:Newsical . Regional: created the role of Rich- ie Cunningham in ’s The Musical for Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, and recorded the original cast album. Rory expanded his repertoire of pasty white dudes by butchering the song “Cadillac Car” as lead singer of ‘Dave and the Sweethearts’ in the filmDreamgirls . Carnegie Mellon grad. Love and thanks to Gerold for putting up with an Actorvist.

ROB REINER (David Blankenhorn) Actor and director Rob Reiner has been a leader in elevating the issue of pre-Kin- dergarten education and other services for children ages 0 to 5. He chaired the campaign to pass Prop. 10, the Cali- fornia Children and Families Initiative, and chaired from 1999-2006 First 5 California, the state agency responsible for allocating $600 million a year for health, education and other services for young children and parents. He played a key role in defeating Prop. 1D, which would have gutted critical programs for Californian children, and he has also championed open space preservation and alternative energy. Recently, he and his wife Michele co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights to bring the landmark federal court challenge to California’s Prop. 8, the ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples. Reiner’s career as one of the nation’s most accomplished actors and directors includes his Emmy Award-winning role in “” and directing the filmsThis is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, , , , The Bucket List, Flipped and the just-completed The Summer of Monte Wildhorn.

BEN ROSENFIELD (Elliott) recently completed a successful run of “Through A Glass Darkly” opposite Carey Mulligan. He is currently filming “Greetings From Tim Buckley” directed by Dan Algrant, portraying the role of Tim Buckley. He also starred in the film “The Virgins” directed by Jack Turits (winner of Best Youth Film at the International Harlem Film Festival). Ben has studied theatre at the Barrow Group and is a member of the board of directors at the American Comedy Institute. Thanks to all who made this night possible. YEARDLEY SMITH (Dr. Nancy Cott) is an Emmy Award- winning actress, playwright, author and shoe designer. She is perhaps best known for her work as the voice of on Fox’s hit television series “,” which is in its twenty-third season. Other television credits include: “,” “Herman’s Head,” “Dharma & Greg” and “.” Favorite films include: The Legend of Billie Jean, City Slickers, , Waiting for Ophelia and the upcoming Virginia, written and directed by Dustin Lance Black. Her novel, I, Lorelei was published to critical acclaim by Harper Collins in 2009. She appeared in the original Broadway production of The Real Thing directed by . She is currently in the Off-Broadway production ofLove, Loss and What I Wore at the West- side Theatre. Her new shoe line, Marchez Vous, will be available in stores and online this Fall.

KATE SHINDLE (The Clerk) Broadway: Wonderland (Mad Hatter), Legally Blonde (Vivienne), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), Jekyll & Hyde. Elsewhere: After the Fall (Maggie), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena), Enter Laughing (Angela), Chil- dren of Eden, , Into the Woods, The Last Five Years, First Lady Suite, Sym- pathy Jones, etc. Kate’s small but enthusiastic film/TV career includesCapote , The Stepford Wives, Gossip Girl, White Collar, and some stunning work as “Flight Attendant #1” on As The World Turns. At age 20, she leveraged her Miss America 1998 title to talk about HIV/AIDS in places where AIDS activists weren’t always welcome, and was the first to run the NYC Marathon to fundraise for Broadway Impact. Her writing has appeared in The Huffington Post, Newsweek, salon.com, and The Advocate. Northwestern grad, Actors Equity VP, and enjoyer of a good single-malt scotch.

STEPHEN SPINELLA (Dr. Gary Segura) Broadway: Spring Awakening, Our Town, James Joyce’s The Dead (Drama Desk Award, Tony Nom.), Electra, A View from the Bridge, Angels in America: Parts One and Two (Tony, Drama Desk Awards). Off-Broadway:The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide…; Svejk; Elle; A Question of Mercy; Love! Valour! Compassion!; The Seagull; Troilus and Cressida. Select film/ TV: Faithful; Virtuosity; Love! Valour! Compassion!; The Jackal; Connie and Carla; Milk; Rubber; “The Education of Max Bickford,” “24,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Heroes,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Will and Grace.”

BRADLEY WHITFORD (Charles Cooper) is a classically trained stage actor who has received critical acclaim for his roles in theater, film, and television. Whitford recently completed production on the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Have a Little Faith, based on the best-selling book by Mitch Albom and directed by Jon Avnet. Whitford most recently starred in and produced the FOX police comedy series “The Good Guys” opposite Colin Hanks. For seven years, Whitford was seen on the celebrated drama “” created by . His performance earned him a 2001 Emmy Award as well as Golden Globe Award nominations in 2001 and 2002. Whitford’s film credits include the upcoming horror filmThe Cabin in The Woods, written and produced by Joss Whedon and co-starring Chris Hemsworth; Bottleshock co-starring Alan Rickman and Chris Pine; An American Crime with Ellen Page and Catherine Keener; Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Little Manhattan, Kate and Leopold, The Muse, Bicentennial Man, Scent of a Woman, A Perfect World, Philadelphia, The Client and many others. Growing up in Wisconsin, Whitford studied theater and English literature at Wesleyan University and attended the Juilliard Theater Center. Whitford’s professional performance debut was in the Off- Broadway production of Curse of the Starving Class opposite . Additional theater credits include Boeing Boeing on Broadway, Three Days of Rain at the ,Measure for Measure at Lincoln Center Theater, and the title role inCoriolanus at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.

DUSTIN LANCE BLACK (Playwright, AFER Founding Board Member) is an award-winning screenwriter, director and producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Milk and was a writer and producer of the acclaimed TV series “.” He recently completed his feature directorial debut, Virginia, and penned the screenplay for the upcoming J. Edgar, directed by and starring Leonardo Dicaprio. Black is also a noted equal rights advocate. He was a leading opponent of Prop. 8 during the 2008 election, was a featured speaker at the 2009 March on Washington, has spoken at scores of colleges across North America and Europe, topped The Advocate magazine’s list of “Forty Under 40,” and has repeatedly been listed in OUT Magazine’s “50 Most Powerful LGBT persons.”

JOE MANTELLO (Director). Directing credits include Other Desert Cities, The Pride, Pal Joey, 9 to 5, November, The Receptionist, The Ritz, Blackbird, Three Days of Rain, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross (Tony nomination), Laugh Whore, (Tony Award), Wicked, Take Me Out (Tony Award), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune, A Man of No Importance, Design for Living and Love! Valour! Compassion! (Tony nomination). As an actor: The Normal Heart (Tony nomination), Angels in America (Tony nomination) and The Baltimore Waltz. He is recipient of Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, , Clarence Derwent, Obie and Joe A. Callaway awards. He is a member of Naked Angels and an associate artist at Roundabout Theatre Company.

Someday soon, Americans will look back at this time and deem it unconscionable that this nation ever treated our LGBT brothers and sisters as second class citizens. Thanks to all of you who have partnered with AFER to erase this dark spot on our nation’s history.

- Michele & Rob Reiner AFER The American Foundation for Equal Rights is dedicated to protecting and advancing equal rights for every American.

As the sole sponsor of the federal court challenge of California’s Proposition 8, AFER is leading the fight for marriage equality and equality under the law.

AFER has assembled a legal team led by Theodore Olson and David Boies to demonstrate that Prop. 8, by denying millions of people equal protection under the law, violates the U.S. Constitution.

Drawing on the strength of our bipartisan leadership and supporters, AFER has made unprecedented progress in advancing marriage equality. Rather than wage a debate through ballot initiatives, AFER will bring the fight to the highest court in the land. The result will be a decisive, definitive victory based on facts, evidence and constitutional principles -- not fear.

As we advance our case through the courts, we also engage with the public to demonstrate why all families need the protection of marriage. Following our landmark legal victory, six national polls now show solid majorities in favor of marriage. Although momentum has always favored our side, we achieved a dramatic increase in support after Proposition 8 was found to be unconstitutional.

Ultimately, the American Foundation for Equal Rights has a single goal, and we will not stop until that goal is achieved: full federal freedom to marry for every single American in this country. www.afer.org

BROADWAY IMPACT

Broadway Impact is a grassroots organization of the theatre community and its fans mobilized in support of marriage equality.

In late 2008, in direct response to the passing of Proposition 8 in California, Broadway Impact was formed to engage the theatre community in the fight for marriage equality.

Broadway Impact events, including a major 2009 rally with over 5,000 attendees in Times Square, have featured performances and speeches by Broadway, political and musical luminaries, including: , Audra McDonald, Rufus Wainwright, Jason Mraz, , Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and former New York Governor David Paterson. Broadway Impact’s volunteers and supporters have written over 3,000 letters in favor of marriage equality, made over 16,000 phone bank calls in New York State, and sponsored 25 free buses for over 1,400 activists to travel to the in Washington, DC. Broadway Impact was the recipient of the 2009 community award and proudly operates under the entity of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. www.broadwayimpact.com How To Help

Gay and lesbian Americans are denied the right to marry and equal protection under the law. Through its landmark case seeking to overturn Prop. 8, the American Foundation for Equal Rights seeks to ensure that every American has the equal rights they deserve.

Support the case overturning Prop. 8 by making a donation. We are on the path to achieve equality for every American, but we cannot get there without your support.

Monthly giving is the best giving option for both you and AFER. It allows you to spread your support over small monthly gifts while allowing us to have a dependable base of support that saves time, banking fees, and paper by not having to send appeals, reminders and renewal notices. You can also make a single donation in an amount of your choosing.

Visit AFER.org/donate to make your tax-deductible donation, or scan the QR code at left.

Stage the Play

Throughout 2012, Broadway Impact and AFER will license and coordinate staged readings of 8 like the one you are seeing tonight on campuses and in university, community and regional theaters around the country. Following the tradition of documentary plays like The Laramie Project and The Vagina Monologues, which changed the national conversation about hate crimes and domestic violence, 8 will spur dialogue and understanding around marriage equality.

Productions are currently being developed at American Repertory Theatre, Williamstown Theater Festival, University of Michigan, Carnegie Mellon University and Northwestern University. We hope this is just the beginning.

If you are interested in staging or sponsoring a reading of 8 on your campus or at your theater, please visit www.broadwayimpact.com/8/ for more information. Leadership

Chad H. Griffin Adam Umhoefer Co-Founder & Board President, AFER Senior Project Director, AFER , managing partner of As AFER’s Senior Project Director, Adam Um- Griffin|Schein, a strategic communications and hoefer has overseen all Foundation work and strategy firm, has spent his career shaping the staff, leading communications and development policy debate around some of the nation’s most efforts to support the case to overturn Prop. 8. important issues, including clean energy, univer- Prior to assuming this role with AFER, Adam sal health care, global climate change, stem cell spent the better part of 2008 on Barack research, early childhood education, and equal Obama’s presidential campaign. Earlier, at Andy rights. A veteran of the Clinton White House Spahn & Associates, Inc., Adam worked with communications team, Griffin was the youngest individuals and non-profit companies consulting staffer ever to serve in the West Wing. on strategic philanthropy, government affairs, From his experience in the White House and public relations and fundraising. He also spent from leading a series of successful ballot initia- several years working in program management tives and social change campaigns, Griffin has for the Institute for Educational Advancement, developed a campaign-style approach to com- a non-profit organization dedicated to serving munications that has become his professional high-potential youth. He graduated from the Arts trademark. Griffin has helped to advance the and Sciences Honors Program at Boston College causes of a powerful roster of change-making cli- and is a native of Racine, Wisconsin. In 2011, ents including the U.S. Green Building Council, Umhoefer was named by The Advocate magazine philanthropist Steve Bing, children’s education as one of its top “Forty Under 40.” and civil rights advocates Michele & Rob Reiner, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht, filmmakers Janet & Jenny Kanelos Jerry Zucker and Doug Wick & Lucy Fisher, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Broadway CuresNow, the Entertainment Industry Foun- Impact dation, Shangri-La Industries, Advanced Cell Jenny is a founding member of Broadway Technology, The California Endowment, Warner Impact with her partners Gavin Creel and Rory Bros. and ’s Live Earth global concert O’Malley. Since its inception she has served as series. the non-profit’s Executive Director overseeing Griffin joined Al Gore and Keith Olbermann programming, equal-rights initiatives and the as one of The Advocate magazine’s People of the steadily growing volunteer base. She has previ- Year, was named one of Details magazine’s 2010 ously spent time in theatre, film and publicity Mavericks, and is listed in OUT Magazine’s “50 offices including assisting on the production of Most Powerful LGBT Persons.” He is an Emmy- Happy Days, A New Musical and on Director nominated executive producer of the documen- Garry Marshall’s upcoming release New Year’s tary film “Outrage.” Griffin is an advisory board Eve. In 2008, she joined the Obama presidential member of ’s Make It Right Foundation campaign in Cleveland, OH where she spear- and is Co-founder and Board President of the headed the transportation to the polls program, American Foundation for Equal Rights. oversaw phone banks and went door to door. Griffin is a graduate of Georgetown Univer- Jenny is a native of , CA and gradu- sity’s School of Foreign Service and currently ated with honors in communications from Chap- resides in Los Angeles and New York City. man University. Leadership

Dustin Lance Black West End. Creel is an accomplished songwriter Founding Board Member, AFER with two original solo albums, GOODTIMENA- See cast section for bio TION and Quiet, and his third studio record will be released in the spring of 2012. Gavin’s public Bruce Cohen passion for LGBT rights was ignited by the Founding Board Member & Treasurer, AFER unconstitutional passage of Prop 8 in California, Bruce Cohen and his producing partner Dan and since officially of the closet in Jinks produced the Academy Award-winning 2009, he has been an outspoken advocate in the film “MILK” and won the Academy Award for effort to bring about legal and social equality for Best Picture for producing “American Beauty.” all LGBT citizens. Gavin would like to publicly Their work also includes “Down With Love,” thank the entire theatre community and all its “,” “The Forgotten,” “The Nines” and amazing fans and volunteers who continue to the Emmy-winning television series “Push- help Broadway Impact grow and become a for- ing Daisies.” Cohen served on the National midable, fabulous, and effective voice in the fight Finance Committee of Hillary for President, the for equality. www.GavinCreel.com National LGBT Steering Committee of Obama for America and was Chair of the Los Angeles Jonathan D. Lewis Finance Committee for NO on Prop. 8. Cohen Board Member, AFER is a member of A.N.G.L.E., a Los Angeles-based Jonathan is the president of Jonathan Lewis & LGBT political organization, and is the recipi- Associates, an independent design, develop- ent of numerous awards for his work for equal ment and project management consulting firm. rights. A Yale graduate, Cohen has also served He has successfully developed, managed and on the Board of Governors of the Producers financed multiple award-winning restaurants Guild of America since 2002 and the Academy and hotels. of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Producer’s In 2004, Jonathan created a political funding Council since 2007. In May 2008, Cohen and his partnership with his father that funded dozens husband, Gabe Catone, were the first same-sex of LGBT equality and youth empowerment couple to be married by Los Angeles Mayor organizations to further progressive values and Antonio Villaraigosa. inspire a new generation of leaders. The political partnership still survives and has spent almost Gavin Creel $20 million on this focus area. Co-Founder, Broadway Impact Along with many other current philanthrop- Gavin grew up in Findlay, Ohio, attended college ic efforts, he helped found GetEQUAL, a direct at the University of Michigan, and moved to New action group that fights relentlessly for LGBT York City in 1998 to pursue a career in theatre. equality, serves on the board of the American He has appeared on Broadway in Thoroughly Foundation for Equal Rights and funds a multi- Modern Millie (Tony Nomination), La Cafe Aux year scholarship at the Point Foundation that is Folles, and Hair (Tony Nomination) and has also awarded to students that demonstrate promise as starred in Mary Poppins and Hair in London’s future leaders. Leadership

Kenneth B. Mehlman parents, caregivers and professionals on topics Board Member, AFER relating to early childhood development. These Kenneth B. Mehlman is the global head of public films were produced in English and Spanish affairs for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), and are given to every birth mother in the state a leading global alternative asset manager. Prior of California. She has also produced numerous to joining KKR, Mehlman was a partner at Akin public service announcements featuring Meg Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld with a bi-partisan Ryan, Bruce Willis, and Jennifer practice in legislative and regulatory counseling. Aniston, among others, and directed a series of He previously served in high level positions on advertisements for Gold Star Families for Peace, Capitol Hill and the White House, including as an organization comprising families of service- chairman of the Republican National Commit- members killed in action. tee and campaign manager of President Bush’s re-election campaign. He is a trustee of the Rob Reiner United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Founding Board Member, AFER Franklin & Marshall College, a member of the See cast section for bio Council on Foreign Relations and The American Enterprise Institute’s National Council, serves the board of directors The IDEAL School of Manhat- tan, and on the Senior Advisory Committee of the Harvard University Institute of Politics. Mehlman graduated with a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College and holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Rory O’Malley Co-Founder, Broadway Impact See cast section for bio

Michele Reiner Founding Board Member, AFER An accomplished photographer, producer, and children’s advocate, Reiner co-founded Parents’ Action for Children (formerly the I Am Your Child Foundation). She produced the prime- time ABC special “I Am Your Child” and worked with Newsweek to produce a special parenting issue dedicated to early-childhood issues. Other credits include a series of nationally distributed videos that have helped educate thousands of Director of Ticketing Services ...... Justin Karr CREDITS BROADWAY IMPACT Theatre Operations Managers ...... Willa Burke, Susan Elrod, Co-Founders Emily Hare, Jeff Hubbard, Albert Kim PRODUCERS Gavin Creel Jenny Kanelos Rory O’Malley AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR EQUAL RIGHTS Theatre Operations Associates ...... Carrie Jo Brinker, Dustin Lance Black Bruce Cohen Chad H. Griffin Advisory Committee Anah Jyoti Klate Jonathan D. Lewis Kenneth B. Mehlman Michele Reiner Larry Cook Chris Cormier Oskar Eustis Anthony Hayes Accounting ...... Cathy Cerge, Erin Dooley, Christian Sislian Rob Reiner Adam Umhoefer Celia Keenan-Bolger Jose Llana Audra McDonald Executive Producer, Red Awning ...... Nicole Kastrinos David Stone Tom Viola Director of Marketing, Givenik.com ...... Joe Tropia BROADWAY IMPACT Marketing Associate, Givenik.com ...... Ben Cohen Gavin Creel Jenny Kanelos Rory O’Malley Ben Pelteson National Outreach Director ...... Ben Pelteson Building Operations Associate ...... Erich Bussing Interns ...... Stephanie Ditman, Maggie McNeil Assistant to Jordan Roth ...... Ed Lefferson GENERAL MANAGEMENT Assistant to Paul Libin ...... Clark Tedesco ALAN WASSER ASSOCIATES TRIAL TEAM Assistant to Jack Viertel ...... Marisol Rosa-Shapiro Alan Wasser Allan Williams GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Receptionist ...... Kate Garst Aaron Lustbader Mark Shacket Theodore B. Olson Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. Christopher Maintenance ...... Ralph Santos, Ramon Zapata Lane Marsh Jake Hirzel Dusseault Ethan D. Dettmer Matthew McGill Theane Security ...... Rasim Hodzig, John Acero

COMPANY MANAGER Evangelis Kapur Amir Tayrani Sarah Piepmeier Rebecca Interns ...... Stephanie Ditman, Burton Frey, John E. Gendron Justice Lazarus Scott Malzahn Enrique A. Monagas Kaipo Sam Chapin, Michael Composto,

Matsumura Gina Moon Russell Gold Peter Bach-y-Rita Emily Petrain, Lisa Perchinske, Kate Segel, GENERAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE Emily Fedman Abbey Hudson Robert Kim Allison Kop Mark Smith, Kelsey Wehde BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN Daniel Li Serena Liu Laura Mask Rachel Flipse Lobby Refreshments by Sweet Concessions Chris Boneau Michael Strassheim Security provided by P and P Security BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER

CASTING David Boies Jeremy M. Goldman Steven C. Holtzman We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: Rosanne C. Baxter Theodore H. Uno Beko O. Reblitz- TELSEY + COMPANY: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Richardson Richard J. Bettan Joshua Irwin Schiller Randall AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION & RADIO Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield P. Ewing, Jr. Jarrod F. Reich Meredith R. Dearborn Darien M. Meyer Ryan T. McCarthy Dagmar R. Myslinska ARTISTS

CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, David Morris, Cesar AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO A. Rocha, Andrew Femenella, Karyn Casl, Kristina Bramhall AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS Office of the City Attorney

SCREEN ACTORS’ GUILD JANE JENKINS, CSA STAFF FOR THE EUGENE O’NEILL THEATRE Manager ...... Emily Hare through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Treasurer ...... Stanley Shaffer permitting the Artists to appear on this program. AURORA PRODUCTIONS Head Carpenter ...... Donald E. Robinson Gene O’Donovan Ben Heller Head Propertyman ...... Christopher Beck Stephanie Sherline, Jarid Sumner, Liza Luxenberg, Head Electrician ...... Todd J. D’Aiuto Anita Shah, Steven Dalton, Eugenio Saenz Flores, Electricians ...... Mary McGregor, Vincent J. Valvo Isaac Katzanek, & Melissa Mazdra Flyman ...... Kevin Maher

Production Stage Manager ...... William Joseph Barnes Production Carpenter ...... Mike Martinez Stage Managers ...... James Fitzsimmons, Linda Marvel Fly Automation ...... Scott Dixon Associate Sound Designer ...... Chris Sloan Deck Automation ...... Andrew Lanzarotta Ticketing/Fundraising ...... Annie Mullaly Weir Production Props ...... Ken Keneally Hair & Makeup Artists ...... Mark Adam Rampmeyer, Production Electrician ...... Drayton Allison Brandalyn Fulton, Pat Marcus, Wanda Gregory Production Sound Engineer ...... Chris Sloan Research Asst. to Mr. Black ...... Kate Sullivan Gibbens Production Sound Assistant ...... Jason McKenna Gala Coordination ...... The Lawrence Company/ Engineer ...... Michael Tooze Michael Lawrence Assistant Treasurers ...... Russell P. Owen, Keith Stephenson, Advertising ...... SpotCo/Drew Hodges, Vinny Sainato, Sonia Vazquez Lisbeth Kaiser, Paul Jeffrey Head ...... Saime Hodzic Merchandise ...... Max Merchandising Ticket-takers/Directors/Ushers ...... Charlotte Brauer,

Verna Hobson, Dorothy Lennon, Bruce Lucoff, ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION Pamela F. Martin, Raymond Millan, Jeffrey Morris - Theatre Authority Giovanni Monserrate, John Nascenti, Sandra Palmer, Scott Rippe, Mili Vela, Irene Vincent, Lorraine Wheeler SCREEN ACTORS GUILD Doormen ...... Emir Hodzic, Dmitri Ponomarev Fern Wakneen, Katie Watson Head Porter ...... Byron Vargas

Porters ...... Francisco Lopez AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR EQUAL RIGHTS Head Cleaner ...... Mara Mijat Staff and War Room Team Cleaners ...... Mujesira Bicic, Maribel Cabrera Adam Umhoefer Felix Shein Shumway Marshall Matt Baume Elizabeth Riel Brandon Hersh Eric Kay STAFF FOR JUJAMCYN THEATERS Jaclyn Foster Yusef Robb Amanda Crumley Marissa Moss President ...... Jordan Roth Jordan Markwith Evan Sippel Griffin|Schake Executive Vice President ...... Paul Libin Senior Vice President ...... Jack Viertel Board of Directors Chief Financial Officer ...... Meredith Villatore Chad Griffin Bruce Cohen Dustin Lance Black Jonathan D. Vice President, Building Operations ...... Jennifer Hershey Lewis Kenneth B. Mehlman Michele Reiner Rob Reiner Vice President, Company Operations ...... Micah Hollingworth Kristina Schake (co-founder, former board member) Vice President, Theatre Operations ...... Hal Goldberg

Director of Business Affairs ...... Albert T.Kim Director of Ticketing Services ...... Justin Karr CREDITS BROADWAY IMPACT Theatre Operations Managers ...... Willa Burke, Susan Elrod, Co-Founders Emily Hare, Jeff Hubbard, Albert Kim PRODUCERS Gavin Creel Jenny Kanelos Rory O’Malley AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR EQUAL RIGHTS Theatre Operations Associates ...... Carrie Jo Brinker, Dustin Lance Black Bruce Cohen Chad H. Griffin Advisory Committee Anah Jyoti Klate Jonathan D. Lewis Kenneth B. Mehlman Michele Reiner Larry Cook Chris Cormier Oskar Eustis Anthony Hayes Accounting ...... Cathy Cerge, Erin Dooley, Christian Sislian Rob Reiner Adam Umhoefer Celia Keenan-Bolger Jose Llana Audra McDonald Executive Producer, Red Awning ...... Nicole Kastrinos David Stone Tom Viola Director of Marketing, Givenik.com ...... Joe Tropia BROADWAY IMPACT Marketing Associate, Givenik.com ...... Ben Cohen Gavin Creel Jenny Kanelos Rory O’Malley Ben Pelteson National Outreach Director ...... Ben Pelteson Building Operations Associate ...... Erich Bussing Interns ...... Stephanie Ditman, Maggie McNeil Assistant to Jordan Roth ...... Ed Lefferson GENERAL MANAGEMENT Assistant to Paul Libin ...... Clark Tedesco ALAN WASSER ASSOCIATES TRIAL TEAM Assistant to Jack Viertel ...... Marisol Rosa-Shapiro We Proudly Support the Alan Wasser Allan Williams GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Receptionist ...... Kate Garst Aaron Lustbader Mark Shacket Theodore B. Olson Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. Christopher Maintenance ...... Ralph Santos, Ramon Zapata American Foundation Lane Marsh Jake Hirzel Dusseault Ethan D. Dettmer Matthew McGill Theane Security ...... Rasim Hodzig, John Acero

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Verna Hobson, Dorothy Lennon, Bruce Lucoff, ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION Pamela F. Martin, Raymond Millan, Jeffrey Morris - Theatre Authority Giovanni Monserrate, John Nascenti, Sandra Palmer, Scott Rippe, Mili Vela, Irene Vincent, Lorraine Wheeler SCREEN ACTORS GUILD Doormen ...... Emir Hodzic, Dmitri Ponomarev Fern Wakneen, Katie Watson Head Porter ...... Byron Vargas Everyone has the benefitting Porters ...... Francisco Lopez AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR EQUAL RIGHTS Head Cleaner ...... Mara Mijat Staff and War Room Team Cleaners ...... Mujesira Bicic, Maribel Cabrera right to marry the Adam Umhoefer Felix Shein Shumway Marshall American Matt Baume Elizabeth Riel Brandon Hersh Eric Kay STAFF FOR JUJAMCYN THEATERS person they Love. Jaclyn Foster Yusef Robb Amanda Crumley Marissa Moss President ...... Jordan Roth Jordan Markwith Evan Sippel Griffin | Schake Executive Vice President ...... Paul Libin Foundation for Senior Vice President ...... Jack Viertel Board of Directors Chief Financial Officer ...... Meredith Villatore Chad Griffin Bruce Cohen Dustin Lance Black Jonathan D. Vice President, Building Operations ...... Jennifer Hershey Equal Rights Lewis Kenneth B. Mehlman Michele Reiner Rob Reiner Vice President, Company Operations ...... Micah Hollingworth Thank You AFER Kristina Schake (co-founder, former board member) Vice President, Theatre Operations ...... Hal Goldberg

Frank Selvaggi & Bill Shea weil.com Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Director of Business Affairs ...... Albert T.Kim The U.S. Supreme Court Has Stated 14 Times That Marriage Is a Fundamental Right of All Individuals

1888, Maynard v. Hill: Marriage is “the most must examine carefully the importance of the important relation in life” and “the foundation governmental interests advances and the extent of the family and society, without which there to which they are served by the challenged would be neither civilization nor progress.” regulation.”

1923, Meyer v. Nebraska: The right “to marry, 1977, Carey v. Population Services Interna- establish a home and bring up children” is a cen- tional: “[I]t is clear that among the decisions tral part of liberty protected by the Due Process that an individual may make without unjustified Clause. government interference are personal decisions ‘relating to marriage ...’” 1942, Skinner v. Oklahoma ex rel. Williamson: Marriage is “one of the basic civil rights of man.” 1978, Zablocki v. Redhail: “[T]he right to marry is of fundamental importance for all individuals.” 1965, Griswold v. Connecticut: “We deal with a right of privacy older than the Bill of Rights – 1987, Turner v. Safley: “[T]he decision to marry older than our political parties, older than our is a fundamental right” and is an “expression[ ] school system. Marriage is a coming together of emotional support and public commitment” for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and transcending simple reproduction. intimate to the degree of being sacred. It is an as- sociation that promotes a way of life, not causes; 1992, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilat- Pennsylvania v. Casey: “Matters, involving the eral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. most intimate and personal choices a person may Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as make in a lifetime, choices central to personal any involved in our prior decisions.” dignity and autonomy, are central to the liberty protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. At the 1967, Loving v. Virginia: “The freedom to marry heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own has long been recognized as one of the vital concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of and of the mystery of human life.” happiness by free men.” 1996, M.L.B. v. S.L.J.: “Choices about marriage, 1971, Boddie v. Connecticut: “[M]arriage family life, and the upbringing of children are involves interests of basic importance to our among associational rights this Court has ranked society” and is “a fundamental human relation- as ‘of basic importance in our society,’ rights s h ip.” sheltered by the Fourteenth Amendment against the State’s unwarranted usurpation, disregard, or 1974, Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur: disrespect.” “This Court has long recognized that freedom of personal choice in matters of marriage and fam- 2003, Lawrence v. Texas: “[O]ur laws and tradi- ily life is one of the liberties protected by the Due tion afford constitutional protection to personal Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” decisions relating to marriage. … Persons in a homosexual relationship may seek autonomy for 1977, Moore v. City of East Cleveland: “[W]hen [this] purpose[ ], just as heterosexual persons the government intrudes on choices concern- d o.” ing family living arrangements, this Court Many thanks to all who are working so hard to make marriage equality a reality everywhere in our country.

With sincere appreciation Jay SammonS & nir liberboim Married august 12, 2006

Some Legal Terms You May Hear Tonight Baker v. Nelson: A 1972 case in which the Min- Due Process: The principle that laws and legal nesota Supreme Court ruled that Minnesota law proceedings must be fair. The Fifth and Four- limited marriage to different-sex couples, and teenth Amendments to the United States Con- that this limitation did not violate the United stitution guarantee that the government cannot States Constitution. The United States Supreme take away a person’s basic rights to life, liberty or Court dismissed an appeal of the ruling “for want property, without due process of law. of a substantial federal question.” Equal Protection Clause: Found in the Four- Bowers v. Hardwick: A 1986 case uphold- teenth Amendment to the United States Con- ing sodomy laws, overturned in 2003, with the stitution, the Equal Protection Clause provides United States Supreme Court stating, “Bowers that “No State shall ... deny any person within its was not correct when it was decided, and it is not jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” correct today.” Expert Witness: A witness with a specialized Daubert Standard: Guidelines about the admis- knowledge of a subject who is allowed to discuss sibility of an expert witness’ testimony. an event in court even though he or she was not present. Defendant-Intervenor: A third party to a legal proceeding whom the court allows to defend its Immutable Characteristic: A trait determined interests and offer its perspectives. solely by accident of birth. Something that a per- son cannot, or should not be asked to, change. Deposition: Out-of-court testimony made under oath and recorded by an authorized officer for Plaintiff:A person who brings a lawsuit or ac- later use in court. tion; the party who complains or sues in a civil action. Roland Emmerich and Centropolis Entertainment are proud to support the work of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, and wish everyone a great night at the theater. THE TIME IS NOW. TOBY DEVAN LEWIS SALUTES AFER We salute AFER for its courageous constitutional challenge that has forever changed our national debate.

We thank Dustin Lance Black, producers, actors and others for bringing this story to the American people.

Most of all we thank members of the GLBT community who in earlier and more difficult times, and at great personal cost and risk, stood up for the principles of equality. Their actions made this possible.

Mary and David Boies Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP

Congratulationsto the talented actors, writers, lawyers and advocates who are making history tonight and every day through your partnership with AFER.

Ken Mehlman

We congratulate all involved in presenting a wonderful evening of theater; and we enthusiastically support the important principle of equality in marriage. David Richenthal and Dini von Mueffling EQUAL adj \ē-kw l\

a (1) : of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another (2) : identical in mathematical value or logical denotation

b : like in quality, nature, or status

c : like for each member of a group, class, or society

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All our best wishes to those who work so tirelessly as advocates for equal rights everywhere.

Congratulations to the American Foundation for Equal Rights, Broadway Impact and the cast and crew of “8” on a stunning achievement in bringing the story of the fight for equal rights supports to the Broadway stage. We are Marriage Equality thrilled to be a part of this historic evening. “Because California has no interest in “ discriminating against gay men and lesbians, and because Proposition 8 prevents California from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis, the court concludes that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.”

— U.S. District Court Decision: Perry v. Schwarzenegger; United States District Court for the Northern District of California; August 4, 2010

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