The cast and executive producers of the late but loved One Day at a Time revival will be reuniting for a special charity table read on Saturday, October 5 in Los Angeles. At the read, they will be performing three episodes that never had the opportunity to be shot due to the COVID pandemic — including the series finale of the Netflix/Pop series. Find out what happened to the Alvarez family, Schneider, Dr. Berkowitz, Syd and more in adventures never seen on television, performed by the actors who brought these rich characters to life on a series that deserved so many more seasons.
Proceeds from this charity table read will benefit Norman Lear’s People for the American Way Foundation. Norman Lear was a pioneer who brought some of television’s most socially relevant series to television including such shows as All in the Family, Maude, and The Jeffersons. Tickets for the event, which will be held at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, can be purchased here: https://peoplefor.org/ODAAT
TIME TO HAVE A BALL!
ONE DAY AT A TIME CAST AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS REUNITE FOR A SPECIAL CHARITY TABLE READ ON SATURDAY, OCT. 5 IN LOS ANGELES
SCRIPTS ARE FROM NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN EPISODES
PROCEEDS GO TO NORMAN LEAR’S PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION
LOS ANGELES, CA – September 05, 2024 – The Alvarez family is back! One Day at a Time cast and executive producers will reunite for a special charity table read on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2:00pm at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood. The cast will be reading unproduced scripts from season four. One Day at A Time’s former Producer, Sandi Hochman, and Executive Producers, Gloria Calderón Kellett, Mike Royce and Brent Miller are producing the event. All proceeds will go to People For The American Way Foundation, an organization co-founded by Norman Lear that is committed to defending our freedoms. Tickets are on sale now at click HERE.
“Reuniting our One Day at a Time cast to bring these unaired, unshot episodes to life – including what would have been our series finale – is a powerful reminder of the magic of Norman Lear and his work,” said co-showrunners and executive producers Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce. “It was an honor to bring this Latine family to the screen, and this reading is not just a celebration, but a chance to connect with our incredible fans once more and support a cause close to our hearts, People For The American Way Foundation, another of Norman’s brainchildren. Together, we honor Norman’s legacy, our beloved show and a community that has always supported us.”
“Norman Lear was brilliant at portraying loving families of all kinds, and he was adamant that all kinds of families, all kinds of Americans, deserve to be treated with respect and dignity and share in the blessings of liberty,” said People For the American Way Foundation President Svante Myrick. “We are grateful to the producers and cast of One Day at a Time for helping People For the American Way Foundation carry on Norman’s work of defending our democracy and ensuring that ‘We, the People’ includes all the people.”
The entire cast will come together including Justina Machado as “Penelope,” Rita Moreno as “Lydia,” Stephen Tobolowsky as “Dr. Berkowitz,” Todd Grinnell as “Schneider,” Isabella Gomez as “Elena,” Marcel Ruiz as “Alex,” India de Beaufort as “Avery,” Sheridan Pierce as “Syd” and Ed Quinn as “Max.” Stage direction will be read by co-showrunner and executive producer, Gloria Calderón Kellett. The cast will be reading season four episodes titled, “Church and Statement,” written by Sebastian Jones, “Best Birthday,” written by Vincent Brown & Dan Signer and the series finale “Dreams,” written by Sebastian Jones & Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz.
One Day at A Time, is a critically acclaimed comedy-drama inspired by Norman Lear’s 1975 series of the same name. Seasons 1-3 launched on Netflix and are currently streaming. In 2019 season four found a new home for its fourth season at Pop TV amid fans rallying behind the show.
One Day at a Time follows the life of Penelope Alvarez (Screen Actors Guild Award® winner Justina Machado), a newly single Army veteran, and her Cuban-American family, as they navigate the ups and downs of life. Now a nurse practitioner, Penelope is raising two strong-willed children. When faced with challenges, Penelope turns to her “old-school” mother Lydia (Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar® and Tony® winner Rita Moreno), and her building manager Schneider (Todd Grinnell), who has become an invaluable confidant. The series offers a contemporary take on what life looks like in both good and bad times, and how loved ones can help make it all worthwhile. The series also stars Isabella Gomez as Elena Alvarez, Marcel Ruiz as Alex Alvarez and Stephen Tobolowsky as Dr. Berkowitz.
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION
People For the American Way Foundation is a national progressive advocacy organization that inspires and mobilizes Americans to defend freedom, justice, and democracy from those who threaten to take them away. For more than four decades, we have been dedicated to making the promise of America real for everyone and have worked toward a vision of a vibrant America where basic rights and freedoms are upheld for all, not just the wealthy and the powerful. Learn more: http://www.peoplefor.org
