Acting for a Cause

Acting for a Cause

2020
★★★☆☆ 6.2/10
📺 3 Seasons
🎬 11 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
Drama
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

Season 1
2020 • 3 Episodes
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.
Season 2
2020 • 4 Episodes
A tragedy about two teenagers from opposing families in lust and then committing murder/suicide in Verona.
Season 3
2020 • 4 Episodes
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.

Crew

Director
Brando Crawford
Producer
Brando Crawford

Network

YouTube

Keywords

charityactingcovid-19