The first director to take me up on posting comes from Camarillo, CA, where a new production of
TLP is in its earliest stages. Jolyn Johnson's production isn't until April 2012, but it sounds like a little help from the larger community would be useful:
I'm currently studying all I can about TLP and Laramie itself. I'm directing the show at Camarillo Skyway Playhouse and auditions are in January, but I wanted to get the word out early. Recently, I attended our county's PRIDE Festival to spread the news to the LGBT community. I called and spoke with a member of Tectonic Theater as well as contacting the Matthew Shepard Foundation for resources.
I still feel like I'm not quite there yet, that I haven't found the truth of Laramie. I want to know all about these people and this town, about the hard times and the hope. If anyone has information they could pass to me since I sadly lost my dramaturg, it would be greatly appreciated! Photos, stories of the *people*, anything to show my rather conservative community what really happened in Laramie.
Our show goes up April 13-May 13, 2012. I'm excited and honored to be the director of TLP; I only hope that I can do it justice.
Good luck moving forward, Jolyn, and I hope to hear about your progress as the play moves into full production.
Hi, Joylyn! Glad you found Jackrabbit and this fabulous blog. Susan Burk, Laramie Project Specialist, Matthew Shepard Foundation
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to speaking with you soon, as well.