I agree with what other people have said – hearing his gruesome injuries described is far more powerful than seeing it because it makes you imagine what happened. That kid and that policewoman will never forget what they saw, it will haunt them forever. His death did affect the town in that they were all shocked that a hate crime could happen there, but that probably won’t last all that long. Reply DeleteĢ) I think that they included the graphic description of Matthew to show how much it affected people. The only true facts that can be drawn from the evening comes from the testimonies of residents, and so the film crew probably stuck with that to make it more realistic. I believe they didn't include an actor to play Matthew because it can't be fully known what he was thinking or doing beforehand, or during that tragic night. The first is that they wanted viewers to know just how brutal and unthinkable the nature of the crime was, and secondly, it was an integral part of the experiences of the kid who found Matthew, as well as for the cops who took him in, and the doctors who treated him.
They described finding Matthew very graphically and in detail for a couple of reasons. It's also done that way because hate crimes can be a very sensitive subject, and some of the people probably didn't want to be affiliated with who/what they were asked to talk about.Ģ. I think the interviewers/actors included themselves in the play rather than using real people from Laramie because the town was very tight knit, and if people had appeared in the film, they would be instantly recognized by many people they knew. Tickets will be available in advance for $3 or at the door for $5. What have we learned from the events of the past? Are we a more or less tolerant school and community than we were ten years ago? The result of that effort is the script, "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later." The LHS Barnstormers are proud to produce this script in an attempt to once again open up a dialogue about issues of perpetual concern to all of us. Their purpose? To gaze into the eyes of a community and see what, if any, lasting changes had taken place. Ten years after this heinous crime, the producers of the original production ventured back to Laramie on the anniversary of Matthew's murder.
In short, this production was moving, eye-opening, and heart wrenching.
The LHS Barnstormers produced it as a means of opening up a dialogue about violence, hatred, intolerance and acceptance. In 2003 the Lakewood High School Barnstormers Drama Club produced the thought-provoking play, "The Laramie Project." This play was written as a look at the impact the violent and brutal murder of a gay University of Wyoming student, Matthew Shepard, had on an entire community. The LHS Barnstormers will stage, "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later," Janury 26-28 at 8 p.m.
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