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The Theatre at Marietta College will live stream student performances of "The Laramie Project" at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Feb. 19 and 20.
Access to the live stream can be purchased through www.showtix4u.com/events/MCTheatre for a small fee to cover the cost of the streaming service. Marietta College students and employees will be able to see the show through Panopto on the performance dates.
"The Laramie Project" is the true story of a New York theater company that went to Laramie, Wyo., to interview residents and tell the story of Matthew Shepard, Casiha Felt, director and adjunct professor, said. In 1998, Shepard, a young gay man, was severely beaten and left tied to a fence outside Laramie.
In the aftermath and during the trial of the men accused of killing Shepard, Moises Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project conducted more than 200 interviews with residents Laramie, some connected to the case.
From these interviews and their own experiences in Laramie, Kaufman and Tectonic Theatre members created "The Laramie Project" exploring the depths to which humanity can sink and its heights of compassion.
"This happened over 20 years ago, and it astonishes me just how relevant this play still is," Felt said. "We see a small-town struggle to recognize the underlying hatred and fear underneath the tolerance they preach. The students and I are honored to share this powerful and heartbreaking show with our community."
Marietta College students who make up the cast are: Noah Anderson, class of 2023, Pomeroy; Natasha Didytch, class of 2023, Cleveland; Dylan Todd Brown class of 2023, Marietta; Grace Tomasko class of 2022, Aurora, Ohio; Kyra Cutsail class of 2023, Laurel, Del.; Sam Bartlett class of 2022, Marietta; Robby Allen class of 2021, Beverly; and Joan Owen class of 2023, Parkersburg; The stage manager is Sophie Wheeler, class of 2022, Cambridge, and the costume designer is Bayden Hoblitzell, class of 2023, Marietta.