The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later...An Epilogue
By Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Project

Directed by Adam Zane

Ten years after the New York premiere of The Laramie Project, Tectonic Theater Project have revisited Laramie to look again at the legacy of Matthew Shepard.

The epilogue focuses on the long term effect the homophobic murder of Matthew Shepard has on the town of Laramie. It explores how the town has changed and how the murder continues to reverberate in the community. The play also includes new interviews with Matthew’s mother, Judy Shepard, and Mathew’s murderer, Aaron McKinney, who’s serving dual life sentences, as well as follow-up interviews with many of the individuals from the original piece.

Hope Theatre Company have been invited by Tectonic to present the UK Premiere of the epilogue and original Laramie Project writer/actor, Andy Paris will be visiting Manchester to work with the cast.

100 selected theatres across the world will present the new piece at the same time – on the evening of October 12th 2009, exactly eleven years after Matthew Shepard’s death.

Following the performance at The Lowry, Hope will host an after-show discussion about the issues raised in the epilogue. Confirmed speakers include the Greater Manchester Police and director Adam Zane.

The Lowry
Pier 8
Salford Quays
M50 3AZ

Mon 12 October 2009
8pm

Book Online: www.thelowry.com
Telephone  : 0870 111 20 20

We are trying to raise funds for the project and so that we can arrange school visits and follow-up anti-homophobia workshops.

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