The laramie project is a 2000 play by moises kaufman and members of the tectonic theater. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the. The laramie project summary and study guide supersummary. The play covers many of the issues i intend to focus on ie. For one, and this is important, the movie kind of plays a different role than the book even though each tell the same story. 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. It follows and in some cases reenacts the chronology of shepards visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence. After reading the laramie project and watching the movie i have noticed a few things that have stricken me as peculiar. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than. The laramie project questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on the laramie project. Over the next year, the company returned to laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews. Its like the movie is actually attempting to lead its. Based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998.
Auditions for the laramie project will be tuesday, september 10 with possible callbacks on wednesday, september 11. Working on the laramie project has among many other things raised some significant aesthetic questions for me as an actor and an artist. Buy the laramie project by moises kaufman online at alibris. Stephen belber, greg pierotti, barbara pitts, stephen wangh, amanda gronich, sara lambert, john mcadams, maude mitchell, andy paris, and kelli simpkins about the reaction to the 1998 murder of gay university of wyoming student matthew shepard in. Moises kaufman and his tectonic theater project have written a play documenting the aftermath of the savage killing of matthew shepard, including the. The murder was denounced as a hate crime and brought attention to the lack of hate crime laws in various states, including wyoming. The laramie project at actonboxborough regional high school abrhs fall 2007. An example of verbatim theatre, the play draws on hundreds of interviews conducted by the theatre company with inhabitants of the town, company members. On september 12th, 2008, the members of tectonic theater project returned to laramie, wyoming, ten years after the murder of matthew shepard and conducted interviews with the people of the town. 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. On saturday, october 5th, i attended the play, the laramie project. The laramie project analyzes the death of matthew shepard, an openly gay college student who was brutally murdered in laramie, wyoming, in 1998 because of his sexual identity.
Ten years after was new to me, and i enjoyed it almost as much as the original. Created by the original team behind sparknotes, litcharts are the worlds best literature guides. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The laramie project summary from litcharts the creators. A person who did get involved was rebecca hilliker, the head of the theater department in laramie and she hoped that art will help the people involved get some kind of closure and move on without hating those involved. Although it was not written in a traditional way, the interview material has been selected and organized in a way that presents a creative narrative.
The book version of the laramie project by moises kaufman from which all quotations below are taken is used as the script for the abrhs production. 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. The laramie project is a 2000 play by moises kaufman and members of the tectonic theater project about the reaction to the 1998 murder of gay university of wyoming student matthew shepard in laramie, wyoming. However, i thought this play was well done and i actually enjoyed the play. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in laramie. Catherine connolly dennis shepard page 1 dennis shepard page 2 doc oconnor jedediah schultz matt galloway romaine patterson sherry johnson zubaida ula for. The laramie project by tectonic theater project, moises kaufman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The laramie project, one of the mostperformed theater pieces in america, has become a modern classic. 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 to research a play about the murder of matthew shepard, an openly gay university student in laramie. Members of kaufmans theatrical group, tectonic theater project, volunteered to travel with their director from new york city to the wideopen ranges of the west in order to gather inperson interviews from laramies populace.
Surely a work of fiction would not draw its text from real interviews and journal entries, and surely a work of nonfiction. We all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used products are out there. The next person who was interviewed was jedadiah schultz a student who won a theater scholarship. The laramie project by moises kaufman and the members of. He gathered interviews, recorded reactions to the murder, and structured or formatted the play as if it was a reenactment not merely a. Author moses kaufman look at authors note and introduction its a collaboration developed over a year and a half. The matthew shepard foundation supports dozens of productions of the laramie project and its epilogue the laramie project. I recently saw a theater production called the laramie project. The laramie project is a documentarystyle play created by the venezuelan playwright moises kaufman and members of the tectonic theater project, an experimental company whose work has often touched on social themes.
I basically bought this to use as a case study for an upcoming college exam in moral theology. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. The laramie project quotes from litcharts the creators. Originally written as a play, and developed using the transcripts of real interviews with the people of laramie, wyoming, the film version of the laramie project tells viewers the story of matthew shepard, a 21yearold gay man living in laramie who was viciously murdered in 1998 due to his sexuality.
The laramie project is powered by wordpress at duke wordpress sites. If anyone in the castcrew wants to read romaines book, i have the librarys copy. Because it does exactly what theatre is supposed to do, provoke and inspire. To audition, please prepare one of the following monologues from the laramie project. Kaufman and members of tectonic theater project called the laramie project. This 48page guide for the laramie project by moises kaufman includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. After the brutal murder of mathew sheppard in 1998.
If you had asked me, while i was reading it, what the cover looked like and didnt let me peek, i would have said it was blue and had white condensed text. 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. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. Top nasa images solar system collection ames research center. The three trials of oscar wilde, and the laramie project which he cowrote. The laramie project will most likely have an impact on any viewer that will watch the film, and it is a film that you cant forget. The laramie project acting edition for theater productions. The book cover calls shepards murder a national symbol of intolerance. Moises kaufman and fellow members of the tectonic theater project made six trips to laramie over the course of a year and a half in the aftermath of the beating and death of matthew shepard and conducted more than 200 interviews with people of. The laramie project, since it consists of documentary material from existing sources, is an example of a found text, or documentary theater.
After the residents of laramie introduce their town, members of tectonic theater project describe. The laramie project is a play that attempts to examine the aftermath in laramie, wyoming, of murdered college student, matthew shephard. The laramie project is one of the most frequently performed plays in america, as its messages still resonate with audiences today. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On november 14th, 1998, ten members of tectonic theatre project traveled to laramie, wyoming, and conducted interviews with the people of the town. I overall like this book due to the fact that it portrays the true story of the 1998 murder of a university of wyoming gay student matthew shepard. Some theater company members were initially hesitant, worrying both about their own safety and the ethics of representing a real community on stage.
The laramie project september, 2001 edition open library. Essay about the laramie project 1907 words bartleby. The laramie project i hadnt scrutinized this cover very carefully before i read the play. Laramie project support matthew shepard foundation. The book was formatted as a play and was portrayed by the residents of laramie wyoming, and the members of the tectonic theatre project. Welcome to the litcharts study guide on moises kaufmans the laramie project. The laramie project the unfailing eloquence of plainspoken words illuminates a tragedy in the laramie project, the new play by moises kaufman and his tectonic theater project that explores the.
The laramie project by moises kaufman overdrive rakuten. The laramie project summary and study guide supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. The wilson players performance of the laramie project. By moises kaufman, tectonic theater project, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti and andy paris. At first, i was not really excited to see this play. Moises kaufman and fellow members of the tectonic theater project made six trips to laramie over the course of a year and a. The laramie project quotes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. It was a saturday night and i hate going to any kind of theatre, including movie theatres. The film has its flaws of course, but it is a well made movie. The laramie project is a docudrama, and kaufman wrote the play as if he were filming an actual documentary.
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