<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:14pt"><div style="text-align: center;">First Grace United Church of Christ Presents...<br>Heads Up Productions'<br><font size="5"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Laramie Project</span></font><br>By: Moises Kaufman and Members of the Tectonic Theater Project<br>Directed by: India Burton<br></div><br><br><div>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. <span style="font-weight: bold;">(The first
weekend only: If you bring 2 straight friends, receive 1 free ticket.)</span><br><br> 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.<br><br> 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.”<br><br>The ensemble includes: <br>TJ Jozsa from Stow, Ohio<br>Tyler Hodges from Ashland, Ohio<br>Alex Funk from Pataskala, Ohio<br>Greg Grimes from Tallmadge, Ohio<br>Anthony Satterwhite from Macedonia ohio<br>Caorl Eutsey from Akron, Ohio<br>Nici Romo from Stow, Ohio<br>Angel Foster from Akron, Ohio<br>April Turner from Cleveland, Ohio<br>Heather Beyer from Tallmadge, Ohio<br><br>Assistant Director: Heather Beyer from Tallmadge, Ohio<br>Stage Manager: Kendra Strickland from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio<br>Scenic Designer: Colin Teeling from Sandusky, Ohio<br>Sound Designer: Kevin Klemm from Stow, Ohio<br>Costume & Props Designers: Kendra and Kimmy Strickland from Wooster, Ohio<br><br>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. <br>This is our fourth production. <br><br></div>
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