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On November 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. Ten years later on September 12th, 2008, five members of Tectonic returned to Laramie to try to understand the long-term effect of the murder. They found a town wrestling with its legacy and its place in history. In addition to revisiting the folks whose words riveted us in the original play, this time around, the company also spoke with the two murderers, McKinney and Henderson, as well as Matthew's mother, Judy Shepard. The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later is a bold new work, which asks the question, "How does society write its own history?" Directed by Duane Jackson.
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A Strange Loop
American Conservatory Theater (4/18 - 5/12)
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Ray of Light Theatre (6/1 - 6/23) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN NEW MUSICAL | |
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The Marsh Berkeley presents “The Waiting Period”
The Marsh Berkeley (6/23 - 6/23) | |
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Festival Reading: The Passing Storm
PlayGround (5/17 - 5/17) | |
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Kimberly Akimbo
Curran Theater (11/5 - 12/1) | |
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Funny Girl
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Girl From the North Country
Golden Gate Theatre (7/30 - 8/18) | |
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FOREVER PLAID
Gateway Theatre (4/18 - 5/5) | |
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Cirque du Soleil: KOOZA - San Jose
Under the Big Top at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds (4/26 - 5/26) | |
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