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The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman And the Members of Tectonic Theater Project
4 men, 4 women to fill 60 odd roles
Authors of: I Am My Own Wife, One Arm, 33 Variations, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde,
In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. 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 during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case and others were citizens of Laramie.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT chronicles the life of the town of Laramie in the year after the murder. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
Award Nominations:
The 2007 VDL Award for BEST ACTRESS in a MINOR ROLE in a COMEDY or a DRAMA: Kate Mulqueen
The 2007 VDL Award for BEST ACTRESS in a MINOR ROLE in a COMEDY or a DRAMA: Hannah Williams
The 2007 VDL Award for BEST ACTOR in a MINOR ROLE in a COMEDY or a DRAMA: Wil Greenway
The 2007 VDL Award for BEST ACTOR in a MINOR ROLE in a COMEDY or a DRAMA: Drew Mason
The 2007 VDL Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS in a DRAMA: Carolyn Cusack
AWARDS:
The 2007 VDL Award for BEST ACTOR in a MINOR ROLE in a COMEDY or a DRAMA: Wil Greenway
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