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The Laramie Project

In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student at the University of Wyoming, was tied to a fence post, severely beaten, robbed, tortured and left, alone, to die. His body—battered, bloody, barely clinging to life—was discovered eighteen hours later. He was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. He died five days later. The reason for this brutal crime? Matthew Shepard was gay.

The hate crime attracted vast attention worldwide, bringing sexual discrimination and violence to the forefront of public discourse. The Tectonic Theater Project, led by their founder Moisés Kaufman, traveled to Laramie in the aftermath of the murder with the intent of creating a theatrical portrait of a town coming to grips with horrible, hate-fueled violence. Over the course of a year and a half, the group interviewed over 200 subjects, some directly related to the case and some regular citizens of Laramie. Out of these interviews, journal entries, and found texts, The Laramie Project was born. Hailed as one of the most captivating and encompassing pieces of contemporary theatre, the play shocks, challenges, and moves all who watch it as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion that lies within all human beings in any seemingly average community.

Performance Dates:
October 12-13 & 18-20, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
October 14 & 21, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts
Assigned Seating.

ONLINE ticket sales begin Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-arts. Tickets are available for purchase in person at the box office in the Center for the Arts or by calling 608.785.8522 beginning Monday, October 8, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-4:30 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance.

Ticket Prices: $18 adults; $16 seniors/non UWL students; $6 UWL students.

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When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2018

Where

Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts (CFA)

UWL campus map for building location and nearby parking lots.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts (CFA)

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact Krista Shulka at 608.785.8522 or kshulka@uwlax.edu.

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