▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁people ▁attended . ▁The ▁event ▁happened ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁strike ▁and , ▁rather ▁than ▁cross ▁the ▁pick et ▁line , ▁Taylor ▁requested ▁a ▁" one ▁night ▁disp ens ation ". ▁The ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁agreed ▁not ▁to ▁pick et ▁the ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁lot ▁that ▁night , ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁the ▁performance . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁C BC ▁Television ▁a ired ▁an ▁adaptation ▁which ▁included ▁Canad ians ▁Sam anth a ▁Be e ▁and ▁Jason ▁Jones ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁cable ▁comedy ▁show ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Prim etime ▁Em my ▁Award - win ning ▁husband ▁and ▁wife ▁actors ▁Michael ▁Em erson ▁and ▁Car rie ▁Pr eston ▁read ▁the ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁Char l eston ▁Stage . ▁They ▁performed ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁fund ra iser ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁Carolina ' s ▁theatre . ▁ ▁From ▁July ▁ 2 9 ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Tony ▁Dow ▁( W ally ▁from ▁Le ave ▁it ▁to ▁Be aver ) ▁and ▁Jan ice ▁Kent ▁( M ary ▁Ellen ▁Cle aver ▁on ▁The ▁New ▁Le ave ▁it ▁to ▁Be aver ) ▁performed ▁Love ▁Let ters ▁at ▁the ▁Re pert ory ▁East ▁Play house ▁in ▁New hall , ▁California . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Mark ▁Kap lan . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁