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. Moises kaufman and fellow members of the tectonic theater project made six trips to laramie over the course of a year and a. This moment consists of an interview that greg pierotti conducts with local social workers alison mears and marge murray. A chorus of voices brings to life the thoughts and feelings of the people of laramie, wyoming, in the wake of the murder of matthew shepard, a young gay man. The company has agreed that we should go to laramie for a week and interview people. Moises kaufman, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti, andy paris and stephen belber.
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. Matthew joined the gay and lesbian club on campus a week before his murder kaufman 20. Kaufman, moises, leigh fondakowski, greg pierotti, andy paris, and. Research for the the laramie project, moiscs kaufmans internationally successful play, began. However, there are nevertheless many people who along with dont gone reading. The laramie project by moises kaufman overdrive rakuten. The laramie project is a 2000 play by moises kaufman and members of the tectonic theater. The laramie project september, 2001 edition open library. Professor, university of wyoming, author of the book losing. But, later than you can hold others to begin reading, it will be better. The laramie project analysis the violence committed against.
Some theater company members were initially hesitant, worrying both about their own safety and the ethics of representing a real community on stage. The laramie project explains that matthews gender performance strongly. Moises kaufman one month after a horrific crime occurred. Moises kaufman and the members of tectonic theater project. With the success of gross indecency and the laramie project, both moises. The plays author, moises kaufman, began research for the play one month after the murder.
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