theater company’s biggest story. The Laramie Project is a monumental play by Moises Kaufman, this play broke boundaries to portray a story of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard. The documentary theater aspect creates an experience for the audience to live within that moment. Theatre has the ability to change lives and the audience can experience that exact sensation. All things considered, the theatrical version of The Laramie Project is more effective than the movie because of the focus on the actual
Rachel Chollett The Laramie Project Laramie, WY, is a modest town which became ignominious overnight in the fall of 1998, when Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was found tied to a fence after being callously beaten and left to die, setting off a nationwide dispute about homophobia and hate crimes. My reaction to this moment in time initially is horror and shock that people did and do these unspeakable acts to their fellow human. However, I can also appreciate the many different views
Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Company travelled to Laramie, Wyoming to ‘Conduct over 400 interviews with about 100 Laramie residents’ (Chalkdust Theatre Inc. Riverside Theatre Parramatta, 2010) following the tragic murder of Mathew Shephard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming in 1998, to then create the verbatim, docudrama play, The Laramie Project. The production follows the real residents of Laramie following this tragic event by portraying a large range of views and opinions
“To live in this life, one needs a soul”. That is a sentence in a famous song of Trinh Cong Son, a very well-known composer in Vietnam. Although this is not a speech from a worldwide popular artist, the sentence is completely true. Without soul, crimes are available everywhere. People will not think of each other, and they only care about themselves. They will fight each other over their interests. People should understand that having soul is a luckiest thing they have. However, human do not understand
The balance of power was thus tipped in favor of the individual filmmakers. These films also served to launch James Stewart’s career as a successful leading man (usually next to a star leading lady), particularly in the western genre (The Man From Laramie, The Naked Spur, Winchester 73), as a patriotic all-American (It’s a Wonderful Life, again with Capra), and working with and as an independent (his infamous contract with Universal and his work with Alfred Hitchcock, both in the 1950’s). Destry Rides
CHAPTER 1 Changing Nature of Human Resource Management After you have read this chapter, you should be able to: ● Identify four major HR challenges currently facing organizations and managers. List and define each of the seven major categories of HR activities. Identify the three different roles of HR management. Discuss the three dimensions associated with HR management as a strategic business contributor. Explain why HR professionals and operating managers must view HR management as an