when: 14 May 2024 | venue: City Recital Hall | cost: $39-$99 | address: 2 Angel Place, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia | website: https://www.cityrecitalhall.com/whats-on/events/the-laramie-project/ | tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/the-laramie-project-tickets/artist/844336
published: 30 Apr 2024, 3 min read
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For one night only, an all-star cast will bring Matthew Shepard's story to life in a staged reading of The Laramie Project at City Recital Hall, Sydney.
It was 25 years ago when The Laramie Project began to be crafted from interviews with the townspeople of Laramie, Wyoming in the aftermath of the shocking murder of 21-year-old gay man Matthew Shepard. The events would go on to propel momentous social change, inspiring The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act 2009.
Directed by Dean Bryant, the reading stars Nicholas Brown, Casey Donovan, Benjamin Law, Zindzi Okenyo, Tony Sheldon and Lyndon Watts. To mark the anniversary, Matthew's father Dennis Shepard will join the cast, delivering the powerful speech he made in the Wyoming courtroom.
Tuesday 14 May 2024. Performance starts 7.30PM.
Tickets $39+bf students / $79 - $99+bf full price.
Book at Ticketmaster or cityrecitalhall.com.
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For one night only, an all-star cast will bring Matthew Shepard's story to life in a staged reading of The Laramie Project at City Recital Hall, Sydney.
It was 25 years ago when The Laramie Project began to be crafted from interviews with the townspeople of Laramie, Wyoming in the aftermath of the shocking murder of 21-year-old gay man Matthew Shepard. The events would go on to propel momentous social change, inspiring The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act 2009.
Directed by Dean Bryant, the reading stars Nicholas Brown, Casey Donovan, Benjamin Law, Zindzi Okenyo, Tony Sheldon and Lyndon Watts. To mark the anniversary, Matthew's father Dennis Shepard will join the cast, delivering the powerful speech he made in the Wyoming courtroom.
Tuesday 14 May 2024. Performance starts 7.30PM.
Tickets $39+bf students / $79 - $99+bf full price.
Book at Ticketmaster or cityrecitalhall.com.
Go see The Laramie Project 2024.
The Laramie Project 2024 is on 14 May 2024. The opening hours are: 19:30. Conveniently located in Sydney. Call 02 8256 2222 for details. Visit their website at https://www.cityrecitalhall.com/whats-on/events/the-laramie-project/.
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