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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. The script is typically announced days before the event alongside a playbill featuring the cast and an animation on Instagram. The actors have one rehearsal ahead of time. Each reading is organized to raise money for 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.

Readings
Brando Crawford directs and reads the stage directions unless otherwise noted. Many of the actors play multiple supporting roles. Specific roles are stated only when information is known. Directed and produced by Brando Crawford • Ryan Jamaal Swain as A-Gay • Angel Bismark Curiel as Newbie • Daniel Kyri as Mika • Eve Lindley as Peg • Clark Moore as Cliff • Dilone as Roberta • Jan Luis Castellanos as Tano • Travis Bryant as Carson • Imani Hakim as Madeline • Xxavier Lavell as Narrator and Co-Director • Brando Crawford as the Cop and the Master of Ceremonies June 30, 2020 Up in the Air by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner Directed and produced by Brando Crawford • Zazie Beetz as Natalie Keener (originally played by Anna Kendrick) • Pom Klementieff as Alex Goran (originally played by Vera Farmiga) • Michael Zegen as Ryan Bingham (originally played by George Clooney) • Corbin Bleu as Craig Gregory (originally played by Jason Bateman) • Jessica Parker Kennedy as Kara Bingham (originally played by Amy Morton) • Benjamin Barrett as Jim Miller (originally played by Danny McBride) and Steve (originally played by Zach Galifianakis) • Mason Alexander Park as Bob (originally played by J. K. Simmons) and Maynard Finch (originally played by Sam Elliott) • Zoey Burger as Julie Bingham (originally played by Melanie Lynskey) • Brando Crawford as Master of Ceremonies July 7, 2020 ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' by John Hughes Directed and produced by Brando Crawford • Cameron Monaghan as Ferris Bueller (originally played by Matthew Broderick) • Brando Crawford as Cameron Frye (originally played by Alan Ruck) and as Boy in Police Station (originally played Charlie Sheen) • Emeraude Toubia as Sloane Peterson (originally played by Mia Sara) • Charlie Weber as Rooney (originally played by Jeffrey Jones) and as Economics Teacher (originally played by Ben Stein) • Auliʻi Cravalho as Jeannie Bueller (originally played by Jennifer Grey) • Jeanine Mason as Grace (originally played by Edie McClurg) • Xxavier Lavell as Narrator Note: This cast originally included Kelvin Harrison Jr. but he was unavailable at the last minute. July 31, 2020 ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' by William Shakespeare Directed and produced by Brando Crawford • Brando Crawford as Bottom the Weaver, Egeus, and Master of Ceremonies • Tommy Dorfman as Puck (also plays Quince – this script has them being the same person; as if Puck has disguised himself as Quince entirely) • Julia Fox as Hippolyta (also plays Titania) • Andrew Matarazzo as Theseus (also plays Oberon) • Erinn Westbrook as Hermia • Pauline Chalamet as Helena • Drew Starkey as Demetrius • Wyatt Oleff as Lysander • Lauren McCrostie as Mustardseed/Snug/Lion • Paris De Chantal Smith as Cobweb/Starveling/Moon and Philostrate • Alyssa Jirrels as Narrator/Snout/Wall • Ashleigh Morghan as Peaseblossom/Flute/Thisbe == Other events ==
Other events
On June 5, 2020, Brando Crawford, Xxavier Lavell, and Daniel Wilson uploaded the Black Lives Matter Manifesto on Acting for a Cause's YouTube channel unannounced, in place of a reading. In 2023, Crawford directed a greenscreen-based remake of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult favorite The Room, starring Bob Odenkirk, Bella Heathcote, Cameron Kasky, Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel, Arturo Castro, and original star Greg Sestero. The film was theatrically released in October 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/GregSestero/posts/4188584148055741/ == References ==
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