The Laramine Project is a 2020 play by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Project about the reaction to the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. The murder was denounced as a hate crime and brought attention to the lack of hate crime laws in various states, including Wyoming.

An example of verbatim theatre, the play draws on hundreds of interviews conducted by the theatre company with inhabitants of the town, company members’ own journal entries and published news reports. It is divided into three acts, and twelve actors portray more than sixty characters in a series of short scenes.

This show has strong themes and strong language and is not recommended for under 15 year olds.

This event is part of the 2021 Auckland Pride Festival. See the full programme at: aucklandpride.org.nz