Special care must be taken to ensure that those holding a minority view are not vilified by those on. Over the next year, the company returned to laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews. Bryn mawr, with performances thursdayssaturdays at 7. By moises kaufman, tectonic theater project, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti and andy paris. The laramie project ten years later hunter of justice. Sponsored by the hendrix players and the colleges project pericles civic engagement program, the reading is a compelling and groundbreaking epilogue to the original highly acclaimed play the laramie project, which. Aug 18, 2009 in october of 2008, ten years following the killing of matthew shepard, members of tectonic theater project returned to laramie to interview again the people who participated in the original.
The resulting piece they created was a new play about how people construct their own history. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the creators. September 2010 the laramie project and the laramie project. Seeing this video made me have this feeling of wow this place actually exists. The matthew shepard foundation supports dozens of productions of the laramie project and its epilogue the laramie project. I was intrigued to learn how the town has changed since the brutal murder of matthew shepard in 1998. The laramie project is one of the most frequently performed plays in america, as its messages still resonate with audiences today.
Ten years after the notorious murder of a gay college student, a theater company is returning to wyoming. Ten years later by leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti, andy paris, tectonic theater project and moises kaufman 2014, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Most likely because you attended their portrayal in march and april of the laramie project, but possibly also because you recognize them as the zach regulars who have appeared before you so many times. Moises kaufman, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti, andy paris, and stephen belber. The laramie project script transcript from the screenplay.
Moises kaufman, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti, andy paris and stephen belber. Pdf document and do not necessarily correspond to the pagination. Tectonic theater project traveled to laramie, wyoming and con. Ten years later is the second of a twoplay cycle, and is the sequel to the laramie project. Laramie project ten years later while the laramie project is presented in theaters and schools nationwide for its artistic and academic value, the play often attracts controversy that takes on a. This sequel to the original play follows the return of the tectonic theater project to laramie, wyoming. Laramie project, the script free download as pdf file. Both plays were written by moises kaufman and the tectonic theater project, based on interviews as well as found texts such as letters, media reports, and transcripts of legal proceedings. November 2012 the laramie project remains one of the most produced plays in theaters around the country to date. I passed around a picture of it but i think this video is so much more powerful. Ten years later, revisiting the murder of gay college student matthew shepard. Oct 07, 2009 a month after his murder, members of tectonic theater project traveled to laramie and conducted interviews with the people of the town, which were used to create the laramie project. Created by kaufman and members of the tectonic theater project, the shows script is derived. The light this fall is much like the light that fall.
Finally, the the laramie project script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the matthew shepard movie based on the play and truelife events. The laramie project bam peter jay sharp building 30. Laramie project support matthew shepard foundation. These texts became the basis for the play the laramie project.
The new york production will be performed by the original cast members of the play and film, while. Ten years after was new to me, and i enjoyed it almost as much as the original. How does rebecca hilliker describe her students in the. A month after his murder, members of tectonic theater project traveled to laramie and conducted interviews with the people of the town, which were used to create the. Csu theatre remembers matthew shepard with the laramie. Apr 05, 2012 anger, some progress and an insidious form of denial await the members of the tectonic theater project who return to document how the townsfolk have adapted in the laramie project. A theatre company from new york had gone to laramie. Oct 14, 2009 mondays staged reading of the laramie project. The laramie project begins as various members of the laramie community praise the town of laramie, wyoming, speaking glowingly about towns closeknit community and expounding on its natural beauty. In this expanded edition, it is joined by an essential and moving sequel to the original play. Ten years after the premiere of the laramie project, the creators of the play returned to wyoming to do additional interviews with the residents of laramie.
Matthew shepard was a twentyoneyearold student at the university of wyoming. Reflections from the cast of the laramie project and. Get an answer for how does rebecca hilliker describe her students in the play the laramie project by moises kaufman. A theatre company from new york had gone to laramie, wyo.
There is an emerging trend in theaters to produce both plays in repertory, which reflects a powerful response to a world where facts are plastic, where acceptance is despised. This play, an epilogue to the laramie project, is edited from those interviews as well as journal entries by members of the company and other found text. This epilogue of the laramie project, the original play about the reaction of the townspeople of laramie, wyoming, to shepards death, captures the town ten years. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the laramie project. Theater director and not in our town leader barbara williams staged one of 150 performances of the premiere of the laramie project. The epilogue of the laramie project, a play about the reaction of the townspeople of laramie, wyoming, to the hate crime murder of matthew shepard, captures laramie ten years after shepards death. Amanda is a member of tectonic theater project who went to laramie and conducted interviews. The play is based on over 400 interviews with about 100 laramie residents, as well as journal en tries from the members of tectonic theater project. Jun 06, 2012 moises kaufman and members of new yorks tectonic theater project went to laramie, wyoming after the murder of matthew shepard. The contrast between who the two murderers had become was striking, and the whole thing was one long lightbulb moment of oh, thats how my classmates all had such terrible opinions in 2006. Ten years later debuted in 2009 and has been performed throughout the country.
Ten years later, after studying the original laramie project, when i was a freshman in college. Directed by kaufman and leigh fondakowski, the production featured much of the original cast reprising their roles. The laramie project script downloads at download free pdf files,ebooks and documents. The laramie project summary from litcharts the creators of. The laramie project online community is a social network. Ten years later will premiere simultaneously in new york, laramie and more than cities across america and around the world. While the laramie project obtains a lot of its power and gravitas from its exploration of the anger, confusion, and rage in the wake of a tragedyespecially one so tied to hate 10 years later is a depiction of a community that has still not fully recovered or moved on from a tragedy. Ten years later on september 12th, 2008, five members of tectonic returned to laramie to try to understand the longterm effect of the murder.
After the residents of laramie introduce their town, members of tectonic theater project describe how the theater companys leader, moises kaufman, asked them to join him in laramie, wyoming. The laramie project is a critical play that addresses the brutal murder of openly gay teenager matthew shepard in the small town of laramie, wyoming, an incident that sparked national debate back in 1998. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than. In 2008, kaufman wrote a followup play, the laramie project. Ten years later, the troupe revisits the town a decade after the tragedy, finding a community grappling with its legacy and its place in history. The laramie project, one of the mostperformed theater pieces in america, has become a modern classic. Political science professor jonas slonaker gay man. Greetings to the laramie project online community, its an exciting day at tectonic theater project as we prepare for the opening of the laramie project at bam brooklyn academy of music the first tectonic production of laramie in new york city since the original opened in 2000. Oct 12, 2009 ten years later, the matthew shepard story retold the 1999 play the laramie project explores the true story surrounding the death of matthew shepard, a young gay man who was beaten and left to. The two plays together comprise an epic and deeply moving theatrical cycle that explores the life of an american town over the course a decade. Laramie project ten years later while the laramie project is presented in theaters and schools nationwide for its artistic and academic value, the play often attracts controversy that takes on a life of its own.
The laramie project ten years later by zach theatre by michael meigs. Register and join the laramie project online community, where you can communicate with. Laramie, wy mirror of a nation hope, heart, and hate from life to tv winning a communitys trust roots of intolerance a notebook the laramie project. Two crowds gathered in the department of theatre and dances lab theatre last night to join over one hundred theaters around the world for an interactive premiere of tectonic theater project s, the laramie project. Register and join the laramie project online community, where you can communicate with others, upload photos and videos, and write blogs. Ten years after their initial visits, kaufman and the tectonics returned to laramie to find out how much the city and its residents had changed in the ensuing decade, the result of which is the laramie project. Ten years later was presented for the first time in rep with the laramie project at the bam harvey theater from february 1224, 20 as part of an event titled the laramie project cycle.
The laramie project summary from litcharts the creators. Using those interviews, tectonic theater project wrote a second play, entitled the laramie project. She plays herself and several other characters in the play. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the. Last night, as part of the reps new play program and in conjunction with a more global event, the seattle rep presented a one night only staged reading of the laramie project. The laramie project summary and study guide supersummary. In 2008, the members of tectonic theater project returned to laramie, wyoming to explore how the town had changed since the murder of matthew shepard and the original play. On october 12, 2009the 11th anniversary of shepards death the laramie project.
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