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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.
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TWELFTH NIGHT (OR WHAT YOU WILL)
Attleboro Community Theatre (5/31 - 6/16) | |
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The Joni Project - Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark 50th Anniversary Tour
Courthouse Center for the Arts (5/17 - 5/17) | |
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Newport Contemporary Ballet presents the Newport Dance Festival
Great Friends Meeting House (7/17 - 7/21) | |
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The Cemetery Club
Newport Playhouse (5/29 - 6/30) | |
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La Cage aux Folles
Trinity Repertory Company (5/30 - 6/30) | |
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Newport Contemporary Ballet presents: Frames of Mind
WaterFire Arts Center (5/16 - 5/18) | |
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Ballet RI Presents Cinderella
The Vets (5/10 - 5/12) | |
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