"The Laramie Project": The Acclaimed Play Inspired by the Murder of Matthew Shephard

The Laramie Project: The Acclaimed Play Inspired by the Murder of Matthew Shephard

Mysterium (19211 Dodge Ave Santa Ana, CA 92705)

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4.6 by 59 members

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In 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming, college student Matthew Shepard was savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die because he was gay. Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney were arrested for the kidnapping, aggravated robbery and attempted first-degree murder. A month later, director Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project conducted more than 200 interviews with the townspeople. From those interviews came The Laramie Project, a brutally honest and thought-provoking play about an outraged nation and a stunned Wyoming town. The Laramie Project has been one of the last decade's most performed American plays and was also adapted into a 2002 HBO movie. Mysterium's production is directed by Stephen John and features Joe Parrish, Jill Cary Martin, Jeff Lowe, Tiffany Berg, Teddy Lance, Jessica Runde, Gregory Cesena and Meghan McCarthy.

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The last date listed for The Laramie Project was Sunday February 12, 2012 / 2:01pm.

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19211 Dodge Ave

Santa Ana, CA 92705

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Albert R.

The play was well paced, thought-provoking and extremely well acted (by some people I recognized from other local productions). I’d highly recommend this play despite a few minor annoyances (there is no need for any character to light a real cigarette in such a small theater, either pretend to light it, or use an electronic cigarette, also the music during he first set was a little louder than some of the actors). The time flew by and the staff did a good reminding attendees about the run time and 2 intermissions. I definitely felt a stronger connection to the story and various issues that were highlighted (including hate crimes, the beliefs of the Mormon church, the struggles by homosexuals, and what it was like to live in a rural college town)

Written on Feb 06 2012

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John B.

Well staged, directed and acted performance of this thought provoking play.
An attractive venue managed by a very friendly and accomodating staff.
Will look to go back to this theater.

Written on Feb 13 2012

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Kathy Horne

Excellent performance definately go see it.

Written on Feb 06 2012

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Frank Stevens

I really enjoyed this production. The 8-member cast portrays a much larger cast of characters, and so there's a risk that some of them may become muddled together. Here though, the actors really bring something unique to each of his or her characters so that they leave quite an impression with the audience. Standouts for me were Joe Parrish, and Tiffany Berg and Jessica Runde (their mothter-daughter pairing was perfect), but really, great job everyone!

Written on Jan 23 2012

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