Laramie Project
Final Exam Paper
The Laramie Project
Over spring break, I went home and saw The Laramie Project at my high school. Before seeing the play, I knew a brief overview of what had happened in Laramie, Wyoming, but did not know the details. I knew that Matthew Shepard was a gay, male, college student who was brutally murdered from a hate crime. When I first got to the auditorium, I could barely find my seat because the entire place was packed with people, and I knew it had been a sold out show. In the play, the boy who acted as Matthew Shepard, was gay in real life as well. I thought that was very brave of him to volunteer to play Matthew, and it really added to the intensity of the play. It made the play more realistic, and made it seem like something that was actually happening. During the play, there were constant interviews that were conducted of people from Laramie, Wyoming, who knew Matthew personally. During these interviews, the spotlight would shine on the person who was getting interviewed. However, the interviewer who was supposed to be asking the questions was not shown, instead, the person was just telling the audience information about Matthew and what had happened. As the spotlight was on them speaking, everything else in the auditorium was pitch black. During this time, the cast ran on stage and changed the scenery to prepare for the next scene. I really liked this idea and thought it was very clever because they did not waste time closing the curtain to change scenes; instead it happened during the actual play. In addition, it was not distracting at all because all of the attention was focused on the person getting interviewed. I also really enjoyed the costumes that were chosen, all of the actors and actresses were dressed in flannels and a pair of jeans. I thought this was really fitting for the setting of the play. After seeing this play, I definitely had a much better understanding of what happened in Laramie, Wyoming. After spending
The Laramie Project
Over spring break, I went home and saw The Laramie Project at my high school. Before seeing the play, I knew a brief overview of what had happened in Laramie, Wyoming, but did not know the details. I knew that Matthew Shepard was a gay, male, college student who was brutally murdered from a hate crime. When I first got to the auditorium, I could barely find my seat because the entire place was packed with people, and I knew it had been a sold out show. In the play, the boy who acted as Matthew Shepard, was gay in real life as well. I thought that was very brave of him to volunteer to play Matthew, and it really added to the intensity of the play. It made the play more realistic, and made it seem like something that was actually happening. During the play, there were constant interviews that were conducted of people from Laramie, Wyoming, who knew Matthew personally. During these interviews, the spotlight would shine on the person who was getting interviewed. However, the interviewer who was supposed to be asking the questions was not shown, instead, the person was just telling the audience information about Matthew and what had happened. As the spotlight was on them speaking, everything else in the auditorium was pitch black. During this time, the cast ran on stage and changed the scenery to prepare for the next scene. I really liked this idea and thought it was very clever because they did not waste time closing the curtain to change scenes; instead it happened during the actual play. In addition, it was not distracting at all because all of the attention was focused on the person getting interviewed. I also really enjoyed the costumes that were chosen, all of the actors and actresses were dressed in flannels and a pair of jeans. I thought this was really fitting for the setting of the play. After seeing this play, I definitely had a much better understanding of what happened in Laramie, Wyoming. After spending