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WorksheetsMoises Kaufman & Judy Shepard - Laramie Project
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
1. How many hate crimes are reported a year, according to Moises Kaufman?
500
1000
10,000
1. In going to Laramie, what question was Moises Kaufman hoping to answer?
Where was the nation was at the end of the millennium?
Why does hate crime happen?
How can we stop hate crime happening?
1. Why does Moises Kaufman think the play: ‘The Laramie Project’ has been performed so may times across America?
Because people are ready to listen and join in the conversation about hate crimes now.
Because people found it entertaining.
Because people enjoy hearing about someone’s life story.
1. Judy Shepard (Mother or murdered student Matthew Shepard) states the Laramie Project contains what 3 character types?
Upper class, middle class and working class.
Allies, haters and ignorant.
Criminals, law enforcers and peacemakers.
1. How does Moises Kaufman describe the role of his actors from the Tectonic Theatre Project?
Artists
Documentary performers
Lab technicians
1. Why does Moises Kaufman say the play: The Laramie Project, 10 years later is still relevant?
Because it speaks to people and encourages conversations which lead to change
Because it keeps the story fresh in people’s minds and stops them forgetting.
Because hate crime is still happening today.
1. Moises Kaufman explains that the audience get to feel a sense of:
Grief (heartache)
Relief
Catharsis (cleansing)
1. What does Moises Kaufman want people from Laramie who were interviewed to be able to say when they see and hear their words spoken on stage?
I look and sound really great.
That’s what I said and that’s what I meant.
They have taken my words in a new dramatic direction.
1. 10 years later, Moises Kaufman says The Laramie Project is now about:
"What makes someone commit hate crime and what makes someone want to stop it?"
"What leads people to do the things that they do?"
"What are the narratives we construct in order to survive?"
1. Judy Shepard (Matthew Shepard’s Mum) says she adores The Tectonic Theatre Group and The Laramie Project because:
"It will always ring true."
"It keeps Matthew’s memory alive."
"I feel close to Matthew when I watch it."
