The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project By Moises Kaufman & The Tectonic Theatre Project Directed & Designed by Brittany Rex and Tom Carter

In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, 21-year-old student Matthew Shepard, was tied to a fence post, severely beaten, robbed, tortured and left, alone, to die. His body 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 travelled 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-fuelled violence.

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.

Join the Cellar Door Theatre Company as they take over the cornerHOUSE to present this astonishing drama.

A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to theMatthew Shepherd Foundation [https://www.matthewshepard.org/] to amplify the story of Matthew Shepard to inspire individuals, organisations and communities to embrace the dignity and equality of all people.