Summary Of The Tectonic Theater Project

There is dramatic tensions scattered around all 3 acts, some severe while others lighter. Miller uses several techniques to evoke feelings in the audience through the use of stage directions as well. We can see that a large part of the play depend on bigotry and grudges which in turn leads to people getting accused.

The theory of plate tectonics was first developed by Alfred Wegener. He concluded that the continents seem to have a similar shape and could potentially fit together. This suggested that they were at one time joined together as part of 2 super continents called Gondwanaland and Laurasia was in the north. This theory was said to be proven by the discovery of fossilised remains of a mesosaurus that were found on the coasts of Brazil and Gabon. Sea floor spreading is another theory that supports the idea of plate tectonics; this theory discovered that rock is being formed under the ocean as a new sea floor. Sea floor spreading was shown in the Atlantic, where it is believed the Eurasian and North American plates are moving apart on a

This play is about the experiences of a dying school boy, it is a celebration of life and the power to heal through gaining insight.

The story also contains a full circle of emotion. It begins with the funeral, an obvious source of sadness. From there, the sadness seems to vacate the story until the very last paragraph. It ends with Matt crying into his wife’s breast. I think Dubus did this to make the disassociated feelings that surrounded the murders even more apparent.

In “The Laramie Project,” written by members of the Tectonic theatre company, aims to examine the Matthew Shepard murder through the use of theatre. Within the play, there are several insights and moments that prove to be surprising, puzzling, useful, new, and interesting.

It has only been 19 years since the death of Matthew Wayne Shepard, who is also known as Matt. How and why he died was and still is very malicious. The suffering of his loss has brought pain to those who knew him and heard about him. But, his tragedy has been of influence to some people. Matthew Shepard’s murder has been very significant since the day of his death and today, bringing awareness to the mistreatment of the homosexual youth and how homophobia can influence hate crimes.

At the beginning of the story Matt reveals his anger to his friend and the reader can see him struggle to cope with the death of his son. The manner in which he killed Richard Strout showed the anger and hatred he had against him. He was desperate to find justice for the crime committed against his family. He wanted to make Strout feel all of the pain, the sorrow, and the hurt that he had put them through. The night of Strout’s murder, Matt does not look him in the eyes and makes Strout distance himself from Matt. He wanted to kill a faceless person and

He stated “He didn’t see size, race, intelligence, sex, religion, or the hundred other things… All he saw was the person” (Shepard). He spoke these words to show that Matthew did not deserve this, and also to prove that his death was a hate crime due to his beliefs and outgoing characteristics. However, he states “good is coming out of evil. People have said ‘Enough is enough.’ You made the world realize that a person’s lifestyle is not a reason for discrimination, intolerance, persecution, and violence” (Shepard). All he wants is to see his son dream come true, that everyone is equal no matter of race, sex, religion, etc. Not only does he want to fight for equality, but also against hate and discrimination against others; while also showing how one's death can affect a family in such a devastating manner. He presents these subjects in rhetorical questions, for example, he says “[How is it an] Impact on my life?” (Shepard) many times to show how messed up his family has become due to this horrific

Around the world our water supply is depleting. Our water is becoming contaminated making it harmful for both mammals and aquatic life. Today over one billion people go without adequate water supply and every fifteen seconds a child dies of waterborne illness. Sources of water that once supplied water to millions can no longer meet the supply and demand of the water need. Scientist predict that the amount of useful water will keep depleting greatly in the years to come. In the next couple of pages it will talk about both the geological and human reasons as to why are water supply is depleting.

I feel that this is dehumanization. He labeled Matthew as something less than human, because he hated homosexuals. He did not want to classify Matthew as a human just like everybody else, because he was gay. Aaron also mentioned that he was trying to defense himself against Matthew for touching him; he beat him up badly and killed him. In my opinion, I do not think it is necessary to kill him just because he touched and grabbed his legs. He could have just confronted him and asked him to get out from his car if he does not want to have any relationship with a gay person. I feel that the way he reacted and the decision to hit him was motivated by hate towards gay people. The blind hatred and the act of dehumanizing make them acted like this. They killed him, because they do not see him as a human being. Dehumanization makes them think that it is fine to do something less humane to the individual like

The play’s inciting incident would be the murder of Matthew Shepard. Some of the major incidents of conflict were the protests at Matt’s funeral and sentencing of Matthew’s killers. The climactic incident would when Matthew’s dad delivered a heart-wrenching statement reminiscing his son’s bravery and resilience, while also addressing that he will never forgive his son's murderers, granting them life rather than the death sentence. The denouement would be when Matthew’s parents and the people of Laramie honored a bench in Matthew’s honor, on the campus of the University of

After the incident occurred, Matthew helped the gay community in Laramie, the society become more mindful of who they really wanted to be and should fight for their rights. Although, Matthew did a huge impact for the Laramie community, he could have still been alive today helping the gay community around the world be free and end discrimination. What was hurtful to see when watching the project was that, after the incident occurred there were people who did not care what happened to Matthew and continue to protect disrespectful saying. Moreover, society nowadays are not recognizing that the gay community tends to have the highest suicided rate, due to not being accepted into their community and suffering from many stereotypes and discrimination. Because of Matthew, he was able to open Laramie eyes and cause the society to help him finish what he wanted to

One day at a local bar, he met two men who he got in their truck because he thought they were gay and were nice enough to bring him home. While on the way “home”, Matthew began to put his hand on one of the man's thigh while he thought he was being driven home. The guy suddenly freaks out and starts to punch Matthew as he sat next to him inside the truck which he then eventually stop the car dragged Matthew out of the truck, tied him to a fence, and viciously beat him and left him to die.

Sam Shepard has undoubtedly established himself as one of the greatest living American playwrights of this time, if not for the duration of American history. His upbringing and experiences, both before and since his stardom erupted, have shaped his work and how he is perceived and there is a litany of examples of this that can be easily culled and analyzed. This report has several sections. The first section looks at what has shaped Mr. Shepard and what he has become as it pertains to theater and the American lexicon. Second, Mr. Shepard's work known as Buried Child will be compared to another one of Mr. Shepard's works. Third, a look at the script of Buried Child will be under taken. Fourth, the production of Buried Child will be assessed. The report will conclude with a character analysis of a character from Buried Child and this will include some visual research of the same character assessed on the rest of this section.

Matthew Shepard was a 21 year old freshman in college at the University of Wyoming when he was robbed and then killed in a hate crime on October 7, 1998 by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson for being gay. As a result of his death, Matthew Shepard became a symbol and a motivator for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights and movements.