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Malvern Theatre Society Presents: The Laramie Project
The Malvern Theatre Society presents The Laramie Project on Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15 at 8:00 p.m. in the Duffy Arts Center.
The Laramie Project at Malvern Prep
Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15
8:00 p.m.
All seats are $17. Purchase them online here.
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The play, written and first performed by the Tectonic Theater Project, tells the story of the aftermath of the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyo., in 1998. Matthew, a college student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a prairie outside of town because he was gay. The play, which evolved from more than 200 interviews with people involved in the tragedy and other citizens of Laramie, explores the terrible depths and inspiring heights of human nature.
“It’s a play that I’ve always wanted to do,” says Dr. James Fry, director of the Malvern Theatre Society in an article by Andrew Stetser ’15 for The Black Friar Chronicle, Malvern’s student newspaper. “It seemed to be a good time to put this piece of theatre out there, because the heart and soul of the show is all about accepting people,” says Fry.
