The Laramie Project

Tartan Theatre is very proud to present THE LARAMIE PROJECT written by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project. Hailed by Time Magazine as one of the “Top Ten Plays of the Year 2000,” THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a thought provoking, critically acclaimed and emotionally riveting theatre experience of a small town at the epicenter of an incomprehensible crime. It has been called “an OUR TOWN for the new millennium.” New York Magazine hailed THE LARAMIE PROJECT as “Nothing short of stunning!” Ryan DeLaCroix, Director of Tartan Theatre, comments, “We are especially excited to present this important and timely work. Moisés Kaufman has asked the question: ‘Is theatre a medium that can contribute to the national dialogue on current events?’ After seeing THE LARAMIE PROJECT, there is no doubt in my mind that the answer is yes it can, and yes it has. At the same time, its themes are so universal it will live forever.”

The show will be performed in the Arlie M. Knutson Auditorium on the campus of Tartan High School in Oakdale, MN.  Show dates are March 31, April 1 & April 2 at 7 pm and April 3 at 2 pm. Tickets are $6 each for students & seniors and $8 each for adults and available at the door beginning one hour prior to the start of the show.  They will also be available in the school’s main office during normal school hours.

Laramie, Wyoming, population 26,687. Laramie, often referred to as the "gem city of the plains" was the site of the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21 year-old, University of Wyoming student. On October 6, 1998, he was found tied to a "buck" fence, beaten and unconscious. On October 12, 1998, Matthew Shepard died after 5 days in a coma.   The Laramie Project is the story and the reaction to the 1998 murder.  The story follows a group of people and their interviews with the citizens of Laramie beginning one month after the murder and throughout the following year up-to the murder trials of Matthew's killers.  

For more information, please visit the theatre website: www.tartantheatre.org or call the theatre infoline at 651-702-8814.