The Laramie Project Play Analysis

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He successfully presented the varying perspectives toward homosexuality in the Laramie Community at the time of Shepard death. The play was unbiased and did not show favoritism to a particular group. By showing the different perspectives towards homosexuality, I was able to see the full picture about the matter. After familiarizing with The Laramie Project and Mathew Shepard’s story, I realized all the different perspectives others have towards homosexuality. It is not plainly black and white but there are different shades of grey. The author of the play achieved his objectives because of all the viewpoints that were provided from the different groups of

A lot of the townspeople from Laramie were shocked that the criminals were from their own community. Many people were in denial that something like this could happen in their town, while others wanted to make the townspeople accountable. “My secret hope was that they were from somewhere else, that then of course you can create that distance: We don't grow children like that here. Well, it's pretty clear that we do grow children like that here” (Jacobus 1640). “it happened here...we need to own this crime. I feel. Everyone needs to own it...We ARE like this” (Jacobus 1645). The people of Laramie had once believed that they were a live-and-let-live kind of place and now they were beginning to doubt this. “live and let live. That is such crap...basically what it boils down to: if I don't tell you I'm a fag, you won’t beat the crap out of me. I mean, what's so great about that?” (Jacobus 1645). People were left in a state of confusion. Even the criminals “don’t seem to understand the reasons for their crime any better than anyone else” (Evans). Matthew Sheppard's attack influenced the attitudes of many people in Laramie and forced them to realize the truth of the attitudes of others in the community.

Within the play, there are a variety of ways that the people of Laramie and those outside of Laramie frame Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, the murderers of Matthew Shepard. I find the fact that the play is able to present how the American people were able to frame them as outliers from society, yet still, acknowledge that the two were manifestations of society surprising. In most texts aimed at the public, the perpetrators of the Matthew Shepard murder are framed as being outliers, not connected with the majority of society. The Laramie Project is able to demonstrate that the pair are a reflection of societal prejudices through the use of contradictions of characters. The playwrights would present a character that used language suggesting that the behavior and attitudes of McKinney and Henderson were abnormal, then contradict those statements using members of Laramie who were either scrutinized by these prejudices or experienced similar ones. In creating these opposing narratives, the play is able to share all the perceptions of Laramie, while still holding the town of Laramie and the audience accountable for the murder.

Is it Important for a child to play? The obvious answer would be yes but what constitutes play? Free unstructured play? Structured play? What differences do these types of play involve and which is better? The question why should my child play and why can’t they do it alone comes to mind to many parents often or is sometimes not even thought about in their busy lives to keep the child provided for. It is often at the back of our minds that children enjoy themselves while making sure they have everything needed to survive is right at the forefront.

The play I saw was The Woman in Black by Steven Mallatratt, based on the novel by Susan Hill. It was a matinee performance in The Lyric, Theatre Royal on Thursday the 21st of May 2015. The Woman in Black follows the tale of Arthur Kipps, who has hired an actor to help him become confident in telling his ghastly tale. The Theatre Royal is a regional theatre, this means that different performances come down to perform for a certain amount of time.

In San Francisco State University’s Theatre and Dance company production of The Laramie Project, a cast of eighteen people who collectively encompass the community of Laramie, Wyoming, effectively portraying how an act motivated by hate and intolerance will shake up a small city’s innocence and order.

The Laramie Project, written and directed by Moisés Kaufman, is a docudrama that was written and filmed after a homosexual student was brutally beaten and killed in Laramie, Wyoming in 1998. Although he was left in a gruesome and unimaginable state by the two boys that killed him, Matthew Shepard did not die until five days later in a Colorado hospital. The crime brought national attention to hate crimes and caused legislation to be passed punishing those who commit crimes for this reason. The Tectonic Theater Project, a group based in New York City, moved into the small town of Laramie, documenting the town’s reactions to the crime and the attention that it had received. The information gathered from these interviews

However, she does not tend to explain the murder of Matt Shepard by hate only and she disagrees with the arguments that “hate is not a Laramie value” or that “hate: it’s a common word in Wyoming”. Instead, she suggests to view the murder as the revelation of a much more complicated problem than ordinary hate, but she underlines that it is rather the problem of intolerance and cultural norms and biases that dominate in the local community. In such a way, it is possible to estimate that the views on the tragedy ,I feel like this was the reason how the media got wrong on

The Laramie Project deals with the different levels of prejudice in Laramie, Wyoming and the aftermath of the brutal murder of a young college student. Though the town of Laramie is secluded enough to be almost a microcosm, the underlying prejudice portrayed in the play that exist within the town transcends

2o years later and still confrontational A revival of Nick Enright’s Good Works, was demanded after not been staged in Sydney since 1994. Almost two decades forward, Darlinghurst Theatre company have collaboration in order to produce a play a year by Australian writer Nick Enright. Enright’s Good Works spans across the political, cultural and social Australian history from the nineteen sixties to the nineteen eighties.

The murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, was a shocking event that was on the headlines of news stories across the country because of the homophobic intentions. By using verbatim theatre, The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Project attempts to portray the true story and opinions of Matthew Shepard’s death and the citizens of Laramie, Wyoming. The University Theatre production of The Laramie Project was directed by Drew Sutherland and also included many talented actors and designers. Unfortunately, I did not have the privilege to see the production with the fully implemented design elements as I was the operator of the lighting board and was unable to see the show completely from where I was sitting.

Defining play can be very difficult. The term play can be used to illustrate a wide range of behaviors and activities, and can be perceived as both essential and insignificant to the child at the same time. Santrock (2012, p.437) suggests a definition of play as "a pleasurable activity that is engaged in for its own sake." However, this is argued by Kernan (2007, p.5) who states that none of the potential definitions are broad enough to encompass all of the meanings associated with play. Despite the lack of such universal definition, Rennie (2003, p.22) claims, that "we can recognize play across barriers of language, of culture, even of species", which conveys its importance in the life and development of children, as it is

On the night of October 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten and left to die tied to a fence in Laramie, Wyoming. This event brought much attention from the media and controversy that affected the city of Laramie forever. The once close-knit and joyful community turned into a town of crime, filled with hate in the eyes of the media. This is just one example of how a traumatic event can drastically change a community, whether it be affecting the people or the town itself. Even though the town of Laramie was obviously negatively affected, the murder also forced the people of the community to realize their problems and to talk about it. This shows how a community suffering the effects of a disaster can also turn it into a reason to change themselves for the better. Although a traumatic event can bring hardship to the people it affects, the community can bring from that tragedy positive changes such as addressing and working on their problems, bringing the people together, and realizing what they have and being grateful for it.

The Central Park Cast recreated their roles very well in Annie Jr. The play Annie Jr. has four main characters are Annie who is an orphan, Miss Hannigan who is an orphanage matron, Grace Farrell who is Mr. Warbucks's secretary, Mr. Warbucks who is a billionaire. This play is about an orphan girl named Annie who was hopeless. Annie lived in horrible orphanage where Miss Hannigan was the orphanage matron. Miss Hannigan is a has been who hated her job and the kids at the orphanage. Annie tried to run away but the police officer caught her and brought her back to the horrible orphanage. Miss Hannigan had everyone fooled because everyone thought she was nice and treated the girls well but, she actually didn’t. Annie’s life change completely when she was selected by Grace Farrell to go stay with Mr. Warbucks for a short period of time. Suddenly, everyone is charmed by Annie including Mr. Warbucks who can be a little cold hearted. Mr. Warbucks knew that all wanted was to find her real parents. So, Mr. Warbucks decided to help her find her parents. Mr. Warbucks offered an award to whoever