STANDING ON CEREMONY to Play More Than 40 Theatres, 11/7

Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays producers Joan Stein and Richard Frankel and Tectonic Theater Project (Moisés Kaufman, Artistic Director; Greg Reiner, Executive Director) have joined forces to present Standing on Ceremony: The National Event, to help take the play's message of equality across the country. For one night only, on Monday, November 7, curtains will rise on Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays at more than forty theatres and universities in twenty-fives states to raise awareness and funds in support of marriage equality.

The Off Broadway production of Standing On Ceremony will kick off its open-ended run with this special performance at 8:00 PM, which will feature an introduction from EVan Wolfson, Founder and President of Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, before the play that will be streamed live to participating theatres across the country and as far away as Sydney, Australia. Audience members can also watch a live streaming post-performance Q&A with Standing On Ceremony contributing playwrights Moisés Kaufman (also Artistic Director of Tectonic Theater Project), Jose Rivera, Paul Rudnick and Doug Wright, moderated by New York Times theatre writer Patrick Healy, and can participate regardless of their locale, by submitting questions via Twitter in real time using the hashtag #asksoc.

To date, more than 40 theatres and universities are confirmed to participate, in 25 states across America including: Texas, North Dakota, Florida, Kansas and Michigan, where both gay marriage and civil unions are banned; North Carolina, where the vote on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage was moved up to 2012; California, where gay marriage was legalized and then overturned by the passage of Proposition 8 in 2008; and many states where marriage equality is not yet a reality.

Participating theatres and universities includes:

Hendrix College: Conway, Arkansas

Pacifica Springdrift Players: Pacifica, California

Theatre Out: Santa Ana, California

ACT: San Francisco, California

La Jolla Playhouse: La Jolla, California

LA Gay and Lesbian Center: Los Angeles, California

Cal State SLO: San Luis Obispo, California

Mad Cow Theatre: Orlando, Florida

Monmouth College: Monmouth, Illinois

McPherson College: McPherson, Kansas

Single Carrot Theatre: Baltimore, Maryland

Millburn Stone Theater: North East, Maryland

Vineyard Playhouse: Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Wayne State University: Detroit, Michigan

Western Michigan University: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Michigan State University: Lansing, Michigan

Hennepin Theatre Trust: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Stephens College: Columbia, Missouri

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis: St. Louis, Missouri

Montana Rep: Missoula, Montana

Guilford College: Greensboro, North Carolina

Paper Lantern Theatre: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Bismarck State College: Bismarck, North Dakota

Theatre B: Fargo, North Dakota

Mother Road Theatre Company: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Buffalo United Artists: Buffalo, New York

Pendragon Theatre: Canton, New York

Syracuse Stage: Syracuse, New York

Cuyahoga Community College: Cleveland, Ohio

The Majestic Theatre/Oregon State University: Corvalis, Oregon

Artists Repertory Theatre: Portland, Oregon

Brown University: Providence, Rhode Island

The Edge Theatre Company: Rock Hill, South Carolina

Roxy Regional Theatre: Clarksville, Tennessee

Actors Bridge: Nashville, Tennessee

Zach Theatre: Austin, Texas

Texas Tech: Lubbock, Texas

Plan B Theatre: Salt Lake City, Utah

Greenbrier VAlley Theatre: Lewisburg, West Virginia

University of Wyoming/Spectrum: Laramie, Wyoming

Studio 180: Toronto, Canada

Sydney University Dramatic Society/ So What?: Sydney, Australia

For more information about participating theatres and how to see Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays on November 7 in your state, visit http://standingonceremony.net/buy-tickets/national-event/. Ticket prices vary depending on location and theatre.