Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Bear Witness

In November 2008, Californians voted in favor of Proposition 8, which stripped gays and lesbians of their existing right to marry. Three months later, Dustin Lance Black won an Academy Award for his screenplay of Milk, based on the life of openly gay politician Harvey Milk, who inspired Black before he himself came out. In his acceptance speech, Black vowed to take a stand for the LGBT community — and he kept his word. Written in response to the federal trial Perry v. Schwarzenegger, Black’s play "8" sheds light on court procedures and the hearts of those involved. Richard Waterhouse directs a staged reading of this monumental work.