The Laramie Project is a book motivated by the savage attack and murder of a young gay man in Laramie, Wyoming. After the homicide, members of The Tectonic Theater Project, and its creator Moisés Kaufman went to Laramie. They interviewed the townspeople for their remembrances of the crime. What they recall about the crime and what life is like in the mid-western city. Residents disclosed diverse perspectives of the brutal attack. Many offered their own explanations to the motivation of the violence. The story is narrative, the theater group wanted to expose the residents in their own words. Examining what occurred back on that cold October 6 evening in 1998. What initiated the killers? Was sexual orientation an element in the heartless beating?
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The Theater Group designed a chronological play from the four-hundred interviews collected. Many citizens offer a view that Laramie is a tolerant town, where people can live the life they choose. Other people expressed how being gay is accepted in their town. Yet there are individuals that claim gays will burn in hell and their lifestyle is deviant. Combining these, memories create an image of what the residents sensed regarding the attack. The acting troupe uses recitation and re-enactments to explain the individuals, allowing the reader insight to what existence is like there. The method also provides a vivid image of the person interviewed. One night at the Fireside Bar, Matthew left for unknown reasons with two other male patrons. Later on in the shadows of that evening, Matt was robbed. Stood upright, and trussed to a split rail cattle fence on the fringes of town. The examination of what transpired is recounted in graphic detail in the book. Providing words from the characters at the scene, and within the town, permits the reader to visualize the crime and those involved. The passions of friends and strangers create a disparity of love and hatred. The images portrayed in the play are balanced, concise and offers an view to the
The Theater Group designed a chronological play from the four-hundred interviews collected. Many citizens offer a view that Laramie is a tolerant town, where people can live the life they choose. Other people expressed how being gay is accepted in their town. Yet there are individuals that claim gays will burn in hell and their lifestyle is deviant. Combining these, memories create an image of what the residents sensed regarding the attack. The acting troupe uses recitation and re-enactments to explain the individuals, allowing the reader insight to what existence is like there. The method also provides a vivid image of the person interviewed. One night at the Fireside Bar, Matthew left for unknown reasons with two other male patrons. Later on in the shadows of that evening, Matt was robbed. Stood upright, and trussed to a split rail cattle fence on the fringes of town. The examination of what transpired is recounted in graphic detail in the book. Providing words from the characters at the scene, and within the town, permits the reader to visualize the crime and those involved. The passions of friends and strangers create a disparity of love and hatred. The images portrayed in the play are balanced, concise and offers an view to the