The Laramie Project
"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, recording hours of interviews with the town's citizens over a two-year period. The film adaptation dramatizes the troupe's visit, using the actual words from the transcripts to create a portrait of a town forced to confront itself.
Released: 2002
Casts:
Lois Smith, Camryn Manheim, Jeremy Davies, Laura Linney, Joshua Jackson, Kathleen Chalfant, Bill Irwin, Margo Martindale, Amy Madigan, Steve Buscemi, Nestor Carbonell, Mark Webber, Michael Emerson, Clancy Brown, Christina Ricci, Peter Fonda, Clea DuVall, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Foster, Dylan Baker, Terry Kinney, Summer Phoenix