The Laramie Project
by Moises Kaufman and members of Tectonic Theatre Project
Synopsis: In October 1998 a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, 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 the course of 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, and others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of their 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. The Laramie Project is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
Cast
Jen, Rebecca Hilliker, Waitress, Reggie Flutty, Newsperson, Judge |
Caroline Atkinson |
Reporter, Amanda Gronich, Marge Murray, Newsperson 1, Juror, Baptist Minister, Sherry Aanenson, Eileen Engen |
Toni Bonaccorso |
John McAdams, Phillip Dubois (Act One), Moises Kaufman, Jon Peacock, Stephen Mead Johnson, Gil Engen, Murdock Cooper, Juror, Cal Rerucha, Dennis Shepard |
Chris Frazier |
Andy Paris, Jedediah Schultz, Doug Laws, Matt Mickelson, Dr. Cantway, Newsperson, Kerry Drake, Phillip Dubois (Act Two), Governor Jim Geringer, Russell Henderson, Aaron McKinney |
Kyle Golden |
Zackie Salmon, Leigh Fondakowski, Allison Meals, Romaine Patterson, Aaron Kreifels, Juror |
Nikki Hartung |
Narrator, Trish Steger, Shadow, E-mail Writer, Tiffany Edwards, Shannon, Juror, Baliff, Foreperson |
Tekiria Kelly |
Stephen Belber, Doc O'Connor, Matt Galloway, Anonymous, Jeffrey Lockwood, Bill McKinney, Andrew Gomez, Reverend Fred Phelps, Conrad Miller, Juror, Mormon Home Teacher |
Will Patrick |
Barbara Pitts, April Silva, Lucy Thompson, Catherine Connolly, Zubaida Ula, Kristin Price, Sherry Johnson |
Savannah Simmerly |
Greg Perotti, Sergeant Hing, Jonas Slonaker, Father Scmitt, Phil LaBree, Rulon Stacey, Rob Debree, Priest, Juror |
Josh Taylor |
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Production Staff
Director | Sam Osheroff |
Scenic Design | Kimb Williamson |
Costume Design | Chelsea Sorensen |
Lighting Design | Kelley Finn |
Sound Design | Mark Duggar |
Technical Director | Phillip Brulotte |
Projections Coordinator | Nathan Smith |
Assistant Scenic Design | Jenna Luchkiw |
Stage Manager | Ashleigh-Dawn Kriegh-Fleming |
Assistant Stage Managers | Robin Weinlauf |
Christian Williams | |
Assistant Technical Director | Zach Kuhl |
Scenic Charge Artist | Jenna Luchkiw |
Stage Run Crew | Ashley Sileo |
Julie Sites | |
Alex Squires | |
Fly Operator | Melissa Moore |
Light Board Operator | Sam Yelverton |
Sound Board Operator | Sydney True |
Props Master | Heather Edelman |
Props Run Crew | Natalie Hunt |
Wardrobe Supervisor | Kate Bollone |
Dressers | Nicole Campbell |
Rachel Lewis | |
Laundry | Chris Frazier |
Sound/Video Deck | Amanda Cook |
Victor Fontaine | |
Scene Shop Crew | Malik Ali |
Nicholas Banos | |
Justin Carter | |
Lewis Carter | |
Thompson Chestnutt | |
Aileen Cleaver | |
Katelynn Cutshall | |
Victor Fontaine | |
Jared Gibson | |
Emily Haggerty | |
Chris Holoway | |
Storm Hooten | |
Natalie Hunt | |
Lauren Johns | |
Victoria Lush | |
Emily Merritt | |
Melissa Moore | |
Will Patrick | |
Sean Taylor | |
Sam Yelverton | |
Paint Crew | Thompson Chestnutt |
Haley Chouinard | |
Alex Cihanowic | |
Amy Fenicle | |
Larissa Gonzalez | |
Robin Lawshe | |
Savannah Simmerly | |
Julie Sites | |
Alex Squires | |
Kristen Taylor | |
Sydney True | |
Robin Weinlauf | |
Costume Shop Crew | Jessica Abney |
Taryn Bagdasarian | |
Linda Barnhart | |
Kate Bollone | |
Toni Bonaccorso | |
Nicole Campbell | |
Annie Godwin | |
Chris Holoway | |
Brandy Hooper | |
Josh Kolapo | |
Rachel Lewis | |
Christopher McCormack | |
Rebecca Moeller | |
Michael Solomon | |
Josh Taylor | |
Alexa Teebo | |
Lighting Crew | Ashlee Ballew |
Justin Carter | |
Alex Csaszar | |
Ruben Diaz | |
Nadeem Moukaddam | |
John J. Rawlings, Jr. | |
Ryan Shepard | |
Scene Shop Staff | Jessica Abney |
Zach Kuhl | |
Robin Lawshe | |
Jenna Luchkiw | |
Nadeem Moukaddam | |
John J. Rawlings, Jr. | |
Joshua Taylor | |
Costume Shop Staff | Jac Corday |
Lisa Eash | |
Emily Haggerty | |
Jordan Irvine | |
Marquez Linder | |
Rachel Shepherd | |
Stacey Strickland | |
Kristen Taylor | |
Staff Electricians | Kelley Finn |
Aileen Cleaver | |
House Manager | Jonathan Maisel |
Box Office Staff | Matt Dailey |
Ashleigh Dawn Kriegh-Fleming | |
Jennifer Krumel | |
Michael McCoy | |
Nathan Smith |