The Laramie Project
Amplified Arts (AMP) in partnership with Rural Outright, a program of TLC Family Resource Center, will bring The Laramie Project to AMP’s performance venue in downtown Claremont on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, 28 — produced with permission from The Dramatics Play Service.
The Laramie Project will open on April 27, the Day of Silence, a student-led national event where folks take a vow of silence to draw attention to the silencing and erasure of LGBTQ people at school. The show will be accompanied by pieces from the #KindnessInAction gallery showcasing student artwork created for No Name-Calling Week. Following each show will be a panel discussion featuring the cast and crew, LGBTQ community members, and organizations such as ACLU-NH, PFLAG, Colby-Sawyer College, and Dartmouth College. NOTE: Due to strong language and mature subject matter, Amplified Arts strongly advises that this production may not be suitable for all ages. The immersive design of the production also adds to the need to advise against bringing small children or others who may not be comfortable in an immersive environment as it may be disruptive to the actors and the audience.
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Video produced by participants in the production:
Picture gallery of the 2017 production.
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Testimonials
"This past weekend I performed with Amplified Arts in a production of The Laramie Project, an episodic play honoring the life of the late Matthew Shepard and sparking conversation about LGBT rights. This show was the most emotionally exhausting show I’ve acted in, but was by far the most rewarding. Laramie was extremely challenging due to the gravity of its content and format of emulating multiple real people onstage, and the show's ability to portray issues relevant to today. Being a part of The Laramie Project perfectly represented the power of theater. As one of my favorite roles, Catherine Connolly, said, “I don’t think there was one person in there who wasn’t crying by the end of it,” and at the interactive panel after the show, I was able to witness the way the show affected the audience and my fellow actors. I have never felt more rewarded by a performance."
— Lydia Pinard, cast member from Kearsarge Regional High School, 2018
"This past weekend I performed with Amplified Arts in a production of The Laramie Project, an episodic play honoring the life of the late Matthew Shepard and sparking conversation about LGBT rights. This show was the most emotionally exhausting show I’ve acted in, but was by far the most rewarding. Laramie was extremely challenging due to the gravity of its content and format of emulating multiple real people onstage, and the show's ability to portray issues relevant to today. Being a part of The Laramie Project perfectly represented the power of theater. As one of my favorite roles, Catherine Connolly, said, “I don’t think there was one person in there who wasn’t crying by the end of it,” and at the interactive panel after the show, I was able to witness the way the show affected the audience and my fellow actors. I have never felt more rewarded by a performance."
— Lydia Pinard, cast member from Kearsarge Regional High School, 2018
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