The play 8—which chronicles the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8—is coming to University Park’s Governors State University (GSU) for two performances in Sherman Hall, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, and Friday, Oct. 26.

The play, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, is a production of the Southland Area Theater Ensemble (SLATE). The play is being presented with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), of which Black is a founding board member, and Broadway Impact.

Admission to 8 is free with reservations. Visit www.centertickets.net or call 708-235-2222.