Ten years later will be presented at the wooster school theater in danbury on nov. They allow the voices of the people of laramie to be heard, rather than just reported on. Theater director and not in our town activist barbara williams staged one of 150 performances of the premiere of the laramie project. By moises kaufman and the tectonic theater project. 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 since 2000 has. Ten years later, revisiting the murder of gay college student matthew shepard. Members of the tectonic theater project travelled to laramie to conduct over 400 interviews with more than 100 residents of the town. 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. Final weekend dark horse theatre presents the laramie. With paul ashcroft, ella caldwell, brett ludeman, david whiteley, terry. Ten years later laramie is a community, not a project. Tragic revelation that 10 years later, many people remembered the murder as. Ten years after was new to me, and i enjoyed it almost as much as the original. Ten years later, tectonic is back in laramie, and shepards murder still has the town reeling in its aftermath.
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. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. On september 12, 2008, the members of the tectonic theater project returned to laramie, wyoming, ten years after the murder of matthew shepard, and conducted interviews with the people of the town. These interviews became the basis for the play the laramie project. Jan 20, 2020 the company returned to laramie 6 times and conducted over 200 interviews. Few plays in recent years have been more widely presented than the laramie project, which tells the tragic story of matthew shepard, a gay university of wyoming student murdered in. Ten years later, a play about how one hate crime shaped a community forever. Fairfield, ct ten years later is presented in the little theatre in the main building of the shu campus in fairfield. 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 is an excellent complement to the newly adopted charter for compassion that the port angeles city council recently adopted, lucas said. The laramie project is a 2000 play by moises kaufman and members of the tectonic theater. This sequel to the original play follows the return of the tectonic theater project to laramie, wyoming. Theatrical outfits staged reading features acting company members from our repertory productions of our town and the laramie project on the shared repertory set. Ten years later, members of tectonic returned to laramie to try to understand the longterm effect of the murder. Cabrinis theater will perform the play after a 20minute live video feed introduction is played from new yorks lincoln center. The plays are about matthew and what happened to him, but theyre also about the community. Cabrini will be one of 100 other theaters in the united states staging simultaneous productions on monday, oct. The play focuses on how shepards murder continues to affect members of the laramie community, the continuing debate on whether it was indeed a hate crime or just a drug deal and robbery gone bad. These individuals otherized homosexuals because of the public attitude, morals, education, class, religion, politics, and their leaders. This is an amazing piece of american writing that delves. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the. Theater director and not in our town leader barbara williams staged one of 150 performances of the premiere of the laramie project.
Oct 14, 2009 mondays staged reading of the laramie project. 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. Ten years after shepards murder, members of tectonic theater project returned to laramie to conduct followup interviews with residents featured in the play. Ten years later on september 12th, 2008, five members of tectonic returned to laramie to.
These texts became the basis for the play the laramie project. Oct 08, 2009 the cabrini college theater will be performing the laramie project. Arroyos drama department is performing the laramie project. The new piece also features a disturbing 11minute dialogue with one of shepards killers, aaron mckinney. Ten years later study guide by wclong1095 includes 16 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. The result was a new play about how we construct our own history. Ten years later was written by moises kaufman, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti, andy paris and stephen belber. Ten years later the laramie project online community is a social network.
Now its almost eighteen years later and most people, including me, wouldnt know anything about matthew shepard if it werent for this play and im emotional and sad. Ten years later is a bold new work, which asks the question, how does society write its own. History forgotten is history repeated, which underscores the laramie project. Dec 07, 2018 arroyos drama department is performing the laramie project. By moises kaufman, tectonic theater project, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti and andy paris. 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. In 2008, the tectonic team returned to laramie to explore the longterm effects of the 1998 murder of matthew shepard on the town, expecting to write a short epilogue to the laramie project. Oct 09, 20 history forgotten is history repeated, which underscores the laramie project. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the creators. The laramie project and the followup ten years later are compiled from interviews and artist journals, as well as court documents and newspaper articles. I was intrigued to learn how the town has changed since the brutal murder of matthew shepard in 1998.
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. Ten years later on september 12th, 2008, five members of tectonic returned to laramie to try to understand the longterm effect of the murder. When cody harvick found out he got a major role in the laramie county community colleges production of the laramie project. 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. Jan 14, 2020 over the next year, the company returned to laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews. On october 12, 2009the 11th anniversary of shepards death the laramie project. After rereading laramie project, then watching the laramie film, i forgot my plan to read something light to make me feel better and instead read ten years later. The cabrini college theater will be performing the laramie project. 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. In this expanded edition, it is joined by an essential and moving sequel to the original play. In october of 2008, ten years following the killing of matthew shepard, members of tectonic theater project returned to laramie to interview.
Ten years later is the second of a twoplay cycle, and is the sequel to 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. Ten years later kaufman, moises, tectonic theater project, fondakowski, leigh, pierotti, greg, paris, andy on. The new york production will be performed by the original cast members of the play and film, while. John schultz, a cast member in the gayfest production of the laramie project. 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. Ten years later, five members of tectonic returned to laramie to try to understand the longterm effect of the murder. Using those interviews, tectonic theater project wrote a second play, entitled the laramie project. This provocative play is a followup to the laramie project, which was. Directed by kaufman and leigh fondakowski, the production featured much of the original cast reprising their roles.
The laramie project 10 years later red stitch actors theatre. Written by moises kaufman, greg pieriotti, leigh fondakowski, andy paris and stephen belber adapted for the harvester 56 theater stage by norm argulski directed by norm argulski heartwarming and unforgettable performances as we once again look at the tragedy of laramie, wyoming ten years after the horrific murder of matthew shepard. Ten years later will premiere simultaneously in new york, laramie and more than cities across america and around the world. Fluty was among 200 people interviewed in 1998 by the tectonic theater project, a new york city company that created the laramie project shortly after mr. 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. Ten years later was presented for the first time in rep with the laramie project. The play debuted as a reading at nearly 150 theatres across the us. The laramie project ten years later by zach theatre by michael meigs. 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. Ten years later, after studying the original laramie project, when i was a freshman in college.
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. During the next year, members of tectonic theatre project traveled to laramie, wyoming, and conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. The laramie project, one of the mostperformed theater pieces in america, has become a modern classic. 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. 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. The laramie project 10 years later has the reassuring buzz of a. They found a town wrestling with its legacy and its place in history. Ten years later talks about the impact of the show, what its like to play real people in history and what matthew. Those interviews were the basis of a companion piece, entitled the laramie project.
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. All performances of the laramie project and the laramie project. Ten years later follows the same structure as the original play, which is effectively presented by director natasha parnian in an intimate, intheround presentation which brings the captured moments to life vividly. The company returned to laramie 6 times and conducted over 200 interviews. Ten years later is a bold new work, which asks the question, how does society write its own history. The laramie and laramie project 1226 words bartleby. Over the next year, the company returned to laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews. The depth of what they encountered warranted a fulllength play in itself. Ten years later, the story about the murder of matthew shepard, who was an openly gay university student in laramie, wyoming retold by those who were impacted by shepards death, on december 7th and 8th at 7 pm in the little theater. 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.
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