The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Laramie Project
Book Review: Different kind of drama
Summary: 4 Stars
Based on the "Structural drama" we got a different option to see the incredible notes compiled after several interviews at Laramies' residents who was shock (as the rest of the world) for Matthew Shepards' case. I loved it.Book Review: For a parent, almost unwatchable
Summary: 5 Stars
I am the 61-year-old father of a 24-year-old son who appeared in The Laramie Project two years ago, when he was a college senior. I sat in the front row of the theater in the round in which the play was produced. The play did not "get to me"--it dragged me into the worst What If a parent can have: what if my son were gay (he's not), what if he were murdered--how would I react, what would I feel?
The question was answered via the actor who played Dennis Sheperd. When he delivered his monologue to the Aaron McKinney character, and referred to Matt Sheperd as his firstborn son and his hero, I absolutely lost it. Hatred, a desire for vengeance, but a recognition that this was the start of a time to heal. A message like this can go out of style...never. For any parent, The Laramie Project is terribly difficult to witness. But witness it you must.
Book Review: From an actress who performed this play
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a high school actress who had the extraordinary privilege of acting in this amazing play, and I have to say that just reading The Laramie Project doesn't do it justice--you really have to see it performed. That said, if you're looking for a moving, uplifting play to direct/act in, THIS IS IT. Yes, it has its sad moments, but it's also funny and truly beautiful, and teaches everyone who comes into contact with it an important lesson about love and compassion. The Laramie Project is one of the most significant pieces of literature I have come across, and I urge everyone to read it or, if possible, to see it. (Thank you to my fantastic director and my fellow Yorkie actors (you guys know who you are) for a fantastic experience.)Book Review: Great condition
Summary: 5 Stars
The book arrived in less than a week from when I ordered it, and appears to be new though I ordered a "used book"!Book Review: I Was In The Play
Summary: 5 Stars
The truth is, reading it wont do as much for you as a good performance. I'm not talking about HBO, I'm talking about theater.However, even though hundreds of high schools have done this play in the fall of 2002 alone, maybe you aren't able to see it.
This is the most amazing play ever. Not because it has amazing language like Shakespeare. In fact, the language can get pretty ugly because this play is compiled of monologues. Each monologue is from one of the many interviews which the Tectonic Theater Company made in Laramie. In other words, every single word spoken in this book was really said. EVERYTHING is true.
The play we did was so amazing. It CHANGED people. They looked at homosexuality differently. They had new respect and a new view of things. We ended up performing it for the whole school because they felt the students needed to see it.
The Laramie Project is about the responses to the hate crime commited in Laramie, Wyoming. The monologues include people who grew up with Matt Shepard, the boy who was beaten and left to die, people who helped the family, and people who knew the accused. i strongly encourage you to read this twice. Don't bother watching the movie, though.