Tectonic Theater Project Presents The Laramie Project 10/22

By: Oct. 05, 2010
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THE Jewish Community Center OF SAN FRANCISCO And the Tectonic Theater Project presents The Laramie Project Fri., Oct. 22, 8 pm

The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, An Epilogue Sat., Oct. 23, 8 pm
Kanbar Hall, JCCSF, 3200 California St.
Tkts: $25 - $55
Box Office: 415/292-1233

"Tectonic's production of "The Laramie Project" and "Ten Years Later" is a rare wonder indeed. This is theater that's more than just powerful; it's elemental."
- Boston Herald

Now more relevant than ever, with a recent spate of gay teen suicide across the country, the gay bashing at the University of Michigan, etc., it is timely that Tectonic asks whether things have changed since Mathew Shepard's tragic death.

Moises Kaufman APPEARS IN CONVERSATION Oct, 21 at 7 pm
The Laramie Project writer and director Moisés Kaufman, founder and Artistic Director of the award winning Tectonic Theater Project, will appear in conversation with Berkeley Rep Artistic Director Tony Taccone on Thursday, October 21 at 7 pm. His directorial credits include Marlowe's Eye by Naomi Iizuka , the world premiere of Now Be Witness Again, The Nest, Women in Beckett, and A Remarkable Stillness, and he wrote the critically acclaimed, The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.
Tkts: $10 - $20.

The Tectonic Theater Project presents
The Laramie Residency: A decade in the life of an American town
The Laramie Project Oct 22 at 8 pm
In October 1998 Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, severely beaten and left to die, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. Headlines swept the country about this hate crime directed at a gay teen. Five weeks later, Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theatre Project went to Laramie, and over the course of the next year, conducted more than 200 interviews with people in the town. From the interviews came The Laramie Project, a play chronicling the life of the town in the year after the murder. The work became one of the most performed plays in America. The production energized an awareness of attitudes about violence against gay people. Tectonic Theater Project collaborated with HBO to make the film based on the play. It starred Peter Fonda, Laura Linney, Christina Ricci and Steve Buscemi among others. It opened the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for 4 Emmys.

The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, An Epilogue Oct. 23 at 8 pm
Shepard's death launched an outcry for hate crime legislation and awareness of anti-gay violence, but has anything changed? Tectonic collaborators revisited Laramie on the 10th anniversary of Shepard's death to find the answer and investigate the long-term effects on the town.

Tectonic Theater Project is an award-winning company dedicated to developing innovative works that explore theatrical language and form, fostering an artistic dialogue with our audiences on the social, political and human issues that effect us all. In service to this goal, Tectonic supports readings, workshops, and full theatrical productions, as well as training for students around the country in our play-making techniques.

Tectonic Theater Project was founded in 1991 by Moisés Kaufman and Jeffrey LaHoste. Tectonic refers to the art and science of structure and was chosen to emphasize the company's interest in construction -- how things are made, and how they might be made differently. Its groundbreaking plays, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF Oscar Wilde, and I AM MY OWN WIFE, have sparked national discourse about their subjects and have inspired artists and audiences worldwide.

JCCSF community partners for The Laramie Residency: National Center for Lesbian Rights, Jewish Community High School of the Bay, Lowell High School, The Bay School of San Francisco, Support Services for LGBTQ Youth through SFUSD Student Support Services, Galileo High School, Tri Valley/Tri-Cities Midrasha Jewish Community High School, BBYO, Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, Facing History and Ourselves, LGBT Alliance of the Jewish Community Federation, LGBT Community Center, Not in Our Town and Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays S.F. and The Anti-Defamation League.

The JCCSF located at 3200 California Street (at Presidio), has been serving the Bay Area since 1877 with programs that transform people's lives - mind, body and spirit. A home away from home for San Franciscans of all faiths and backgrounds, the JCCSF welcomes more than 5,000 guests each day, presenting them with world-class cultural events, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and hundreds of inspiring educational, recreational and social programs. Programs are made possible through generous community support, enabling the JCCSF to provide free and low-cost programs as well as generous financial assistance - ensuring that the Center is accessible, welcoming and nurturing to all. For more information about the JCCSF, visit www.jccsf.org.

Tickets for all events may be purchased at the JCCSF Box Office at 415/292-1233. For additional information, visit www.jccsf.org/arts <http://www.jccsf.org/arts>



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