The plays author, moises kaufman, began research for the play one month after the murder. Directed by kaufman and leigh fondakowski, the production featured much of. 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 support matthew shepard foundation. The best study guide to the laramie project on the planet, from the creators of. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than.
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. Jun 03, 2014 the laramie project and the laramie project. Ten years later, dealing with the legacy of the shepard murder. Special care must be taken to ensure that those holding a minority view are not vilified by those on. This epilogue focuses on the longterm effects of the murder of matthew shepard on the wyoming town in which he livedand on the nation as a whole. Williams, a retired high school teacher, used the original play years before with her students at newark high school when a local transgender teen was murdered a story. The matthew shepard foundation supports dozens of productions of the laramie project and its epilogue 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. In this expanded edition, it is joined by an essential and moving sequel to the original play.
The following recap of events is not to be read as part of the play. Ten years later is the sequel to the laramie project and essentially continues the story ten years later. Aug 18, 2009 in october of 2008, ten years following the killing of matthew shepard, members of tectonic theater project returned to laramie to interview again the people who participated in the original. Ten years later by moises kaufman, leigh fondakowski estimated delivery 312 business days format paperback condition brand new description the laramie project premiered on february 19, 2000, and went on to become one of the mostperformed pieces of theater in america. Pdf the laramie project download full pdf book download. Paperback the laramie project and the laramie project. The laramie project summary from litcharts the creators. The laramie project script downloads at download free pdf files,ebooks and documents. Jun 06, 2012 moises kaufman and members of new yorks tectonic theater project went to laramie, wyoming after the murder of matthew shepard. Ten years later on september 12th, 2008, five members of tectonic returned to laramie to try to understand the longterm effect of the murder. The laramie project online community is a social network.
Ten years later, revisiting the murder of gay college student matthew shepard. Bryn mawr, with performances thursdayssaturdays at 7. The laramie project is one of the most frequently performed plays in america, as its messages still resonate with audiences today. 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. Using those interviews, tectonic theater project wrote a second play, entitled the laramie project. The laramie project ten years later hunter of justice. The creators of the highly acclaimed play the laramie project, which since 2000 has been one of the most performed plays in america, will premiere a compelling and groundbreaking epilogue to the original piece. The two plays were staged together as part of a special. Mar 01, 2011 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. These texts became the basis for the play the laramie project.
The laramie project ten years later stands on the shoulders of and is in some ways a sequel to an earlier play, the laramie project. Though written as a play, the laramie project reads like a documentary, and is comprised of over 400 interviews with more than 100 residents and officials concerning matthews murder. The laramie project begins as various members of the laramie community praise the town of laramie, wyoming, speaking glowingly about towns closeknit community and expounding on its natural beauty. Since it was first produced in 2000, the laramie project has become a popular work of theater, often used in schools to teach tolerance and inclusivity. Register and join the laramie project online community, where you can communicate with others, upload photos and videos, and write blogs. 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. Over the next year, the company returned to laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews. How the laramie project changed theatre and the world. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the creators of. 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, which debuted as a reading in 150 communities around the world on october 12, 2009 the 11 th anniversary of shepards murder. 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. The laramie project and the laramie project ten years. Theater director and not in our town activist barbara williams staged one of 150 performances of the premiere of the laramie project.
A decade later, nvct revisits the subject, opening the 201220 season with the laramie project. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After the residents of laramie introduce their town, members of tectonic theater project describe. Ten years later ebook written by moises kaufman, tectonic theater project, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti, andy paris. Requesting a new title requires a free litcharts account.
Moises kaufman, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti, andy paris and stephen belber final draft 2 note. Buy the laramie project and the laramie project ten years later by fondakowski, leigh, kaufman, moises, paris, andy, pierotti, greg isbn. Ten years later was presented for the first time in rep with the laramie project at the bam harvey theater from february. 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. How the laramie project changed theatre and the world denver. The staged readings of this play are free and open to the public. The play is based on over 400 interviews with about 100 laramie residents, as well as journal en tries from the members of tectonic theater project. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the creators. 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.
This epilogue of the laramie project, the original play about the reaction of the townspeople of laramie, wyoming, to shepards death, captures the town ten years after. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the laramie project and the laramie project. Project wrote a second play, entitled the laramie project. Sep 01, 2014 buy the laramie project and the laramie project ten years later by fondakowski, leigh, kaufman, moises, paris, andy, pierotti, greg isbn.
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. 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. The 1999 play the laramie project explores the true story surrounding the death of matthew shepard, a young gay man who was beaten and. Special care must be taken to ensure that those holding a. By moises kaufman, tectonic theater project, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti and andy paris. The laramie project is a 2000 play by moises kaufman and members of the tectonic theater. 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. Theater director and not in our town leader barbara williams staged one of 150 performances of the premiere of the laramie project. For anyone who doesnt know about this show, it is based upon the events of october 1998 in laramie, wyoming where a young college student by the name of matthew shepard was brutally beaten to death because he was. On the other hand, those with a pair of evenings or time for a weekend double feature parts 1 and 2. Two young men, both locals, were later charged with the crime. 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.
Now, the story of the 20yearolds death and its reverberations receive a second look with an epilogue, the laramie project. Ten years after was new to me, and i enjoyed it almost as much as the original. Ten years later asks the question, how does society write its own history. Members of the tectonic theater project returned to laramie to create the companion piece the laramie project.
Directed by kaufman and leigh fondakowski, the production featured much of the original cast reprising their roles. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Pdf the laramie project and the laramie project download. In 2008, kaufman wrote a followup play, the laramie project. The laramie project summary and study guide supersummary. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the. 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 laramie project and the laramie project ten years later. Both plays were written by moises kaufman and the tectonic theater project, based on interviews as well as found texts such as letters, media reports, and transcripts of legal proceedings. This study guide for moises kaufmans the laramie project offers summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. The laramie project summary from litcharts the creators of. In october of 2008, ten years following the killing of matthew shepard, members of tectonic theater project returned to laramie to interview. Thelaramieproject the laramie project ten years later.