Written by Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris and Stephen Belber
Directed by Courtney Sale
Performances: October 12 at 7:00PM and 9:00PM
The Lab Theatre
Both performances are sold out. Waiting list sign-up will begin at 6:00PM and 9:00PM.
Admission: Free, seating is limited
R.S.V.P. Required UTLaramie@gmail.com
Media and Resources:
- Cast List
- Project Information
- Director Information
- Synopsis
- Press and Reviews
- Map to the Lab Theatre
Cast:
Sydney Andrews, Marie Brown, Cassidy C. Browning, Tim Stafford, Charity Lee, Hunter Smith, Joseph Hamilton, Will Brittian, Matt Avilles, Erin Phillips, Michelle Dahlenburg, Stephen Low, Abra Chusid and Professor Stephen Gerald
Synopsis: A month after the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, the members of Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie and conducted interviews with the residents of the town. From these discussions, The Laramie Project was conceived and became one of the most performed plays in the last decade. The epilogue focuses on the long-term effects of the murder of Matthew Shepard on the town of Laramie. The play explores how the town has changed and how the murder continues to reverberate in the community.
Over one hundred theaters around the world will perform the epilogue. As part of the national community aspect of the event, a pre and post show component will be broadast live from Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall to all participating theaters. The pre show portion will include an introduction by the writers and remarks from Judy Shepard. The award-winning actress Glenn Close hosts the event. The post show will consist of a question and answer session where participating theaters make submit their questions via Twitter.
Tectonic Theater Project (Moisés Kaufman, Artistic Director, Greg Reiner, Executive Director, Jeffrey LaHoste, Managing Director, Dominick Balletta, General Manager) is an award-winning company whose plays have been performed around the world. Since 1992, TTP has produced innovative works that explore theatrical language and form, fostering an artistic dialogue with our audiences on the social, political and human issues of the day. The company has developed and produced works for theater and film, including: the smash hit “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde”; “The Laramie Project”; and “I Am My Own Wife” (2004 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for best play). Tectonic has garnered numerous awards including the Humanitas Prize, the Obie, the Lucille Lortel Award, The Outer Critics Circle Award, the GLAAD Media Award, the Artistic Integrity Award from the Human Rights Campaign, and the Making a Difference Award from the Matthew Shepard Foundation. In addition to creating theatrical works, Tectonic Theater Project works in residence at Universities around the country and hosts a New York based training lab for theater artists.
For more information on the company, visit:
www.tectonictheaterproject.org
http://laramieblog.blogspot.com/
Courtney joins the UT community by way of New York City, where she spent five years as Co-Artistic Director of The Management. Directing credits with The Management include Bruecklen, The Chalk Boy (Co-Production in Los Angeles), Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls, and The Well written by UT M.F.A. Playwright Erin Phillips. Her production of Kristen Kosmas's The Scandal! was nominated for a New York Innovative Theater Award. Seattle directing credits include Bright Room Called Day (Strike Anywhere Productions), Henry VI Part 1 (Babes with the Bard), and Singer Stories (Seattle Children's Museum). She assistant-directed Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith's Seattle premiere of Monster at A Contemporary Theater. She was also selected as one of fourteen emerging directors to participate in Peter Brook's workshop in conjunction with his tour of Hamlet. As an actor Courtney has worked with San Francisco's Crowded Fire, The Jewish Theater of New York and Seattle's ArtsWest. She holds a B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts.
- The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, An Epilogue Makes History
- http://tectonictheaterproject.org/Tectonic_NY_Times_Article.pdf
- The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, an Epilogue Press Release
- The Laramie Project Online Community
- austin360.com: The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, Epilogue – 10/09/09
- Austinonstage: U.T. Joins The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, Epilogue Stagings
