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Canceled Texas High School Production of THE LARAMIE PROJECT Reinstated Following Backlash


A canceled High School production of The Laramie Project in Keller, Texas is back on following community outrage and a petition calling for the reversal by the school board.

Community Fights Back After Texas High School Cancels THE LARAMIE PROJECT


A canceled High School production of The Laramie Project in Keller, Texas has sparked community concern and prompted calls for the decision to be reversed.

54 BELOW to Present BROADWAY SIGNS! HALLOWEEN SPIRITS


54 BELOW will present Broadway SIGNs! Halloween Spirits after last year's sold out show with headliner Josh Castille, (Spring Awakening Deaf West revival) and guest artists Rosa Lee Timm and JAC Cook. Join two time Tony Winner Michael Cerveris (Assassins, Fun Home, Sweeney Todd) for tales from Poe with entrancing songs from Sondheim.

Tectonic Theater Project Returns to Laramie For Anniversary Reading of THE LARAMIE PROJECT


Original Tectonic Theater Project company members will travel back to Laramie, Wyoming to present a staged reading of their groundbreaking play, The Laramie Project to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the untimely death of Matthew Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998). Learn more about the reading here.

THE LARAMIE PROJECT Comes to Tucson in October


The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television will open its 2023/24 theatre season with a production of The Laramie Project.  Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Interview: Greg Pierotti: THE LARAMIE PROJECT Co-Creator Directs Timely Revival, Talks Commemoration of Matthew Shepard's Passing


In this interview, we have the privilege of evoking Greg Pierotti's insights. He is a University of Arizona Theatre professor, a distinguished artist, and the co-author of THE LARAMIE PROJECT, which he now directs at the university. The script evolved from his work with Moisés Kaufman and the renowned Tectonic Theater Project in New York City. The company is best known for developing new plays using 'Moment Work,' a trademarked playwriting method that employs rigorous research and collaboration in a laboratory environment. The process is a significant part of Pierotti's work, which resides at the intersection of theater and anthropology.

Review: BROADWAY SIGNS! PRIDE at The Triad A Special Night


It was a special night of cabaret, ASL or otherwise, when Deaf Theatre Austin presented a fundraising benefit for an exciting new production of THE LARAMIE PROJECT.

BWW Review: AcTEENg and Murfreesboro Little Theatre's Powerful Restaging of THE LARAMIE PROJECT


When Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered in 1998, anyone could scarcely have known or even surmised the impact his life would have on people the world over and today, almost 23 years after the fact, his presence on this earth continues to be felt in ways both momentous and personal.

TLT Presents THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER


Tacoma Little Theatre's Off the Shelf program presents the moving true story, The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, written Moises Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris, and Stephen Belber, with direction by Warren Kerr This production will play Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 7:30pm.

BWW Review: THE LARAMIE PROJECT at CSUCI Performing Arts Department


The current production presented by the performing arts department at California State University at Channel Islands is the retelling of the tragic hate crime involving an Out student at a Wyoming university, two bigoted young townspeople, and the small town of Laramie that was affected by the incident and has forever been changed.

TheatreWorks New Milford to Host Free Staged Reading Of THE LARAMIE PROJECT


On Thursday July 25th, 2019 at 8 p.m., TheatreWorks New Milford's Page 2 Stage series presents a special free staged reading of 'The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later', featuring many members of TheatreWorks' 2003 production of it's predecessor 'The Laramie Project' reprising their roles and is directed by the production's original director, Jane Farnol. 

UCSB Department of Theater/Dance Presents THE LARAMIE PROJECT


UCSB's Department of Theater and Dance presents The Laramie Project, a verbatim play recounting the hateful act that took the life of Matthew Shepard in October 1998 and sparked anger across the nation. Directed by UCSB's Eric Jorgensen, The Laramie Project is an iconic play with a long-lasting impact in its depiction of hope, honesty, and a community uniting to understand and fight against intolerance.

UCSB Department of Theater/Dance Presents THE LARAMIE PROJECT


UCSB's Department of Theater and Dance presents The Laramie Project, a verbatim play recounting the hateful act that took the life of Matthew Shepard in October 1998 and sparked anger across the nation. Directed by UCSB's Eric Jorgensen, The Laramie Project is an iconic play with a long-lasting impact in its depiction of hope, honesty, and a community uniting to understand and fight against intolerance.

THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER Comes to The Warner


A riveting production of THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER will be performed in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre February 1-3, featuring the students of the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education Performance Lab. On October 6, 1998, gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard left the Fireside Bar with Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. The following day he was discovered on a prairie at the edge of town, tied to a fence, brutally beaten, and close to death. Six days later Matthew Shepard died at Poudre Valley Hospital in Ft. Collins, Colorado. On November 14th, 1998, ten members of Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming and conducted interviews with the people of the town. Over the next year, the company returned to Laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews. These texts became the basis for the play The Laramie Project.

The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later Comes to The Warner


A riveting production of THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER will be performed in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre February 1-3, featuring the students of the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education Performance Lab.

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet With the Cast and Creatives of LARAMIE: A LEGACY


Tectonic Theater Project presented LARAMIE: A LEGACY, a reading of The Laramie Project honoring the life and legacy of Matthew Shepard for the 20th anniversary of his death, on Monday, September 24th at 7pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College.

THE LARAMIE PROJECT Begins September 26 at RTP


Richmond Triangle Players continues its 2018-19 season with The Laramie Project, the groundbreaking play by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project that chronicles the people and events that led up to the horrific murder of Matthew Shepard, as well as the immediate aftermath. The production will open Friday September 28 at 8:00 pm, after two low-priced previews on Wednesday and Thursday September 26 and 27 at 8:00 pm, and run through Friday October 19.

Palo Alto Players Announce First Ever Staged Reading Companion Series for 2017-18


Palo Alto Players, the Peninsula's first theatre company, announces its inaugural staged reading companion series for the company's 87th season.

Palo Alto Players Announce First Ever Staged Reading Companion Series for 2017-18


Palo Alto Players, the Peninsula's first theatre company, announces its inaugural staged reading companion series for the company's 87th season.

Jane Fonda and Zach Grenier, Original Cast of THE LARAMIE PROJECT, Laura Benanti and More Slated for TECTONIC AT 25!


Tectonic Theater Project has announced the performance lineup for Tectonic At 25!, a benefit performance celebrating 25 years of groundbreaking theater.

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