The Laramie Project is a verbatim film directed by Moisés Kaufman and was originally a play created by the same director. The play was first performed in February 2000 and then the film debuted in January 2002. “Moisés Kaufman and members of New York's Tectonic Theatre Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepard's visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers. It mixes real news reports with actors portraying friends, family, cops, killers, and other Laramie residents in their own words. It concludes with a Laramie staging of "Angels in America" a year after Shepherd’s death.”
The directional concept that Moisés Kaufman motivated during the development of The Laramie Project was to embrace the deep emotional emotion that came from the audience’s response, as he took real life interviews and presented them in a way that is shocking and can possibly make some …show more content…
The play was based on real life events and interviews, with this being said, it contained sensitive content and ideas that people find particularly upsetting. While this may have caused controversial opinions, Kaufman was successful in achieving a work of art that would not only address the issue in Laramie but become a beautiful and truthful representation of the love Matthew had, even though all of the hatred. This left a lasting impression on me as it is something that we don’t want to believe happens, but that sad truth is that it does. Kaufman, did a splendid job a turning this dreadful incident into a piece of justice for
The directional concept that Moisés Kaufman motivated during the development of The Laramie Project was to embrace the deep emotional emotion that came from the audience’s response, as he took real life interviews and presented them in a way that is shocking and can possibly make some …show more content…
The play was based on real life events and interviews, with this being said, it contained sensitive content and ideas that people find particularly upsetting. While this may have caused controversial opinions, Kaufman was successful in achieving a work of art that would not only address the issue in Laramie but become a beautiful and truthful representation of the love Matthew had, even though all of the hatred. This left a lasting impression on me as it is something that we don’t want to believe happens, but that sad truth is that it does. Kaufman, did a splendid job a turning this dreadful incident into a piece of justice for