As Americans hold peaceful protests across the nation in the wake ofGeorge Floyd’s murder,The West Wingcast alumRichardSchiff, who played Toby Ziegler on theAaron Sorkinseries for seven seasons, has hinted on Twitter that a special event in support of the Black Lives Matter movement is taking shape.
Schiff fielded questions and comments from followers on Twitter on Tuesday regarding what kind of response should be given by Hollywood folks who’ve either portrayed police, lawyers, or government officials onscreen or worked on shows centered are the stories of the characters. After sharinga photoof what looked to be Schiff on the streets, participating in a peaceful protest, theWest Wingactor had a heated back-and-forth with fans on what response of the show he currently stars on,The Good Doctor, would give in regard to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Schiff maintained it is not his responsibility to know or speak for theGood Doctorshowrunners, and went on to tell those calling him out he was working on something which would speak to this current moment but was actually being done in association with hisWest Wingcast.
“I am working with my cast mates fromThe West Wingfor these purposes,” Schiff shared. “Including a cast reunion and reading coming soon. Good forBrooklyn 99. I hope it makes a difference.”
The mention of Schiff potentially organizing a cast reunion and special reading with hisWest Wingco-stars is all we currently have to go on about this special event. As such, it’s unclear which former cast members will be participating in the event, but goodness knows there is a deep bench of talent to call on. Throughout its run on NBC,The West Wingfeatured a strong ensemble includingMartin Sheen,Allison Janney,Bradley Whitford,Rob Lowe,Dulé Hill, andJanel Moloney. Considering this cast reunion and reading is also being organized while numerous movie and TV productions are on hiatus and shelter-in-place orders remain in effect in some states, Schiff’s chances of possibly organizing a virutal reunion seem pretty good.
For more, please read ourstatement for Blackout Tuesday, which happened on June 2 and which details our position on what is happening across the nation at time of reporting.
