8 (play)
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8-play-272-9050823
title:
8 (play)
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8 is a 2011 American play that portrays the closing arguments of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, a federal trial that led to the overturn of Proposition 8, an amendment banning same-sex marriages in California. It was created by Dustin Lance Black in light of the court's denial of a motion to release a video recording of the trial and to give the public a true account of what transpired in the courtroom. The play is written in the style of verbatim theatre reenactment, using transcripts from the trial,
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2011 play by Dustin Lance Black
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_(play)
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2024-01-30T22:38:16Z
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