Camas high school drama students take on the laramie project camas theatre students are in the middle of daily rehearsals for the laramie project, which director sean kelly says is the most indepth play weve ever produced here. A lifelong laramie resident, she doesnt seem completely surprised by the events. Zubaida ula, a laramie woman, implores us not to distance ourselves, not reject hate and violence as something to which were immune. The the laramie project quotes below are all either spoken by rulon stacey or refer to rulon stacey. The character of zubaida ula in the laramie project from. The laramie project kindle edition by kaufman, moises.
Catherine connolly dennis shepard page 1 dennis shepard page 2 doc oconnor jedediah schultz matt galloway romaine patterson sherry johnson zubaida ula for. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than. He is heartened by the outpouring of support for matthew shepard. Zubaida makes it clear that she really isnt that different from any other young american woman.
And it was so good to be with people who felt like shit. The voices of real people grappling with a tragedy and prejudice in their small town will be heard this weekend as the laramie project makes its. The the laramie project community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. At a candlelight vigil in laramie, zubaida ula recounts with frustration of how someone exclaimed cmon guys, lets show the world that laramie is not the kind of a town 57. A young muslim woman describes what it is like living in a small town when you are a little different. The laramie project is a 2002 drama film written and directed by moises kaufman and starring nestor carbonell, christina ricci, dylan baker, terry kinney, and lou ann wright. Female baptist ministers wife, tiffany edwards, kerry drake 2. Male jedadiah schultz, baptist minister, philip dubois, shadow 3. Their stories deserve an equally dynamic and complex audio soundtrack to underscore and highlight a town thrown into chaos but ultimately striving to survive. The people of laramie are as complex, beautiful and raw as the landscape that surrounds them. Cindy bower eileen engen marge murray waitress judge pp. The laramie project will most likely have an impact on any viewer that will watch the film, and it is a film that you cant forget. Yet, the interviews show that not everyone in laramie is tolerant.
You know, because we used to call him mattchew, and then we just called him choochoo. Greg perotti, sergeant hing, jonas slonaker, father scmitt, phil labree. Male andy paris, doc oconnor, aaron mckinney, bill mckinney, conrad miller 4. The laramie project quotes from litcharts the creators. Shes really fiery and opinionated about how the laramie residents are acting as if this was the first act of injustice done there against minorities, said menon. It is both a retelling of the events that transpired and a portrait of the residents and town of laramie in the year following matthews murder. Hilliard civic and cultural arts center 5425 center st, hilliard, oh 43026. Zubaida ula describes her experience at the vigil for matthew shepard. Zubaida ula remembers with frustration how, at the candlelight vigil, someone called for the citizens to show that laramie is not this kind of town. More brechtian than realist theatre, the laramie project selfconsciously reflects its creative processes and representational choices. The laramie project is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable. On november 14, 1998, members of tectonic theatre project traveled to laramie, wyoming, and conducted interviews with the people of the town.
Ula sees the obsession townspeople have with regaining laramie s good reputation as misguided, since they fail to acknowledge the latent homophobia present in. As a muslim woman, shes faced it, her whole life, and shes calling the town out on it. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The laramie project is a play by moises kaufman and the members of the tectonic theatre project. The music used within our production of the laramie project celebrates this diversity. Pdf downloads of all 1282 litcharts literature guides, and of every new one we publish. Back inside the theater, act ii examines the idea in depth. She is an islamic feminist who likes to do things in her. And someone got up there and said up he said um, blah blah blah blah blah and then he said, im saying it wrong, but basically he said, cmon guys, lets show. Zubaida ula remembers thinking it silly and ignorant. Catherine connolly, april silva, zubaida ula, sherry.
The character of rulon stacey in the laramie project from. Instead she claimed that as residents of laramie they would have to own this crime. Zubaida sees peoples obsession with laramie regaining a good reputation as misguided, since the community should instead focus inwardly on trying to change its culture of homophobia. He gathered interviews, recorded reactions to the murder, and structured or formatted the play as if it was a reenactment not merely a. The laramie project is a series of wordforword reallife interviews conducted with people in the town of wyoming. Camas high school drama students take on the laramie. Jun 06, 2012 moises kaufman and members of new yorks tectonic theater project went to laramie, wyoming after the murder of matthew shepard. Actor 7 barbara pitts, catherine connolly, april silva, zubaida ula, sherry aenonson, lucy thompson, eileen engens monologue from the laramie project including context, text and video example. On november 14, 1998 the members of tectonic theater project traveled to laramie, wyoming and conducted interviews with the people of the town. Aug, 20 to audition, please prepare one of the following monologues from the laramie project. A deep and emotional nontraditional play, it explores the depths to which humanity can sinkand the tolerance, understanding, and. Laramie residents wish to think that this act is an aberration, something out of the ordinary. Based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of matthew shepard in laramie, wyoming.
Zubaida ula a character in the laramie project by moises kaufman author, leigh fondakowski head writer. There are so many people involved on this project that it is nearly impossible to describe each one especially since this play is based on interviews with the people in laramie, wyoming. Wes cameron greg pierrotti aaron kreifels russell henderson shannon jeffrey lockwood. Tech crew meeting schedules are posted on the laramie project page of the. Zubaida is a student from laramie who defines herself as a muslim feminist. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the laramie project. Moises kaufman and the members of the tectonic theatre company traveled to laramie to conduct interviews with the residents, police personnel, and other members of the laramie community. During the next year, they would return to laramie several times and conduct over two hundred interviews. The three trials of oscar wilde, and the laramie project which he cowrote with the members of tectonic theater have been among the most performed plays in america over the last decade. The laramie project is a breathtaking theatrical collage that explores the depths to which people can sink and the heights of compassion to which humanity can rise. Zubaida ula from laramie project, the by moises kaufman. The play is edited from those interviews, as well as from journal entries by members of the. Selected monologues from the laramie project including video examples, context and character information. The theme of media and community in the laramie project.
I kept feeling like i dont deserve to feel this bad, you know. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Catherine connolly, zubaida ula, priest, mormon home teacher in order of appearances, second half. Jan, 2010 moises kaufman is a tony and emmynominated director and playwright, and the cofounder and artistic director of tectonic theater project. Join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Csu theatre remembers matthew shepard with the laramie. She says that it felt good to be with other people who were in pain. April silva, zubaida ula, sherry aenonson, lucy thompson, eileen engen the laramie project play. While pointing out the ignorance of others, zubaida makes it clear that she really isnt that different from any other young american woman. Romaine patterson is a university student, a close friend of matthew shepards, and an openly lesbian woman. Elkhart civic theatre unitarian universalist fellowship of elkhart. Due to governors stay at home order the april 2020 laramie project performance dates are postponed until the spring of 2021. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the laramie project, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
The laramie project characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis. We assign a color and icon like this one to each theme, making it easy to track which themes apply to each quote below. Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works. The laramie project, which has been overseen by the director and writer moises kaufman, the inspired talent behind gross indecency. The the laramie project quotes below are all either spoken by zubaida ula or refer to zubaida ula.
Based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of matthew shepard in laramie. To audition, please prepare one of the following monologues from the laramie project. Sep 26, 2015 the wilson players performance of the laramie project. The laramie project, as the new york times said, is our town with a question mark, as in could this be our town. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Laramie project this is an interesting play to do a character breakdownanalysis on. The laramie project casting call the alphanyc theater. Romaine organized a counter protest to block reverend fred phelpss hate speech at the criminal trials by having people wear angel wings and totally encircle the minister. Auditions announced for the laramie project at two. Male jonas slonaker, phil labrie, father roger schmit 1. Litcharts makes it easy to find quotes by scene, character, and theme.
Auditions for the laramie project will be tuesday, september 10 with possible callbacks on wednesday, september 11. The production i saw at the university of wyoming during a weeklong soldout run in which the company brought the piece back to the community allayed my fears by addressing them. Laramie project, the script free download as pdf file. The film has its flaws of course, but it is a well made movie. There are parts for 4 men and 4 women who each play multiple roles. A laramie resident named zubaida ula is seen in the play to criticise those who distanced themselves from the crime. The latest versions of adobe reader do not support viewing pdf files within firefox on mac os and if you are. The acma theatre company opens its 201819 season with the laramie project, a play about the murder of gay college student matthew shepard in oct. The laramie project is set in and around laramie, wyoming. Note the erase hate purple wristband on my left arm haha. The laramie project audition scenes scenes do not have to be memorized romaine patterson matthews friend, college student, 21 we never called him matthew actually. The laramie project is a docudrama, and kaufman wrote the play as if he were filming an actual documentary. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one.
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