Acting for a Cause
Acting for a Cause is a live read series of classic plays and screenplays created, produced, directed and hosted by Brando Crawford featuring young Hollywood actors such as Academy Award Nominee Florence Pugh, Emmy Nominee Margaret Qualley, and 80 other young Hollywood stars. Each reading is organized to raise money for a specific charity. The readings garnered over 500,000 viewers between the first play read on March 27, 2020 and the last announced read on July 31, 2020. The reading series was a direct response to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic and launched Brando Crawford's career as a director and producer.
Seasons
E1The Importance Of Being Earnest
Mar 27, 2020
Jack and Algernon pretend to be named Earnest in order to charm Gwendolen and Cecily, respectively into marrying them. All while Lady Bracknell threatens their potential pairings by reserving her approval. This classic comedy is sure to make even the stern laugh, with razor sharp dialogue that drives the charming plot forward.
E2This is our Youth
Apr 10, 2020
Warren appears at his friend, Dennis's New York apartment with $15,000.00 cash stolen from his Lingerie Tycoon father - the lines between love, lust, arrogance and confidence are all blurred in this exploration of what it meant to be a youth in 1982.
E3Hamlet
Apr 24, 2020
E1Romeo And Juliet
May 1, 2020
A tragedy about two teenagers from opposing families in lust and then committing murder/suicide in Verona.
E2Pride and Prejudice
May 8, 2020
Pride and Prejudice motivate all of us when it comes to life choices - but more so for Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, in the perfect story of love and negotiation in Regency England.
E3Jane Eyre
May 15, 2020
Jane Eyre is the classic tale of a woman's relationship with authority and love.
E4Twelfth Night
May 22, 2020
Viola is shipwrecked and has no choice but to disguise herself as a man in the dreamscape of Illyria.
E1Hit The Wall
Jun 19, 2020
Hit the Wall by Ike Holter originally premiered at Steppenwolf in 2012 as an honest portrayal of the Stonewall riots. This re-imagining brings prominent actors to 1969 in the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
E2Up in the Air
Jun 30, 2020
Ryan Bingham is a happily, unmarried man who fires people for a living, flying all over the world on contract to do so. His views are challenged by Natalie, a young graduate who brings his boss an idea: firing people over video conference.
E3Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Jul 10, 2020
Ferris Bueller takes a day off of school and enjoys the city of Chicago, in a live reading of the screenplay with an all star cast.
E4A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jul 31, 2020
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare follows the enthusiastic but aloof, Bottom, a kingdom of the fairies and four lovers as they encounter the chaotic but brilliantly fun, Puck.
Storyline
Acting for a Cause is a live read series of classic plays and screenplays created, produced, directed and hosted by Brando Crawford featuring young Hollywood actors such as Academy Award Nominee Florence Pugh, Emmy Nominee Margaret Qualley, and 80 other young Hollywood stars. Each reading is organized to raise money for a specific charity. The readings garnered over 500,000 viewers between the first play read on March 27, 2020 and the last announced read on July 31, 2020. The reading series was a direct response to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic and launched Brando Crawford's career as a director and producer.
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