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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.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The Importance Of Being EarnestMarch 27, 2020—Jack and Algernon pretend to be named Earnest in order to charm Gwendolen and Cecily, respectively into marrying them. All while Lady Brackn
- S01E02This is our YouthApril 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 lo
- S01E03HamletApril 24, 2020—
Season02
- S02E01Romeo And JulietMay 1, 2020—A tragedy about two teenagers from opposing families in lust and then committing murder/suicide in Verona.
- S02E02Pride and PrejudiceMay 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
- S02E03Jane EyreMay 15, 2020—Jane Eyre is the classic tale of a woman's relationship with authority and love.
- S02E04Twelfth NightMay 22, 2020—Viola is shipwrecked and has no choice but to disguise herself as a man in the dreamscape of Illyria.
Season03
- S03E01Hit The WallJune 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 brin
- S03E02Up in the AirJune 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 challe
- S03E03Ferris Bueller's Day OffJuly 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.
- S03E04A Midsummer Night's DreamJuly 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 t
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