Noah Wyle, the star of HBO’s medical drama The Pitt, will play Captain James T. Kirk in a one-night benefit reading of the original Star Trek episode “The Man Trap”. The event marks Star Trek’s 60th anniversary and raises funds for the Writers Guild Foundation, linking the franchise to an organisation co-founded in 1966 with Gene Roddenberry as a founding board member.

Wyle will be joined by several The Pitt colleagues, including Taylor Dearden as Spock, while other casting details remain undisclosed. The Los Angeles event takes place on 30 August at 7pm PT, with a live score and a replica Salt Vampire; tickets cost $66 in person or $20 for the livestream. “The Man Trap” was Star Trek’s first broadcast episode and follows the Enterprise crew encountering a shapeshifting creature at a remote outpost.