Katie pontslerthe phantom of the opera has been seen by innumerable people around the globe. 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. Ten years later was compiled from interviews with residents of. The laramie project, taps friday, november 1 at 8 p. A streetcar named desire the museum of modern theatre. Jimmy is a member of tectonic theater project and is proud to be bringing this story to the alliance stage. The halo awards are considered the premier high school theater awards. During the month, we sponsored several roundtable discussions following the play where community activists working to advance lgbt equality had the oppor tunity to share their work with the audience, highlighting their successes. The laramie project bam peter jay sharp building 30 lafayette ave.
The laramie project is a play created by the tectonic theater project based on their interviews of over 200 laramie citizens after the murder of matthew shepard in 1998. Both plays were based on individual interviews conducted in laramie with a range of residents who discussed matthew and the impact his murder had on the community. Bay area childrens theatre wins three tba awards contact. Its been 28 years since i made my commitment to challenge peoples homophobia especially among brothers and sisters of the cloth. Ten years later, after studying the original laramie project, when i was a freshman in college. On october 12, 2009the 11th anniversary of shepards death the laramie project. In an age when the continent can be spanned by jet planes in a few hours, and the near future holds the realis, tic promise of a trip to the moon and beyond into the oceans of. Ten years later will premiere simultaneously in new york, laramie and more than cities across america and around the world. His name was matthew shepard, and he was the victim of this brutal assault. Bullying, hate crimes, young people committing suicide because they are harassed and targeted for being who they are. In 2002, it was made into an hbo film and has been performed around the world. The creators of the highly acclaimed play the laramie project, which since 2000 has been one of the most performed plays in america, will premiere a compelling and groundbreaking epilogue to the original piece.
This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than. Followup interviews conducted by the tectonic theater company to find out how community attitudes may have changed over the succeeding decade resulted in a second theater piece. When the theater company returned to laramie a decade after matthews death to research the laramie project, ten years later, they. Banks yearlong bernstein project came as close to nailing it as we could reasonably expect. Posted may 12, as one lxff its main purposes is crossplatform transfer, pdf files are usually created from other documents of a different format. Located on the laramie river in southeastern wyoming, the city is west of cheyenne, at the junction of interstate 80 and u. The laramie project is a 2000 play by moises kaufman and members of the tectonic theater. Police records certainly seem to indicate that this was a robbery that went very bad. The play is performed by a small cast who use small props to help define their switch in characters. Play recalls the impact of the 1998 murder of matthew shepard. 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. 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.
Directed by kaufman and leigh fondakowski, the production featured much of the original cast reprising their roles. Tragic revelation that 10 years later, many people remembered the murder as. For more than 10 years, those of us on the not in our town team have been inspired by teachers, students, civic leaders and ordinary citizens across the country who have taken the not. See more ideas about laramie project, matthew shepard and projects. The bookstore may have ordered a version which includes an additional piece entitled the laramie project. Pdf tectonic theater projects documentaryverbatim theatre work entitled the. Sample project files from microsoft project 98 for dummies are included on a. We were grateful to have youth leaders from the idaho safe schools. It is certainly the case that she is a complex character. Ten years later with their powerful messages, unfortunately, continue to be relevant in the world today. Harms excellence in theatre award for the laramie project 2007 tv 50s educator of the week january 2005 sams club jefferson county teacher of the year 2004. Five weeks later, the members of tectonic theater project went to laramie and conducted. According to the wyoming state engineers office, between 1998 and 2006, nearly 100,000 acres of land were subdivided into lots of 35 acres or less.
Introduction r a m i e, ha h l a a c i f c r ai l n s p r p. Although the most noted for the music, the chandelier in the opening scene is dramatic and sets the tone for the entire play. Pdf document and do not necessarily correspond to the. The hate crime that was the brutal 1998 murder of 21yearold university of wyoming student matthew shepard brought playwright moises kaufman and fellow. Over the next year, the company returned to laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews. Laramie project to benefit adl theatrical outfit is currently producing the laramie project, a play based on the murder of matthew shepard.
Katie pontsler theater history 0927the illusion of flying. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the. At the end of the shows run, they will do a reading of the sequel, laramie 10 years later. It has been said that the character of blanche from a streetcar named desire is one of the most difficult characters to analyze and portray. Rosie effect bundle book 1 the laramie project and the laramie project. Honky by greg kalleres all of these plays should be available in the bookstore. These texts became the basis for the play the laramie project.
I realize that even positive social change takes place in a very gradual way. Two plays based on interviews with residents of laramie, wyoming. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. 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. Clem during the fall 2005 semester, an eighth grade teacher in a laramie, wyoming, middle school made an urgent plea for more progressive tools for a beginning computers course. If current trends continue, by the year 2020, 80 percent of new development in wyoming will be on lots of 10 to 40 acres in size for each housing unit theobald 2003. Ten years later comes back to some of the same people and asks about changes in attitudes, policies, and legislation. Moises kaufman, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti, andy paris and stephen belber. Ten years after shepards murder, members of tectonic theater project returned to laramie. One world theatres production of the laramie project. It feels like my family is seen as less than my friends families.
We have been nominated for numerous awards please see list below. The bookstore may have ordered a version which includes and additional piece entitled the laramie project. The beginning and intermediate acting classes, in partnership with local high school english programs, presented scenes from shakespeare, miller and others aligned with the high school literature list. An act of nihilism in one long act will be her inaugural project with the university of california, berkeley, at the zellerbach playhouse. The moment format enables the play to tell all the different stories of laramie instead of just. Ten years later on september 12th, 2008, five members of tectonic returned to laramie to try to understand the longterm effect of the murder.
As assistant director there, she has worked on a number. If the crop has not been planted by the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the laramie project. Aaron mckinney tectonic theatre project leigh fondakowski no hay luz dir. The wbc continues to target productions of the laramie project, a play about shepard that was subsequently turned into a movie, and to denigrate him and his memory. Using those interviews, tectonic theater project wrote a second play, entitled the laramie project. Members of the tectonic theater project revisited laramie, wyo. Previous tectonic collaborations include 33 variations broadway, with jane fonda, the laramie project. Free ebook a feast for crows, a song of ice and fire. The mexican war delayed the fort building project along the oregon trail, but the news of gold discovery in.
Starkville community theatre presents this reallife. Ten years later at the san francisco jewish community center 10. Talking to terrorists by robin soans, my name is rachel corrie by alan rickman and. This is how i dont know how to dance 1 cast bios broderick ballantyne has worked in professional theatre in both california and colorado, and is excited to be in this production with these talented collaborators. The rst play was written in the wake of the 1998 murder of matthew shepard in laramie. 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. Kasey, who testified before a state senate committee hearing on marriage equality when he was 10, sums up his moms inability to marry this way. A portion of the proceeds of this reading will benefit adls work to get a hate crime law passed in georgia. The laramie project which focused on the murder as a hate crime. 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. Keynote address of matt nosanchuk, senior counselor to the. For those of you that were able to see shrek andor the laramie project ten years later this will not surprise you. This sequel to the original play follows the return of the tectonic theater project to laramie, wyoming.
Laramie, wyoming, ten years after the murder of matthew shepard and conducted. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. What was clear to me after reading the laramie project cycle, then seeing it. Columbia foundation articles and reports october 2010 arts. Ill let the art speak for itself and simply post a moment from the laramie project. This is the lif file you should be using for the conversion. 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.
The new york production will be performed by the original cast members of the play and film, while. The indian treaty of 1851 created at fort laramie sometimes known as the horse creek. Our general water project starts with a level 1 study, a master plan reconnaissance study where you look at. Miron manoliu the playwrights center michael kinghorn the osama bin laden estilloschool for terrorists the playwrights center dir. Laramie county control area steering committee meeting summary may 18, 2015.
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