Join the Arizona HRC Federal Club

for a special performance of The Laramie Project by Paradise Valley Community College with a pre-performance reception and a question and answer panel discussion following the performance.

 

 

Judy Shepard's new book "The Meaning of Matthew," will also be available for purchase before and after the performance.  Signed copies of the book are also available.

 

Participants in the discussion include:

The Director, Mark Stoddard

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema

Tambra Williams, Phoenix P.D.

Cynthia Lewis, HRC

Dr. Becky Allison, Arizona Transgender Community

Michael Weakley, 1n10

Jeff Gish, One Voice Community Center

PFLAG

Moderator: Tony Felice

 

For a year and a half following the murder of Matthew Shepard, Moise's Kaufman and his Tectonic Theater Project, conducted hundreds of interviews with the citizens of Laramie, Wyoming to create a portrait of a town struggling with a horrific event.

The savage killing of Shepard, a young gay man, has become a national symbol of the struggle against intolerance and hate.  But for the people of Laramie-both the friends of Matthew and those who hated him without knowing him-the tragedy was personal.  In a chorus of voices that brings to mind Thorton Wilder's Our Town, The Laramie Project allows those most deeply affected to speak, and the result is a brilliantly moving theatrical creation.

The Laramie Project contains adult language and themes which may not be suitable for young audiences.