THE LARAMIE PROJECT

by Moisés Kaufman

and the Members of Tectonic Theatre Project

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OREGON STATE DAILY BAROMETER,

CORVALLIS GAZETTE TIMES

Here's a sampling of what's being said about the OSU production of The Laramie Project after the sold-out opening night!

"I was so impressed with the production. The actors, the set, the blocking, everything worked! You could tell the actors knew how important this was - amazing, amazing. GOOD JOB! BRAVA!!!!!

Lee

"Last evening was really magical. The audience was with you all the way as you could tell by the silence at the end. You have a rare and precious gift and you showed it to great effect with this production."

Alice and Bill

"Great job Charlotte!!! There was so much heart in those performances, everyone shined. Thanks!

Kimberly

Beth Mannion gazes while playing Reggie Fluty, the police officer who found Matthew Shepard on the country road where he was left for dead outside of Laramie, Wyo., in the fall of 1998.

Bruce Bumsgarner, left, Allison Miller and Emily Chovanec discuss what Laramie used to be like before Shepard's murder.

Rob Hazel, center, plays Jedadiah Schultz, a University of Wyoming theater major, during a rehearsal of ‘The Laramie Project.' The 12-actor cast plays 80 roles as the citizens of Laramie tell their story following the Matthew Shepard murder.

(Images courtesy of Corvallis Gazette Times. Photos by Tiffany Brown of the Entertainer.)

THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a moving examination of the aftermath of the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. In October of 1998, twenty-one year old Shepherd, a student at the University of Wyoming was severely beaten, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie and left to die; he was the victim of this assault because he was gay.

Kaufman and members of his Tectonic Theatre Project made six trips to Laramie and interviewed more than 200 people of the town; many were directly connected to the case. From these interviews, they fashioned the drama that is THE LARAMIE PROJECT.

TIME magazine called it one of the ten best plays of the year. The Associated Press called it "Astonishing" and New York Magazine said that the play was "Nothing short of stunning".

There are roles for five men and five women. Auditions are open to all members of the OSU students and to members of the community. Scripts may be checked out from the theatre office, Withycombe Hall. The play is directed by Charlotte Headrick; scene design by George Caldwell and costume design by Barbara Mason.

November 13, 14, 15 & 20, 21, 22 2003

7:30 P.M.

Withycombe Hall Theatre

(30th and Campus Way)

Box Office Hours for THE LARAMIE PROJECT

November 10-14 and November 18-21

Monday-Friday, 12:00 P.M. -- 5:00 P.M.

6:45 P.M. evenings of performances

$9.00 general -- $6.00 senior -- $5.00 students