Laramie, WY, is a small town which became infamous overnight in the fall of 1998, when Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was found tied to a fence after being brutally beaten and left to die, setting off a nationwide debate about hate crimes and homophobia. A month after the crime, Moises Kaufman, a writer and director with the New York City theater troupe the Tectonic Theater Project, traveled to Laramie with a handful of actors to interview people who lived in and around Laramie in preparation for an upcoming production; Kaufman's goal was to create a play that focused not on the assault on Matthew Shepard, but on the community where such an attack could happen, and how many of the citizens reacted to the crime. The result was The Laramie Project, which was first performed in early 2000. In the play, the thoughts and opinions of Laramie residents from all points of the political spectrum are presented alongside re-enacted excerpts from the trials of the two men who attacked Matthew Shepard. Powerful and thought provoking, The Laramie Project is innovative, mournful, and politically charged, more of a sociological interrogation than a dramatic story. It is an evening of theatre that you will not soon forget.
Warning: due to mature themes and language, we advise parents against bringing young children to the show. The Laramie Project is comparable to a PG-13 movie.
PERFORMANCES
Fall 2010
November 5 & 6, 7:00 pm
November 12 & 13, 7:00 pm
$5 for students
$13 for adults
PHOTOS
CAST
The Laramie Project is performed by 33 actors portraying 85 characters
Actor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Characters
Kari Barclay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doc O'Connor, Dennis Shepard
Audrey Carleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leigh Fondakowski, Foreperson of Jury
Kristy Choi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Romaine Patterson, Sherry Aanenson
Michael Clarke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Pierotti, Sergeant Hing
Sharika Dhar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZubaidaUla, Reporter
Terence Dildy Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Father Roger Schmidt, Reporter
Kieran Duffy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Kreifels, Russell Henderson
Emma Eisenberg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Connolly, Judge, Sherry Johnson
Josh Emerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Laws, Cal Rerucha
Jonathan Frankle . . . . . Anonymous Friend, Rulon Stacey, Pastor Fred Phelps
Veronika Gajer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alison Mears, Zackie Salmon, Mrs. Thompson
Hana Grothe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffany Edwards, Kristen Price
David Haft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Governor Geringer, Priest at Funeral, Juror
Lara Haft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doctor Cantway, Kerry Drake
Helen Hanger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April Silva, Judge, Newsperson, Angel
Jesse Itskowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Peacock, Jonas Slonaker
August McClelland . . . . . . . . . . Andy Paris, Murdock Cooper, Jeffrey Lockwood
Will McNamara. . . . . . . . . . Phil La Bree, Stephen Mead Johnson, Harry Woods
Casey Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eileen Engen, Bailiff
Adanna Paul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Gronich, Debbie
Zack Phillips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip Du Bois, Stephen Belber, Aaron McKinney
Samantha Reback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reggie Fluty, Baptist MinisterŐs Wife
Andrei Romanov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moises Kaufman, Rob De Bree
Grant Salgaller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shadow the DJ, Conrad Miller
Joel C. Sati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Mickelson, Bill McKinney
Emily Schaefer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Narrator
Jenna Simmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marge Murray, Shannon
Patrick Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Galloway, Email Writer, Gil Engen
Andi Veltri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trish Steger, Barbara Pitts
Genevieve Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mormon Home Teacher, Reporter, Newsperson
Michael Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jedadiah Schultz, Baptist Minister
Hadyn Welch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Hilliker, Jen
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PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Artistic Director
Emily Krebs Davis
Co-Artistic Director
Denise Duvall Saladyga
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Set Designer
Emily Krebs Davis
Technical Supervisor
Eric Rodney
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Business Manager
Joe Saladyga
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STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Assistant Directors
Ethan Carleton
Emma Strother
Technical Directors
Matthew Bailey
David Ingraham
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Board of Directors
Matthew Bailey
Caroline Breul
Ethan Carleton
Rachel Meloan
Jenna Simmons
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Stage Managers
David Beye
Anna Opryszko
Student Business Managers
Kimberly Barnes
Ryan Forsyth
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CREW CHIEFS AND MEMBERS
Costumes
Elaine Bucknam *
Emily DiMambro *
Lori Gorbey *
Elizabeth Axley
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Arthur Ellese
Amanda Gaut
Alisa Kuznetsova
Allison Larelle
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Ariana Levinson
Helen Liu
Christine Pash
Scotia Penoyer
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Polina Petersilie
Olga Prokunina
Leslie Schubel
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Design Tech
Paula Huang *
Lucia Lu
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Dale Park
Tudor Payson
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Josh Samuels
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Michael Wu
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House
Kimberly Barnes *
Martha Diaz
Dira Djaya
Isabel Dunn
Adrian Feolo
Carey Georgius
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Meem Haque
Alyssa Hu
Asma Husna
Joy Lee
Aurora Lozada
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Rachel Meloan
Jasmine Nikakhtar
Samantha Pearson
Olga Prokunina
Nicolas Schenk
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Leslie Schubel
Nora Strumph
Ryan Tendrich
Ariel Winton
Christina Xu
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Lighting
Beatrice Kelley *
Nabeel Bokhari **
Leah Xu **
Haley Abramowitz
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Bec Griffin
Paula Huang
Lucia Lu
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Orest Pankiw
Dale Park
Roger Wang
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Katie Weng
Alan Xie
Michael Wu
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Makeup
Maria Lynn Okanlawon *
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Josie Havens
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Leah Herzfeld
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Props
Amanda Gaut *
Lina Abisoghonyan
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Saron Araia
Vanessa Guinto
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Laura Hampe
Melissa Huang
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Emily Payne
Sarah Weinstein
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Publicity
Rachel Meloan *
Sophia Dellafiora
Anthony Gonzalez
Laura Hampe
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Allison Henn
Alyssa Hu
Mai Nguyen
Christine Pash
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Samantha Pearson
Polina Petersilie
Dania Valencia
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Sheila Vasquez
Paige Washington
Christina Xu
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Running
Walter Menendez *
Rylinn Sorini *
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Rose Berman
Lindsey Noll
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Ashley Taylor
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Jesus Zelaya
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Set Construction
Tudor Payson *
Nicolas Shenk **
Ali Bozzonetti
Andrew Carlson
Paige Carter
Vanessa Guinto
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Melissa Huang
Shanshun Jin
Jessyca Khianthalat
Roy Lin
Alex Lu
Mai Nguyen
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Clara Palha
Maitrel Panda
Alexa Quito
Sarah Radonic
Natalie Salive
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Josh Samuels
Caitlyn Smith
Mandy Wang
Paige Washington
Doreen Yan
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Set Decoration
Anna Opryszko *
Megan Haaga *
Susana Betancur
Rebecca Deng
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Avvim Funtonilla
Kara Gorbey
Aurora Lozada
Marina Nada
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Rachel Patterson
Samantha Pearson
Danilo Pila
Rachel Shaw
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Rylinn Sorini
Meryl Thomas
Kate Weishaar
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Sound
Jeffrey Goldgeier *
Niki Maheshwari **
Raynell Cooper
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Alyssa Hu
Paula Huang
Asma Husna
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Natalie Salive
Michal Shafrir
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Dania Valencia
Katie Weng
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Productions
