{"product_id":"the-laramie-project-and-the-laramie-project-ten-years-later-paperback","title":"The Laramie Project and the Laramie Project: Ten Years Later - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoises Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeigh Fondakowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Pierotti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo classic plays in a single volume: One of the most-performed theater pieces in America about the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard and the town in which it happened, joined by an essential and moving sequel to the original play. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A terrific piece of theater, history, and life.... Nothing short of stunning.... A theatrical and human event.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn October 7, 1998, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in an act of brutality and hate that shocked the nation. Matthew Shepard's death became a national symbol of intolerance, but for the people of the town, the event was deeply personal. In the aftermath, Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie and conducted more than 200 interviews with its citizens. From the transcripts, the playwrights constructed an extraordinary chronicle of life in the town after the murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, \u003c\/i\u003ethe troupe revisits the town a decade after the tragedy, finding a community grappling with its legacy and its place in history. The two plays together comprise an epic and deeply moving theatrical cycle that explores the life of an American town over the course a decade.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOISÉS KAUFMAN is a Tony and Emmy-nominated director and playwright, and the co-founder and artistic director of Tectonic Theater Project. Kaufman's plays \u003ci\u003eGross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Laramie Project\u003c\/i\u003e (which he co-wrote with the members of Tectonic Theater) have been among the most performed plays in America over the last decade. He is also the author of the Tony Nominated play \u003ci\u003e33 Variations\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOne Arm\u003c\/i\u003e (his adaptation of the Tennessee Williams screenplay of the same name); and the short play \u003ci\u003eLondon Mosquitoes\u003c\/i\u003e. He has directed numerous plays on Broadway including the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning \u003ci\u003eI Am My Own Wife\u003c\/i\u003e by Doug Wright which earned Mr. Kaufman an Obie Award for direction as well as Tony, Outer Critics, Lucille Lortell, Drama Desk Awards nominations. Kaufman directed the film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Laramie Project\u003c\/i\u003e, which aired on HBO and was the opening night selection at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Kaufman is a Guggenheim Fellow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.19 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761336844576,"sku":"9780804170390","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9670a54bdc63c24f39c757531f060715.webp?v=1780204877","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-laramie-project-and-the-laramie-project-ten-years-later-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}