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    Laramie, Wyoming is known as a mostly conservative, republican party majority, which is why there were no hate crime laws that had to deal with sexual orientation or gender identity. Republicans typically were Christians meaning they were against homosexuality and believed it was very wrong. The Laramie officials did not pass any law for about ten years, which showed the Laramie community that their own government did not approve of homosexuals. The government in Laramie is a major influence on a

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    Laramie, WY Meta Description: Laramie, Wyoming is a quaint town in the Southeastern quarter of the state. It’s quiet and a great place to raise a family. Meta Keywords: Laramie Wyoming, Small town Wyoming, Wyoming small towns, Wyoming communities Laramie, Wyoming is a town of just over thirty-thousand residents, located in the Southeastern quarter of the state near the Northern border of Colorado. It is about an hour to the west of Cheyenne, Wyoming, two and a half hours south of Casper, Wyoming

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    Matthew Autterson has left his mark on several different businesses throughout his long and distinguished professional career. He spent 25 years as a leader in the financial industry, while also donating a generous amount of his time and money to various ventures in philanthropy. Today he is a member of many different philanthropic organizations, including the Board of the Denver Zoo, Denver Zoological Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Denver Hospice. His journey into the professional

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    of The Laramie Project, a cast of eighteen people who collectively encompass the community of Laramie, Wyoming, effectively portraying how an act motivated by hate and intolerance will shake up a small city’s innocence and order. Overview The name of the play I saw is called The Laramie Project. The authors of the play The Laramie Project is written by the members of The Tectonic Theatre Project and Moises Kaufman. The SFSU School of Theatre and Dance is the company presenting The Laramie Project

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    The Laramie Project Critique *No Works Cited The Laramie project captured the audience's attention by utilizing different design methods on stage. This included sound, stage and hand properties, light, and music. With an ensemble of 10 actors playing over 30 roles, this proved to be an amazing play to experience. The playwright was constructed in a clear manner, which eliminated the confusion of "who is who." Through the usage of the stage elements as well as the dynamics of each character

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    town Laramie, Wyoming aka the ‘gem city of the plains’with a population of approximately 26,687 people becomes infamous overnight in the fall of 1998. Relax, not that black Gold was discovered!! It is all for the wrong reasons owing to the brutal beating of Mathew Shepard, a gay college student. This set a vigilant nationwide debate on hate crimes and homophobia. Barely a month after this crime, Moises Kaufman, leading the Tectonic Theater project in the company of other actors toured Laramie with

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    December 1, 1976 in Casper, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard was a young, gay college student at the University of Wyoming (bio). Studying political science, Shepard “wanted to pursue a Foreign Service career after college” (bio). On October 6, 1998, Shepard met Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson at a local bar in Laramie, Wyoming (bio). Unaware of the two men’s true motivations, Shepherd left the bar with McKinney and Henderson and drove away with them to a rural area in Laramie (bio). Eighteen hours later

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    1, 1976 in Casper, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard was a young, gay college student at the University of Wyoming (Worthen). Studying political science, Shepard “wanted to pursue a Foreign Service career after college” (Worthen). On October 6, 1998 Shepard met Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson at a local bar in Laramie, Wyoming (Worthen). Unaware of the two men’s true motivations, Shepherd left the bar with McKinney and Henderson and drove away with them to a rural area in Laramie (Worthen). Eighteen

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    Essay about The Laramie Project

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    The Laramie Project, written by Moisés Kaufman, is a compilation of interviews by The Tectonic Theater Project, news publications, and journal entries. After the brutal murder of Mathew Sheppard in 1998. Kaufman along with his theater troupe made six visits to Laramie, Wyoming, where the murder took place, to interview people about what happened and how they felt about the crime in their community. They interviewed about two hundred people, of which about sixty were included in the play. The play

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    The Laramie Project and Shakespeare

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    use of theatre and film can be applied as way to explore some of the human attitudes, feelings and behaviors that are related to topics such as tolerance, acceptance, anger, hatred and also forgiveness. Two such performing arts examples are The Laramie Project and Shakespeare as presented in the Secured Housing Unit (SHU) at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF), a super-maximum security prison in the state of Indiana. These productions offer their creators and viewers alike, the opportunity

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