The Laramie project

The Laramie project / by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project ; [head writer, Leigh Fondakowski ; associate writers, Stephen Belber, Greg Pierotti, Stephen Wangh ; dramaturgs, Amanda Gronich ... et al.].

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. Mois'es Kaufman and fellow mem...

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Main Author: Kaufman, Moises
Corporate Author: Tectonic Theatre Project
Other Authors: Fondakowski, Leigh
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dramatists Play Service, c2001.
Subjects:
Shepard, Matthew, > 1976-1998 > Death and burial > Drama.
Gay men > Crimes against > Drama.
Trials (Murder) > Drama.
Homophobia > Drama.
Homicide > Drama.
Prejudices > Drama.
Homophobia > Wyoming > Laramie > Drama.
Male homosexuality > Drama.
Laramie (Wyo.) > Drama.
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Summary: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. Mois'es 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 ... The Laramie Project chronicles the life of the town of Laramie in the year after the murder.
Item Description:Cast: 4 men, 4 women.
Physical Description:88 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:0822217805

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