
The Laramie Project
by Moisés Kaufman
and the Members of Tectonic
Theatre Project


Nancy Learmonth, Alison Shanks,
Tony Maggio,
Ed F. Martin, Faith Salie,
Chip Heller, Jodi Carlisle, Chad Borden
Director
Producer
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Properties Design
Sound & Video Design
Marketing/Public Relations
Production Stage Manager
Assistant to the Director
Light Operator
Sound Operator
House Manager
Set Construction
Effects Construction
Master Electrician
Light Rigging
Musical/Vocal Consultant
Photography
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Nick
DeGruccio
Barbara
Beckley
Bradley
Kaye
A.
Jeffrey Schoenberg
Steven
Young
MACAndME
Drew
Dalzell
David
Elzer/Demand PR
Conwell
Sellars Worthington III
peajay
andrews
peajay
andrews
Dale
Cooke
Kathleen Osmon
Sets To Go
Station Designs West
Barbara A. Grill
Michael Buritek
Katherine A. Gaines
J. Gabriel Holguin
Patrice A. Mudd
Donna Simoneau
Gary Twemlow
Cindy
Warden
Michael LaMont
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Original Music composed
and performed by
Michael Fratantuno &
Kevin Earley
Tectonic Theatre Project
Head Writer
Leigh Fondakowski
Associate Writers
Stephen Belber Greg
Pierotti Stephen Wangh
Dramaturgs
Amanda Gronich, Sara Lambert,
John McAdams,
Maude Mitchell, Andy Paris,
Greg Pierotti, Kelli Simkins
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CAST
(in alphabetical order,
playing the roles listed beneath their names)
Chad
Borden
Andy Paris, Jedadiah Schultz,
Doug Laws, Matt Mickelson, Dr. Cantway, Newsperson, Governor Geringer,
Philip Dubois (Act 2), E-mail Writer, Shannon, Kerry Drake, Russell Henderson,
Aaron McKinney, Narrator
Jodi
Carlisle
Amanda Gronich, Eileen Engen
(Act 1), Marge Murray, Trish Steiger, Baptist Minister, Shadow, Newsperson,
Sherry Johnson, Narrator
Chip
Heller
Moisés Kaufman, Philip
Dubois (Act 1), Jon Peacock, Stephen Mead Johnson, Gil Engen, Murdock Cooper,
Harry Woods, Judge, Cal Rerucha, Dennis Shepard, Narrator
Nancy
Learmonth
Tectonic Company Member,
Rebecca Hilliker, Waitress, Minister’s Wife, Kristin Price, Reggie Fluty,
Judge, Newsperson, Juror, Bailiff, Narrator
Tony
Maggio
Stephen Belber, Doc O’Connor,
Matt Galloway, Anonymous Friend of Aaron McKinney, Jeffrey Lockwood, Bill
McKinney, Conrad Miller, Andrew Gomez, Rev. Fred Phelps, Juror, Russell
Henderson’s Mormon Home Teacher, Foreperson, Narrator
Ed
F. Martin
Greg Pierotti, Sgt. Hing,
Jonas Slonaker, Father Roger Schmit, Phil Labrie, Rulon Stacey, Rob Debree,
Juror, Narrator
Faith
Coley Salie
Leigh Fondakowski, Zackie
Salmon, Alison Mears, Romaine Patterson, Aaron Kreifels, Newsperson, Tiffany
Edwards, Jen, Juror, Narrator
Alison
Shanks
Barbara Pitts, April Silva,
Reporter, Catherine Connolly, Zubaida Ula, Sherry Aanenson, Eileen Enger
(Act 2), Juror, Lucy Thompson, Bailiff, Narrator
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Understudies
never substitute for listed players
unless a specific announcement
is made at the time of the performance
For Chad Borden - Robert
J. Milz; for Nancy Learmonth - Kelly Ann Ford; for Tony Maggio - Isaac
Cohen; for Faith Coley Salie - Erisa Byrd; for Alison Shanks - Jennifer
Teter
TIME
1998-1999.
PLACE
Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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AUTHOR’S NOTE
by Moisés Kaufman
The Laramie Project
was written through a unique collaboration by Tectonic Theatre Project.
During the year-and-a-half development of the play, members of the company
and I traveled to Laramie six times to conduct interviews with the people
of the town. We transcribed and edited the interviews, then conducted several
workshops in which the members of the company presented material and acted
as dramaturgs in the creation of the play.
As the volume of material
grew with each additional trip to Laramie, a small writers’ group from
within the company began to work closely with me to further organize and
edit the material, conduct additional research in Laramie, and collaborate
on writing of the play. This group was led by Leigh Fondakowski as Head
Writer, with Stephen Belber and Greg Pierotti as Associate Writers.
As we got closer to the play’s
first production in Denver, the actors, including Stephen Belber and Greg
Pierotti, turned their focus to performance, while Leigh Fondakowski continued
to work with me on drafts of the play, as did Stephen Wangh, who by then
had joined us as an Associate Writer and “bench coach.”
Matthew Shepard
& The Matthew Shepard Foundation
Matthew Wayne Shepard was
a 21 year old University of Wyoming student who was brutally beaten, tied
to a buck fence and left to die, with the constant Wyoming wind as his
only companion. He was beaten and robbed because of his sexual orientation.
The Matthew Shepard Foundation
was created by Matthew’s parents, Dennis and Judy Shepard, to honor
their son in a manner that was appropriate to his dreams, beliefs and aspirations.
Initial funds came from the many donations sent by people from all over
the world in Matthew’s memory and to assist with his medical expenses.
However, his family felt that it was more important for those donations
to be used for the greater good of Matt's community.
The goal of the Matthew Shepard
Foundation is to educate and replace hate with understanding, acceptance,
and compassion by supporting diversity programs in education and helping
youth organizations establish environments where young people can feel
safe and be themselves.
If you would like to contribute
to The Matthew Shepard Foundation, the cast of The Laramie Project will
be in the lobby with collection baskets following each performance.
Thank you.
For more information, visit
www.matthewshepard.org
This production was
made possible by the kindness and generosity of:
Frans Klinkenberg,
Angstrom Stage Lighting, Bardwell's on the Boulevard, Berry Camera Repair
Service, Center Trust, Priscilla Davis, Michael Hall, Bruce Hammerstrom,
Wells Fargo, Doug Haverty, Art + Soul Designs, Phil Moore, Occidental College
Dept. of Theatre, Salvador Palacios, California Lighting & Power, Mi
Piace, Sears, Media Center, John Schumacher, George Sebastian, Jack Vandermark,
Wadler Data Systems, Kelly Witherall

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