[NEohioPAL]THE LARAMIE PROJECT opens Friday at KSU

Thu Apr 14 15:27:16 PDT 2005

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Kent State University=92s School of Theatre & Dance Closes Season with
Docu-Drama, The Laramie Project=20

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Kent, Ohio =96 Presented by the Roe Green Visiting Director Series, Kent =
State
University=92s School of Theatre & Dance closes its 2004-05 season with =
=93The
Laramie Project=94 April 15 =96 24 in Wright-Curtis Theatre, Music & =
Speech
Center on Kent State=92s Main Campus.  Written by Mois=E9s Kaufman and =
The
Members of Tectonic Theater, =93The Laramie Project=94 is a documentary =
drama
which depicts the reactions of Laramie, Wyoming residents to the 1998 =
murder
of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student. His murder was brutal in the
extreme and the two young men who committed it then left him barely =
alive,
tied to a post for 18 hours before he was found and, five days later, =
died.
This true story describes what happens to a small-town community after =
this
heinous hate crime.

Kaufman and his colleagues made six trips to Laramie, Wyo. during the 18
months following the October 1998 murder The Laramie Project is the =
result
of 200 interviews conducted with Laramie residents.=20

The Kent State production has eight student-actors playing 63 roles,
challenging the performers with split-second character changes. As part =
of
the Roe Green Visiting Director Series, Guest Director Sue Ott Rowlands
joins Kent State to direct this award-winning production.  Ott Rowlands =
is
currently a Professor and Chair of the University of Toledo=92s =
Department of
Theatre and Film. She is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the
Cleveland Women=92s Theatre Project and former Associate Artistic =
Director of
Round House Theatre in Washington DC.

In conjunction with the production, the School will also host its second
annual panel discussion series, =93Spotlight on Success.=94  The final
discussion entitled =93Windows on the World: Theatre & Social Change=94 =
will be
held prior to the production of =93The Laramie Project=94, on Tuesday, =
April
19th at 6:30 PM in E. Turner Stump Theatre.  Professor Clyde Simon will
serve as moderator.  The panel will consist of Sue Ott Rowlands, =
Professor
and Chair, Department of Theatre and Film of The University of Toledo; =
Deb
Lemire, Artistic Director of Queen Bee Productions; Joyce Casey, =
Artistic
Director of Dobama Theatre. This event is free and open to the public.

Saturday, April 23, friend of Matthew Shepard and activist, Romaine
Patterson will do be presenting a discussion of =93The Laramie =
Project=94 both
before and after the production that evening.  The pre-show discussion =
will
begin at 7:30 PM.  A ticket to =93The Laramie Project=94 for Saturday, =
April 23
will include admission to the pre-show discussion.  A post-show =
discussion
with Ms. Patterson will immediately follow the production and is open to =
the
public.

School of Theatre & Dance performances are Tuesday =96 Saturday at 8 PM =
and
Sunday at 2 PM.  Both theatres, E. Turner Stump and Wright-Curtis, are
located in the Music & Speech Center on Main Street on the main campus =
of
Kent State University.=20
Tickets are $12 adults, $10 seniors, KSU Alumni and Faculty and $8 =
students
with any valid student ID or under 18.  The School of Theatre & Dance =
Box
Office is located in the Music & Speech Center and is opened 12 p.m. =96 =
5
p.m. Monday =96 Friday, 3 p.m. =96 7 p.m. on Saturday during the run of =
the show
and one hour before performance times.  Call 330-672-2497 to make
reservations.  All phone reservations must be held with a major credit =
card.
The box office accepts MasterCard, Visa and Discover.
Cast List
Jd Bowman of Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Cleric Costes of Niles, OH
Andrew Cruse of Allentown, PA
Alana Rader of Allentown, PA=20
Jennifer Rose of Upper Sandusky, OH
Jessica Rubin of Berea, OH
Caleb Sekeres of Providence, RI
Colleen Somerville of Richfield, OH
Christine R. Williams of Philadelphia, PA

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Elisabeth Madden

Managing Director

Porthouse Theatre

www.porthousetheatre.com

School of Theatre & Dance

www.theatre.kent.edu

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University’s School of Theatre & Dance Closes Season with =
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<i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Laramie Project</span></i> =
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Kent,
Ohio – Presented by the Roe Green Visiting Director Series, =
<st1:PersonName
w:st=3D"on">Kent State</st1:PersonName> University’s School of =
Theatre
& Dance closes its 2004-05 season with “The Laramie =
Project”
April 15 – 24 in Wright-Curtis Theatre, Music & Speech Center =
on <st1:PersonName
w:st=3D"on">Kent State</st1:PersonName>’s Main Campus.=A0 Written =
by Mois=E9s
Kaufman and The Members of Tectonic Theater, “The Laramie =
Project”
is a documentary drama which depicts the reactions of <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
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residents to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student. =
His murder
was brutal in the extreme and the two young men who committed it then =
left him
barely alive, tied to a post for 18 hours before he was found and, five =
days
later, died. This true story describes what happens to a small-town =
community
after this heinous hate crime.<o:p></o:p>

Kaufman and his =
colleagues made
six trips to <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Laramie</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Wyo.</st1:State>
during the 18 months following the October 1998 murder The Laramie Project is the result =
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interviews conducted with <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Laramie</st1:place></st1:City>
residents. <o:p></o:p>

The <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PersonName
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<st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceName></st1:PersonName></st1:place>
production has eight student-actors playing 63
roles, challenging the performers with split-second character changes. =
As part
of the Roe Green Visiting Director Series, Guest Director Sue Ott =
Rowlands
joins <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Kent</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceName></st1:PersonName></st1:place>
to direct this award-winning production.=A0 Ott Rowlands is currently a =
Professor
and Chair of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType>
 of <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Toledo</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s
Department of Theatre and Film. She is the Artistic Director and =
co-founder of
the Cleveland Women’s Theatre Project and former Associate =
Artistic
Director of Round House Theatre in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Washington</st1:City>
 <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p>

In conjunction
with the production, the School will also host its second annual panel
discussion series, “Spotlight =
on
Success.”=A0 The final discussion entitled =
“Windows on the
World: Theatre & Social Change” will be held prior to the =
production
of “The Laramie Project”, on Tuesday,
April 19th at 6:30 PM in E. Turner Stump =
Theatre.=A0
Professor Clyde Simon will serve as moderator.=A0 The panel will consist =
of Sue
Ott Rowlands, Professor and Chair, Department of Theatre and Film of The
University of Toledo; Deb Lemire, Artistic Director of Queen Bee =
Productions; Joyce
Casey, Artistic Director of Dobama Theatre. This event is free and open =
to the
public.<o:p></o:p>

Saturday,
April 23, friend of Matthew Shepard and activist, Romaine Patterson will =
do be
presenting a discussion of “The Laramie Project” both before =
and
after the production that evening.=A0 The pre-show discussion will begin =
at 7:30
PM.=A0 A ticket to “The Laramie Project” for Saturday, April =
23 will
include admission to the pre-show discussion.=A0 A post-show discussion =
with Ms.
Patterson will immediately follow the production and is open to the =
public.<o:p></o:p>

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& Dance performances are Tuesday – Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday =
at 2 PM.=A0 Both theatres, E. Turner Stump and Wright-Curtis, are =
located in the <st1:PlaceName
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style=3D'margin-top:12.0pt'><tt><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Tickets are $12 =
adults, $10 seniors, KSU Alumni and Faculty and $8 students with any =
valid student ID or under 18.=A0 The School of Theatre & Dance Box =
Office is located in the <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Music & =
Speech</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and is opened 12 p.m. =
– 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Saturday =
during the run of the show and one hour before performance times.=A0 =
Call 330-672-2497 to make reservations.=A0 All phone reservations must =
be held with a major credit card.=A0 The box office accepts MasterCard, =
Visa and Discover.<o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre><pre
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold'>Cast =
List<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></tt></pre><pre
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Jd Bowman of =
<st1:place
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w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre=
><pre
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Cleric Costes of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Niles</st1:City>, <st1:State
 =
w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre=
><pre
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Andrew Cruse of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Allentown</st1:City>, <st1:State
 =
w:st=3D"on">PA</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre=
><pre
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Alana Rader of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Allentown</st1:City>, <st1:State
 w:st=3D"on">PA</st1:State></st1:place> =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre><pre
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Jennifer Rose of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Upper Sandusky</st1:City>, <st1:State
 =
w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre=
><pre
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Jessica Rubin of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Berea</st1:City>, <st1:State
 =
w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre=
><pre
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Caleb Sekeres of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Providence</st1:City>, <st1:State
 =
w:st=3D"on">RI</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre=
><pre
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color:black'>Colleen Somerville of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Richfield</st1:City>, <st1:State
 =
w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre=
><pre
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Christine R. Williams of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Philadelphia</st1:City>, <st1:State
 =
w:st=3D"on">PA</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></tt></pre=
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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