[NEohioPAL]The Laramie Project at Kent State April 15 - 24

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Kent State University=92s School of Theatre =26 Dance Closes Season with =

Docu-Drama=2C The Laramie Project April 15 =96 24

Kent=2C Ohio =96 Kent State University=92s School of Theatre =26 Dance cl=
oses =

its 2004-05 season with =93The Laramie Project=94 April 15 =96 24 in Wrig=
ht-
Curtis Theatre=2C Music =26 Speech Center on Kent State=92s Main Campus=2E=
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Directed by Sue Ott Rowlands=2E Written by Mois=E9s Kaufman and The =

Members of Tectonic Theater=2C =93The Laramie Project=94 is a documentary=
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drama which depicts the reactions of Laramie=2C Wyoming residents to the =

1998 murder of Matthew Shepard=2C a gay college student=2E His murder was=
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brutal in the extreme and the two young men who committed it then left =

him barely alive=2C tied to a post for 18 hours before he was found and=2C=
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five days later=2C died=2E This true story describes what happens to a =

small-town community after this heinous hate crime=2E
Kaufman and his colleagues made six trips to Laramie=2C Wyo=2E during the=
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18 months following the October 1998 murder The Laramie Project is the =

result of 200 interviews conducted with Laramie residents=2E =


The Kent State production has eight student-actors playing 63 roles=2C =

challenging the performers with split-second character changes=2E As =

part of the Roe Green Visiting Director Series=2C Guest Director Sue Ott-=

Rowlands joins Kent State to direct this award-winning production=2E  =

Ott-Rowlands is currently a Professor and Chair of the University of =

Toledo=92s Department of Theatre and Film=2E She is the Artistic Director=
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and co-founder of the Cleveland Women=92s Theatre Project and former =

Associate Artistic Director of Round House Theatre in Washington DC=2E

In conjunction with the production=2C the School will also host its =

second annual panel discussion series=2C =93Spotlight on Success=94=2E  T=
he =

final discussion entitled =93Windows on the World=3A Theatre =26 Social =

Change=94 will be held prior to the production of The Laramie Project=2C =

on Tuesday=2C April 19th at 6=3A30 PM in E=2E Turner Stump Theatre=2E  =

Professor Clyde Simon will serve as moderator=2E  The panel will consist =

of =

Sue Ott Rowlands=2C Professor and Chair=2C Department of Theatre and Film=
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of The University of Toledo=3B Deb Lemire=2C Artistic Director of Queen =

Bee Productions=3B Joyce Casey MA=9282=2C Artistic Director of Dobama =

Theatre=2E This event is free and open to the public=2E

School of Theatre =26 Dance performances are Tuesday =96 Saturday at 8 PM=
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and Sunday at 2 PM=2E  Both theatres=2C E=2E Turner Stump and Wright-Curt=
is=2C =

are located in the Music =26 Speech Center on Main Street on the main =

campus of Kent State University=2E =


Tickets are =2412 adults=2C =2410 seniors=2C KSU Alumni and Faculty and =24=
8 =

students with valid ID or under 18=2E  The School of Theatre =26 Dance Bo=
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Office is located in the Music =26 Speech Center and is opened 12 p=2Em=2E=
 =96 =

5 p=2Em=2E Monday =96 Friday=2C 3 p=2Em=2E =96 7 p=2Em=2E on Saturday dur=
ing the run of =

the show and one hour before performance times=2E  Call 330-672-2497 to =

make reservations=2E  All phone reservations must be held with a major =

credit card=2E  The box office accepts MasterCard=2C Visa and Discover=2E=

Cast List
Jd Bowman of Cuyahoga Falls=2C OH
Cleric Costes of Niles=2C OH
Andrew Cruse of Allentown=2C PA
Alana Rader of Allentown=2C PA =

Jennifer Rose of Upper Sandusky=2C OH
Jessica Rubin of Berea=2C OH
Caleb Sekeres of Providence=2C RI
Colleen Somerville of Richfield=2C OH
Christine R=2E Williams of Philadelphia=2C PA


Effie A=2E Tsengas
Director of Public Relations =26 Marketing
Kent State University School of Theatre =26 Dance
B 141 Music =26 Speech Building=2C Kent=2C OH 44242
330-672-4102

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