Concord Youth Theatre's Young Adult Company Will Perform Three Shows This July!

July 6, 7, 8 @ 7:30

The Laramie Project - (2000) is a play by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Company about the reaction to the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. The Tectonic Theater Project, led by their founder Moisés Kaufman, traveled to Laramie in the aftermath of the murder with the intent of creating a theatrical portrait of a town coming to grips with horrible, hate-fueled violence. Over the course of a year and a half, the group interviewed over 200 subjects, some directly related to the case and some regular citizens of Laramie. Out of these interviews, journal entries, and found texts, The Laramie Project was born.July 13,14,15 @ 7:30

Assassins - From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.

July 20, 21, 22 @ 7:30

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - a nonstop laughfest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two.

These shows are no to be missed! Performances run for three weekends, (Thurs-Sat, 7:30pm) at Concord Youth Theatre’s, 358 Baker Avenue black box theater in Concord. Tickets are $15 each and may be purchased online at www.concordyouththeatre.org or by calling the CYT box office at 978-371-1482. Note: These shows contain mature content and adult themes. Parental discretion is advised. Not suitable for young children.