Pierre Players Presents THE LARAMIE PROJECT

In October 1998, gay student Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, beaten, and left to die, tied to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming. Five weeks later, the members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie and conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Weaving these voices together, they wrote "The Laramie Project," a chronicle of how a small Western community reacted to a tragedy that became a national event.

"The Laramie Project" probes issues like violence; discrimination; the role of class, tradition, and religion; media sensationalism; criminal justice; and the identity of small communities. Its innovative format and dramatic examination of a real-life event that shaped our national consciousness have engaged thousands of audiences nationwide. This winter, Pierre Players the first community theater in the Dakotas to stage the show that dug beneath the journalistic furor and uncovered the human face of Laramie, Wyoming.

Patrons are advised that "The Laramie Project" contains mature language and themes.