A chorus of voices brings to life the thoughts and feelings of the people of laramie, wyoming, in the wake of the murder of matthew shepard, a young gay man. Moises kaufman on the laramie project from process to. The film has its flaws of course, but it is a well made movie. The narrator states that the play the audience is about to see is comprised of shortened and edited versions of those interviews and other primary source. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than. So in november 1998, four weeks after matthew shepards murder, tectonic theater project sent 10 of its members to laramie, wyoming.
The laramie project ist ein vom usamerikanischen paytvsender hbo im jahr 2002. Using those interviews, tectonic theater project wrote a second play, entitled the laramie project. The laramie project will most likely have an impact on any viewer that will watch the film, and it is a film that you cant forget. Moises kaufman and members of new yorks tectonic theater project went to laramie, wyoming after the murder of matthew shepard. The laramie project study guide from litcharts the. The true story of an american town in the wake of the murder of matthew shepard. The laramie project at bams harvey theater the new. By the proliferation of positive queer visibility in pop culture in the two decades since 21yearold university of wyoming student matthew shepard. The laramie project is a documentarystyle play created by the venezuelan playwright moises kaufman and members of the tectonic theater project, an experimental company whose work has often touched on social themes. Matthew shepard was discovered the next day, unconscious, and taken to a hospital, where he died just six days later. The laramie project by lisharry betancourt on prezi. The matthew shepard foundation supports dozens of productions of the laramie project and its epilogue the laramie project. A chorus of voices brings to life the thoughts and feelings of the people of laramie, wyoming, in the wake of. Ten years after the premiere of the laramie project, the creators of the play returned to wyoming to do additional interviews with the residents of laramie.
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