‘The Pitt’ Stars Beam Up To Perform ‘Star Trek’ Pilot Script At Writers Guild Foundation Benefit
Cast members of The Pitt, led by Noah Wyle, performed a live table read of the original 1966 Star Trek pilot script at a Writers Guild Foundation benefit on Sunday, blending two eras of television for a charity cause. The Retro Reads event, held at The Lodge in Highland Park, raised funds for the foundation's writing and mentorship programmes and drew a sold-out crowd eager to see the actors take on the iconic roles.
Wyle played Captain Kirk, with Katherine LaNasa as Dr McCoy and Taylor Dearden as Spock in a reading of "The Man Trap", while Fiona Dourif and surprise guest Clark Gregg took supporting parts. The evening also featured a reading of the 1973 animated episode "Mudd's Passion", with Nathan Fillion as Kirk and D'Arcy Carden as Spock, alongside appearances from Iman Vellani, Paul Scheer and Paul F. Tompkins. Rod Roddenberry, son of series creator Gene Roddenberry, attended to mark the foundation's 60th anniversary alongside Star Trek's own 60th anniversary, and Wyle was presented with a stuffed Tribble by Strange New Worlds co-showrunner Henry Alonzo Meyers. The event was co-sponsored by CBS Studios/Paramount+, with Deadline as media partner.
- The Pitt cast performed a live read of the 1966 Star Trek pilot script
- Sold-out Writers Guild Foundation benefit marked Star Trek's 60th anniversary
- Noah Wyle played Kirk; Nathan Fillion and D'Arcy Carden also featured
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Star Trek is a science-fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. Its first episode was made in the 1960s, when the original cast and scripts helped establish the series’ setting of space exploration and its recurring characters, including Captain Kirk, Dr McCoy and Spock.
The Writers Guild Foundation is a charity that supports writers through educational and mentorship programmes. Its benefit events raise money for that work, sometimes by bringing performers together to read television scripts aloud. The story connects the long-running Star Trek series with The Pitt, a more recent television drama whose cast took part in the benefit.