Along with over 120 theaters, all over the world, teamtim, in conjunction with Olympic Theatre Productions will present a staged reading of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later at 8:00 PM, Monday, October 12–the eleven year anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard. The reading is the world premiere of the epilogue to The Laramie Project which explored the aftereffects of the beating death of a gay college student on a small Wyoming town.
The epilogue focuses on the long-term effects of the murder of Matthew Shepard on the town of Laramie. It explores how the town has changed and how the murder continues to reverberate in the community. The play also includes new interviews with Matthew’s mother Judy Shepard and Mathew’s murderer Aaron McKinney, who’s serving two consecutive life sentences. The writers also conducted many follow-up interviews Laramie residents from the original piece, including, Romaine Patterson, Reggie Fluty, Jedediah Shultz, Father Roger Schmidt, Jonas Slonaker and others.
Proceeds for the production will be donated to the Human Rights Campaign.
October 12th, 8 PM
Columbus Performing Arts Center
549 Franklin Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43201
Auditions will be held September 27 at 4 PM at Q Bar and Nightclub, 205 N 5th St, Columbus. Interested actors just need to be prepared to do readings from the script.
Tickets for the production ($10) can be purchased here: