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The Laramie Project is a 2000 American play by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project (specifically, Leigh Fondakowski, writer-director; 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 ...
- February 2000
Oct 12, 2023 · Learn how the play The Laramie Project, created by the Tectonic Theater Project, was inspired by the murder of Matthew Shepard and became a catalyst for LGBTQIA+ rights. Hear from the play's head writers Moisés Kaufman and Leigh Fondakowski about their process, impact, and legacy.
A play based on the true story of the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay student in Laramie, Wyoming, by a group of young men in 1998. The play explores the impact of the hate crime on the town and its people through interviews, journal entries, and found texts.
Oct 21, 2023 · The Laramie Project is a documentary play based on interviews with people in Laramie, Wyoming, after the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay student, in 1998. The play explores the community's response, the media frenzy and the legacy of hate against the LGBTQ+ community.
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The Laramie Project is a play that tells the stories of real people who lived at the epicenter of one of the nation’s most heinous anti-gay hate crimes. It was created by the Tectonic Theater Project in New York City after Matthew Shepard's murder in 1998. The Matthew Shepard Foundation supports dozens of productions of The Laramie Project and its epilogue every year across the country.
Feb 25, 2020 · The Denver Center for the Performing Arts celebrates the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking play that emerged from the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998. Learn how The Laramie Project has influenced art, culture, politics and society across the globe.
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The Laramie Project is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Moisés Kaufman and starring Nestor Carbonell, Christina Ricci, Dylan Baker, Terry Kinney, and Lou Ann Wright. Based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming.
