- Taschenbuch: 110 Seiten
- Verlag: Vintage; Auflage: Vintage Books. (11. September 2001)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0375727191
- ISBN-13: 978-0375727191
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 13 x 0,9 x 20,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 168.444 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In the clever docudrama Gross Indecency (1998), Kaufman wove the transcripts of the Oscar Wilde trials into a fascinating, enlightening evening of theater. In The Laramie Project, Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project attempt something similar and contemporary with the case of the torture and murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. Kaufman and company conducted hours of interviews with everyone remotely involved in the case, from one of Shepard's college professors to the girlfriend of one of the convicted killers. They cobbled together the highlights of those sessions into a work that aspires to the brilliance of Emily Mann's Execution of Justice, about the murders of San Francisco mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk. The play falls short of that, however, largely because it lacks the cohesiveness and narrative thrust of Mann's play or even of Gross Indecency. Still, it has moments of astonishing power, such as the chilling sequence in which an evangelical minister reveals his sympathy with Shepard's killers. Jack Helbig
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The savage murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard in October 1998 left deep wounds in the psyche of Laramie, WY, and in that of our entire nation. Soon after Matthew's death, Kaufman and members of his Tectonic Theater Project (also responsible for the highly acclaimed Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde) made a series of visits to Laramie over an 18-month period, conducting hundreds of face-to-face interviews with the town's citizens in order to create this piece. The words and voices of these people, including the college student who first discovered Matthew's broken body, Matthew's friends, teachers, the two young men responsible for his death, and Matthew's father, make this a deeply moving and brutally realistic dramatic experience. This true story of hate, fear, hope, and courage touched and changed many lives and will do so for everyone who reads or watches a performance of this theatrical masterpiece. Highly recommended for all collections. Howard Miller, St. Louis
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The Laramie Project is a really unconventional play about a gay university student named Matthew Shepard from Laramie Wyoming, who is fatally beaten and hung to a fence to die at night by two young men from his town, just because they hated homosexuals.
The play's composed in a really unconventional way, divided in separate moments in which friends, policemen, family members of the perpetrators and other residents of Laramie are interviewed and explain their relationship to Matthew Shepard and their point of view considering this horrible hate-crime and homosexuality in general.
It's an absolutely great and very moving read, which makes you think about how the life in that little town must have been like before and after this crime.
I's a most unusual play and reveals so many different characters and social conflicts that I really recommend it to everyone just to read and think about it!
The play's composed in a really unconventional way, divided in separate moments in which friends, policemen, family members of the perpetrators and other residents of Laramie are interviewed and explain their relationship to Matthew Shepard and their point of view considering this horrible hate-crime and homosexuality in general.
It's an absolutely great and very moving read, which makes you think about how the life in that little town must have been like before and after this crime.
I's a most unusual play and reveals so many different characters and social conflicts that I really recommend it to everyone just to read and think about it!
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For a parent, almost unwatchable
26. Oktober 2005
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I am the 61-year-old father of a 24-year-old son who appeared in The Laramie Project two years ago, when he was a college senior. I sat in the front row of the theater in the round in which the play was produced. The play did not "get to me"--it dragged me into the worst What If a parent can have: what if my son were gay (he's not), what if he were murdered--how would I react, what would I feel?
The question was answered via the actor who played Dennis Sheperd. When he delivered his monologue to the Aaron McKinney character, and referred to Matt Sheperd as his firstborn son and his hero, I absolutely lost it. Hatred, a desire for vengeance, but a recognition that this was the start of a time to heal. A message like this can go out of style...never. For any parent, The Laramie Project is terribly difficult to witness. But witness it you must.
The question was answered via the actor who played Dennis Sheperd. When he delivered his monologue to the Aaron McKinney character, and referred to Matt Sheperd as his firstborn son and his hero, I absolutely lost it. Hatred, a desire for vengeance, but a recognition that this was the start of a time to heal. A message like this can go out of style...never. For any parent, The Laramie Project is terribly difficult to witness. But witness it you must.
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A powerful play about a pivotal American tragedy
5. März 2002
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The 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was a watershed event. This tragedy stimulated debates on anti-gay prejudice and violence. "The Laramie Project," by Moises Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theater Project, attempts to find meaning in the murder and its aftermath.
Kaufman and the other members of the theater group travelled to Laramie, Wyoming, which was the focal point of the Matthew Shepard tragedy, in order to interview the people of the town. As the play's opening states, the dialogue of the play is drawn from these interviews as well as from other sources. Thus the play's language has a raw authenticity. Many different voices are heard: a policewoman, Matthew's father, a Catholic priest, a lesbian college professor, Matthew's killers, a Unitarian minister, a viciously anti-gay protestor, etc.
An interesting aspect of the play is the presence of Tony Kushner's play "Angels in America" as a sort of "background" text. "Angels" is mentioned more than once in this play, and indeed, there are significant parallels between the two texts. I recommend that people read both of these remarkable works.
Many issues are addressed in "Project." One character notes that "we need to own this crime." This play is a not only a morally challenging attempt to deal with a high profile tragedy, but also a compelling work of art.
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A masterwork
4. April 2002
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This play defies words. You probably already know this, but this play is structured as a "docudrama," somewhere between a documentary and a plot/character driven play. Laramie weaves together threads of national strife, the eternal fight against hatred and a plethora of deep, powerful characters. One of my favorite moments in this play comes when a middle aged gay man sits in his apartment and describes the rapidly growing group of people marching in a parade honoring Matthew in his last days, how eventually more people are marching for Matthew than for the parade itself. This play is a triumph of the human spirit that has arisen from a truly dark moment in recent American history. The recent HBO movie is a well-done rendition, although, having seen three different productions and been involved in one, I must say that the play is a bit more moving. Read it, and for the sake of the late Matthew Shepard, if you get the chance, SEE IT.
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