THE LARAMIE PROJECT
20/05/2010 - 29/05/2010
The Courtyard Studio -
In 1998, on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming, a 22-year-old student Matthew Shepherd was tied to a fence, savagely beaten, and left to die. In the attack's aftermath, Laramie became the centre of a media storm. The Tectonic Theatre Company, under the direction of Moises Kaufman, conducted extensive interviews with residents of the town: those directly invovled in the attack and those affected by it.
The Laramie Project is a moving look at what happens when an unknown town suddenly becomes synonymous with the words 'hate crime'. Recreating interviews, witness statements and the trial itself, this is drama in the vein of Angels in America, and Gross Indency.
Director Jarrad West Cast Duncan Ley, Duncan Driver, Samantha Sangston, Steph Roberts, Hannah Ley, Alex Sangston
Tickets $20 - $30 Bookings www.canberratheatre.com.au
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