The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater
In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital.
His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay.
Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over 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, while others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of the reactions to the crime is fascinating.
Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences in Laramie.
The Laramie Project can be viewed in Lewis Auditorium on November 14-16, 2024 at 7:30pm and November 17 at 2:00pm.
Cost: $20.00 – General Admission | $5.00 – Students | Free for Flagler students and faculty and staff members and their families. Show your Flagler ID at the door or email the Box Office to reserve.
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