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In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left 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, while others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of the 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 in Laramie. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
News About The Laramie Project at Proud Mary Theatre Company
Proud Mary Theatre Company Presents Groundbreaking Musical FALSETTOS In Spartanburg and Greer
October 06, 2021Proud Mary Theatre Company will present the Tony Award-winning musical Falsettos for six performances only October 29-30 in Spartanburg and November 5-6 in Greer.
BWW Interview: Ben Dawkins, director of THE LARAMIE PROJECT at Proud Mary Theatre Company
September 25, 2020'There is minimal staging, which allows the text of the play and the broader themes of inclusion, community, and healing to play to the audience.'
Proud Mary Theatre Company Presents All Virtual 2020 Season
July 30, 2020Proud Mary Theatre Company, South Carolina's only LGTBQ+ theatre troupe, has been busting down barriers in the arts scene in the Upstate for three years. And now the small company has again taken the road less traveled to confront the Covid-19 crisis head-on.
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BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina (4/24 - 5/26) | |
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South Carolina New Play Festival
South Carolina New Play Festival (8/8 - 8/11) | |
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Legally Blonde
Centre Stage (5/23 - 6/9) | |
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Les Miserables
North Charleston Coliseum Performing Arts Center (5/13 - 5/18) | |
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Misery
The Warehouse Theatre (12/6 - 12/29) | ||
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Jane Anger
The Warehouse Theatre (1/31 - 2/16) | ||
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Ms Holmes and Ms Watson, Apt 2B
The Warehouse Theatre (9/13 - 10/6) | ||
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The Monthly After Dinner Cabaret
JC's Living Room (1/9 - 6/11)
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