About: Mei Sands

NOVEMBER 17-19, 2023

MARY CATTELL THEATRE

In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half, in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. They conducted more than 200 interviews with the people of the town. Some people interviewed were directly connected to the case, while others were citizens of Laramie, and the breadth of the reactions to the crime is fascinating.

***Recommended for ages 13+ due to language and content.***

Cast

Ava Peña

Brooke (Brooks) Simmons

Cooper Brown

Giovanni Sprovieri

Haven Marginean

Lola Podolner

Reaghan Watkins

Tess Larmon

Crew

Greg Kolack                                           Director

Sophie Imielski                 Assistant Director

Lily Ruiz                                    Stage Manager

Mireya Brkic         Assistant Stage Manager

Aiden Leonard     Assistant Stage Manager

Georgia Marzo                                 Costumes

Sophia Smykowski                          Costumes

Mia Cozzi                                           Costumes

Maddox McDonald                                 Props

Annie Scodro                                            Props

Ellie Baldwin                                             Props

Maeve Charlton                                       Lights

Caroline Busch                                         Lights

Rita Hynes                                                Sound