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Acting for a Cause Live Readings Show type Staged reading Creator Brando Crawford Director Brando Crawford Host Brando Crawford Official website
Acting for a Cause Brando Crawford . The script is typically announced days before the event alongside a playbill featuring the cast and an animation on Instagram . The actors have one rehearsal ahead of time. Each reading is organized to raise money for charity.[1]
The series has featured young Hollywood actors such as Florence Pugh , Margaret Qualley , Ruby Rose , Madelaine Petsch , Zazie Beetz , David Corenswet , Jacob Elordi , Natalia Dyer , Corbin Bleu , Julia Fox , Tommy Dorfman , Madeline Brewer , Sophia Lillis , Wyatt Oleff , Cameron Monaghan .[2] Auliʻi Cravalho , Brandon Flynn , Justice Smith , Alex Wolff , Ronen Rubinstein , Jessica Frances Dukes, Mason Alexander Park , Sydney Lemmon , and Xxavier Lavell. While Brando Crawford serves as director and producer for every reading. Alex Wolff co-produced the reading of "This is our Youth", and Xxavier Lavell co-directed the reading of "Hit the Wall".
The reading series was a direct response to the pandemic and launched Brando Crawford's career as a director and producer.
Readings [ edit ]
Brando Crawford directs and reads the stage directions unless otherwise noted. Many of the actors play multiple supporting roles. Specific roles are stated only when information is known.[2]
March 27, 2020 [ edit ]
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
Note: This cast originally included Diana Silvers but she was unavailable at the last minute.
April 10, 2020 [ edit ]
This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford, co-produced by Alex Wolff
April 24, 2020 [ edit ]
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
May 1, 2020 [ edit ]
Romeo and Juliet
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
May 8, 2020 [ edit ]
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
May 15, 2020 [ edit ]
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
May 22, 2020 [ edit ]
Twelfth Night
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
June 23, 2020 [ edit ]
Hit the Wall by Ike Holter [3]
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
June 30, 2020 [ edit ]
Up in the Air by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner [4]
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
July 7, 2020 [ edit ]
Ferris Bueller's Day Off by John Hughes
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
Note: This cast originally included Kelvin Harrison Jr. but he was unavailable at the last minute.
July 31, 2020 [ edit ]
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directed and produced by Brando Crawford
Brando Crawford as Bottom the Weaver, Egeus, and Master of Ceremonies
Tommy Dorfman as Puck (also plays Quince – this script has them being the same person; as if Puck has disguised himself as Quince entirely)
Julia Fox as Hippolyta (also plays Titania)
Andrew Matarazzo as Theseus (also plays Oberon)
Erinn Westbrook as Hermia
Pauline Chalamet as Helena
Drew Starkey as Demetrius
Wyatt Oleff as Lysander
Lauren McCrostie as Mustardseed/Snug/Lion
Paris De Chantal Smith as Cobweb/Starveling/Moon and Philostrate
Alyssa Jirrels as Narrator/Snout/Wall
Ashleigh Morghan as Peaseblossom/Flute/Thisbe
Other events [ edit ]
On June 5, 2020, Brando Crawford, Xxavier Lavell, and Daniel Wilson uploaded the Black Lives Matter Manifesto on Acting for a Cause's YouTube channel unannounced, in place of a reading.
In 2023, Crawford directed a greenscreen-based remake of Tommy Wiseau 's 2003 cult favorite The Room Bob Odenkirk , Bella Heathcote , Cameron Kasky , Mike Flanagan , Kate Siegel , Arturo Castro , and original star Greg Sestero .[5]
References [ edit ]
^ Kerr, Imani (2020-06-23). "Acting for A Cause Performs A Play for Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp" . JaGurl TV . Retrieved 2020-06-30 .
^ "What To Watch June 30th To Take Away The Blues – Times Square Chronicles" . 30 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-30 .
^ Housman, Andrew (April 14, 2023). "The Room Remake Starring Bob Odenkirk Was Shot In A Single Day" . SlashFilm . Retrieved April 24, 2023 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acting_for_a_Cause&oldid=1215814726 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● S c r e e n p l a y s ● C h a r i t y e v e n t s ● C u l t u r a l r e s p o n s e s t o t h e C O V I D - 1 9 p a n d e m i c ● I m p a c t o f t h e C O V I D - 1 9 p a n d e m i c o n t h e p e r f o r m i n g a r t s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n w i t h e m p t y W i k i d a t a d e s c r i p t i o n ● A r t i c l e s n e e d i n g a d d i t i o n a l r e f e r e n c e s f r o m S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 0 ● A l l a r t i c l e s n e e d i n g a d d i t i o n a l r e f e r e n c e s ● W i k i p e d i a a r t i c l e s w i t h p o s s i b l e c o n f l i c t s o f i n t e r e s t f r o m N o v e m b e r 2 0 2 1 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h m u l t i p l e m a i n t e n a n c e i s s u e s
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