In June 2008, members of Tectonic Theater Project
returned to Laramie, Wyoming to explore how the town had changed in the ten years since Matthew Shepard's murder. What they found defied their expectations. The result is a new play about how we construct our own history.

This is the continuing story of an American Town.

Emerson College in association with the Celebrity Series of Boston presents The Tectonic Theatre Project in The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later...An Epilogue, by Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris and Stephen Belber.

The original play, The Laramie Project, was written a month after Matthew Shepard's 1998 murder. To commemorate the 10th anniversary, Tectonic Theater Project returned to Laramie for a second round of interviews which formed the basis of this examination of the murder's long-term legacy. By returning a decade later, the writers sought to investigate the kinds of changes that occur after a pivotal event in the hope of shedding light on the ideas and beliefs that were shaping the nation.

The Celebrity Series and Emerson College presentation will take place simultaneously with performances at 100 other theaters across the country, and in Canada, Great Britain, Spain, Hong Kong and Australia on October 12, 2009. Pre and post show components, including Q&A with audience members, will be broadcast live from Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.