| The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later
by Chelsea Keenan on 10/16/2009 12:36:00 PM
 In 2001, Next Theatre Company was honored to bring the Chicago-area Premiere of the groundbreaking docu-drama The Laramie Project to life.
On Monday October 12, 2009 Next Theatre collaborated with the theater departments at Northwestern University and Loyola University to be one of 150 companies to share a new, compelling work from Tectonic Theater Project. The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later has been similarly created through company members interviews with the townspeople of Laramie, WY and serves as an epilogue to the existing play. This moving story of Matthew Shepard's murder is not yet over, and the artists of Tectonic have created lasting impact by sharing this work across the globe in simultaneous staged readings this past Monday.
At every venue, a live-stream introduction featuring Greg Reiner (Tectonic's Executive Director), Glenn Close, Judy Shepard (Matthew's mother) and creator Moises Kaufman was broadcast on stage before the reading.
Watch the replay of the live simulcast intro.
The full team from Loyola & Northwestern Universities.
After each theater had completed the two-hour reading, they re-connected with the live broadcast from The Lincoln Center in New York with Tectonic Theatre Project for an international Question-and-Answer session. Folks from far and wide participated by sending questions online via twitter.
Watch the replay of the Q&A.
Follow Next Theatre on twitter.
Moises Kaufman, Artistic Director of Tectonic Theater Project, shared this message with the participants:
150 Theaters. 50 States. 9 Countries.
Congratulations to everyone on making this possible.
It's been inspiring to work with all of you, and follow your
individual productions. Thank you all so much for jumping in with both
feet on this adventure.
I look forward to being in touch with all of you in the future, and
meeting those of you in person who I haven't met!
-Moises
For in-depth information on Tectonic's process, as well as study guides, compelling questions, and interview excerpts, take a look through these 4 audience guides to The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later.
Labels: Chicago theatre, community, World Theatre
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