31 Mar 2014
Sixteen years ago, a 21 year old named Matthew Shepard from Laramie, Wyoming in mid-west America, was bashed to death for being gay. This event in a small town, an otherwise inconsequential, ordinary part of America, became a touchstone that circulated around the world and focused significant attention upon homophobic hate crimes and gay rights in general.
The death of Matthew Shepard and the events that ensued enraged, touched and even created understanding within people's hearts. In the months after Matthew's death, members of the Tectonic Theatre Company based in New York came to Laramie and, over a 12 month period, conducted hundreds of interviews with people from the town. These interviews were transcribed and formulated into a play called THE LARAMIE PROJECT. Using the words of real people, the play seeks to examine what happened in Laramie, Wyoming and the extraordinary impact that the death of one young man had upon the town, and indeed across the whole of America and beyond.
Springwood High School Theatre Company is proud to present THE LARAMIE PROJECT for the school community. It will be performed by our senior Drama students. The students have been working with great dedication and passion on the production and are looking forward to sharing this important story with their audiences.
We warmly invite you to attend.
At a time in which our society is engaged in a discussion about marriage equality, this play is a timely contribution to the conversation. The play is being performed in the intimate Hall Stage Theatre at Springwood High. The details are as follows:
Dates:
Friday 4th April, 7:30pm
Saturday 5th April, 7:30pm
Wednesday 9th April, 7:30pm
Thursday 10th April, 7:30pm
Friday 11th April, 7:30pm
Tickets:
$10 for concession
$15 for adults
Bookings:
4751 2111 (during school hours)
Payment at time of booking is appreciated. Credit card facilities are available over the phone.