Brando Crawford
Director
Acting for a Cause (2020)
Season 3
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.
Released March 27, 2020
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.charity, tmdb.acting, tmdb.covid-19, imdb.web-series, imdb.staged-reading, imdb.stage-reading
Network: YouTube
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Hit The Wall
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.
June 19, 2020, midnight
S3E2 - Up in the Air
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.
June 30, 2020, midnight
S3E3 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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.
July 10, 2020, midnight
S3E4 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
"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.
July 31, 2020, midnight
Network: YouTube
Released: March 27, 2020
Last Air Date: July 31, 2020, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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