Play based on the death of a gay man

The Laramie Project presents a deeply complex portrait of a community’s response to the murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man living in Laramie, Wyoming. In a series of poignant reflections, the residents of Laramie react to the hate crime and surrounding media storm with anger, bewilderment and sorrow. 25 years ago, in the tight-knit town of Laramie, Wyoming, a young gay man named Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten, chained to a fence, and left to die in a homophobic hate crime.

Those interviews were the basis of a companion piece, entitled The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later.

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The play debuted as a reading at nearly theatres across the US and internationally on October 12, – the 11th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death. The play The Laramie Project explores the true story surrounding the death of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was beaten and left to die in Laramie, Wyo., in Shepard man a gay man and a college student at the University of Wyoming.

Two men were convicted of brutally beating Shepard and leaving him tied to a fence to die in October Shepard's. Starring Christina Ricci, Laura LinneySteve Buscemi, and more, the film propelled The Laramie Project to the forefront of artistic conversation, which resulted in a remarkable surgance of productions of the play all across the country. Second Stage Welcomes 3 New Trustees. And in at least 27 states, including Kentucky, you can still be legally fired from your job for being gay, according to The Coloradoan.

Sign up for announcements and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows! The View UpStairs asks what has been gained and lost in the fight for equality, and how the past can help guide all of us through an uncertain future. Concord Theatricals UK. The attitudes of the play are pre-Pride in every way; the characters seem resigned to live in a world that refuses to accept them. Moving forward, Hartman said Kentucky should expand its play crimes law to include protections from attacks based on gender identity.

Featured Shows. HodgesUS Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage. He still has a chance to flee to the continent but chooses to let the train leave without him. Shop For Gifts. In total, the members of the Tectonic Theater Project conducted over interviews with members of the Laramie community. Hell-bent on breaking free of his own self-perception, Usher wrestles with the thoughts in his head, brought to life on stage by gay hilarious, straight-shooting ensemble.

Moises Kaufman and Leigh Fondakowski. Five states still lack criminal hate crime laws. Daniel Goldstein directs the Elvis Presley-inspired musical. In a Wyoming courtroom on November 4,Dennis Shepard addressed his son's killer directly. Violence against the LGBTQ community, especially transgender individuals, is still a problem in Louisville and Kentucky, Based said, death to the death of Papi Edwardsa transgender woman who was shot outside the Fern Valley Hotel.

In Octoberyear-old Matthew Shepard was abducted and beaten to death by two men. When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. That day, everybody who was in that room felt that it was a cathartic thing that we were able to do in the safety of the theatre, to look at this very painful story in the history of the town together.

There was palpable tension in the theatre from the start, and Fondakowski Kaufman recall an abrupt hush falling over the crowd when the lights went down, as though everyone was holding their breath. And unbeknownst to us, we were providing a space for the community to speak. Advertise With Us. It was the first time anyone had interviewed McKinney in five years.

A New York theatre company interviewed people in the town and edited the conversations into a script.

There, they gathered material using court and media sources and interviews with more than 60 residents of the town. Works from Donja R.