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    In Act 1 of the play, it talks about how the Tectonic Theater Project on November 14, 1998, went to Laramie, Wyoming. The Tectonic Theater Project interview the people that lived in Laramie about the murdered of Matthew Shepard. When they interview the townspeople, they asked about what happened the night they last so Matthew. Some people said that Mathew went with the two boys willingly, but there were people that said that opponent. A bartender said that she saw Matthew before he felt with the

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    world and even define who they are, like the Emancipation Proclamation redefined the lives of millions of African-Americans. However, there are those who oppose it to preserve a detestable status quo. The play The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project introduces some of those people who live in the quiet town of Laramie, Wyoming. It has been 18 years since the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay resident of Laramie. After that tragedy, has anything changed? One answer

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    shut down, and suicide rates were through the roof. New York City was no exception. 213 of it’s 253 theaters were forced to close, putting hundreds of thousands of theater people out of work. In these devastating times, a hopeless yet admirable organization known as the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was created by request of President Roosevelt. Originally created to preserve music and art, this project consumed government funds, was plagued by censorship, and was blatantly biased in social issues,

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    opinion the most important project I have completed thus far had both challenged and changed me for the better. At the beginning of this school year I enrolled in Mr. Madden’s block theater class. All of his students were than instructed that we would be involved at Mariposa Elementary a local school to teach children the art of drama. We were than divided up in groups of five and sent off to teach elementary students about drama through theater games, readers theaters, wax museums, and dance shows

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    of many, theaters everywhere began to shut down. People around the nation lost jobs and struggled to provide for themselves. However, there was a breakthrough: Franklin Roosevelt created the New Deal. Funded by the government, the New Deal created jobs in a variety areas. Even with these changes the theaters and arts still had difficulties. Thus, the Federal Theater Project was established. The projected presented over 1,000 performances each month and life was pumped back into theaters. The FTP

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    human history known as the Great Depression.People struggled just to get by,actors especially .The Federal Theater Project (FTP), was a government funded program to help struggling performers find work.Though the idea of such a program was revolutionary,it failed, and ended a few years after its creation. The FTP ultimately didn’t establish what it set out to do. The FTP set up social projects to employ performers , Text 1 states, “ relief programs sponsored performances in hospitals,schools,parks

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    Inc. from October to December. The company produces special events represented by Japan Day @ Central Park and theater projects represented by Tony-nominated Pacific Overtures. The small size of the office and the large scale of the projects provided me opportunities to practice a greater variety of jobs. During my internship, my main tasks were related to their latest theater project, Prince of Broadway and their upcoming special event, Japan Day @ Central Park. There were also many other administrative

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    unable to provide for their families. But the Factories were not the only ones affected. The theatre industry struggled to live on just as much, causing any enjoyment in life to be rare; which brought brilliant idea to the table, the Federal Theatre Project (FTP). This would not only bring jobs to those who are jobless, but bring back a scarce source of life, enjoyment. An Ideal Government funded theatre program the provided “free, adult, uncensored theatre,” as stated by the secretary of commerce,

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    I chose Arthur Miller’s The Crucible because of the plot’s dark history and suspense. Also because of the play’s reflection of McCarthyism. The so called “witch-hunts” for communist brought on by Senator Joseph.      The play is set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, where suspicions of witchcraft were floating around the town air. Act 1 starts out in early spring and ends in Act 4 when it is late fall. The play opens with Betty Parris sick in bed, and Reverend Parris tending

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    Laramie Project Thesis

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    The Laramie Project Paper The Laramie Project, written and directed by Moisés Kaufman, is a docudrama that was written and filmed after a homosexual student was brutally beaten and killed in Laramie, Wyoming in 1998. Although he was left in a gruesome and unimaginable state by the two boys that killed him, Matthew Shepard did not die until five days later in a Colorado hospital. The crime brought national attention to hate crimes and caused legislation to be passed punishing those who commit crimes

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