[NEohioPAL] The Laramie Project Opens Friday

[Benjamin James]

First Grace United Church of Christ Presents...
Heads Up Productions'
The Laramie Project
By: Moises Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project
Directed by: India Burton



First Grace United Church of Christ is hosting Heads Up Productions and our 
version of The Laramie Project. Performances will be held in the sanctuary of 
First Grace, located at 350 S. Portage Path in Akron.  Performance dates are 
Friday, August 13 through Saturday, August 14 and Thursday, August 19 through 
Saturday, August 21.  All performances are at 8 pm.  Tickets are $5 and 
available at the door or by calling 330.990.5138.  (The first weekend only:  If 
you bring 2 straight friends, receive 1 free ticket.)

    The Laramie Project is directed by India Burton, whose directing debut, For 
Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, was touted 
as “absolutely, by far, the best thing I have ever seen in my 10 years at UA,” 
by Dr. Boisseau of the History Department.

    The Laramie Project is set in the aftermath of the 1998 slaying of Matthew 
Shepherd in Laramie, Wyoming.  Moises Kaufman and The Tectonic Theatre Project 
conducted over 200 interviews with residents of the town, which form the basis 
of the play.  Sparked by the possibility that Matthew was brutally murdered for 
his sexuality, The Laramie Project is a mediation on how a small town deals with 
being the epicenter of an incomprehensible crime.  The play was hailed by Time 
Magazine as “one of the Top Ten plays of the year 2000” and has been called “an 
Our Town for the new millennium.”

The ensemble includes: 
TJ Jozsa from Stow, Ohio
Tyler Hodges from Ashland, Ohio
Alex Funk from Pataskala, Ohio
Greg Grimes from Tallmadge, Ohio
Anthony Satterwhite from Macedonia ohio
Caorl Eutsey from Akron, Ohio
Nici Romo from Stow, Ohio
Angel Foster from Akron, Ohio
April Turner from Cleveland, Ohio
Heather Beyer from Tallmadge, Ohio

Assistant Director: Heather Beyer from Tallmadge, Ohio
Stage Manager: Kendra Strickland from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Scenic Designer: Colin Teeling from Sandusky, Ohio
Sound Designer: Kevin Klemm from Stow, Ohio
Costume & Props Designers: Kendra and Kimmy Strickland from Wooster, Ohio

Heads Up Productions is Akron’s newest and boldest theatre company, originating 
from the minds of university students. Our mission is to engage in a passionate 
search for craft while using our contemporary sensibilities to create dynamic 
live performances of new and classic work, designed to educated and challenge 
our audience.  

This is our fourth production.                                                 


      
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