The Laramie 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

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