Greensburg, PA – Seton Hill University Theatre is pleased to present The Laramie Project, a play by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Project, from April 1 – 7, 2004. The Laramie Project is the result of interviews done with the townspeople of Laramie, Wyoming, in the years following the kidnapping and brutal beating death of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, who was tied to a fence and left to die in October, 1998. Seton Hill actors, portraying Tectonic Company members and the 60-plus Laramie residents interviewed, present a haunting and unforgettable theatrical piece. Never preaching, but always provocative, the play examines the crime and its aftermath as the town finds itself negotiating and adjusting the definitions of tolerance and acceptance. After its 2000 premiere, The Laramie Project was the second most produced play of the 2001-02 season (American Theatre Magazine), and was made into an HBO film, which aired in March 2002.

The Laramie Project will be directed by Denise Pullen, assistant professor of theatre at Seton Hill. Seton Hill students cast in the production are: Adam Altman, theatre performance major from Latrobe, PA; Sara Canter, music/theatre major from Fair Oaks, PA; Joshua Galligan, theatre performance major from Lancaster, PA; Keith Gray, theatre performance major from Greensburg, PA; Ed Hughes, theatre performance major from Derry, PA; Kristen Secrist, theatre performance major from West Newton, PA; Kelly Smogor, theatre performance/theatre business management major from Derry, PA; and Jamie Williams, theatre performance major from Aliquippa, PA.

Allison Weakland, technical theatre/theatre performance major from Canonsburg, PA will serve as assistant director for The Laramie Project while JoAnna Terwilliger, technical theatre major from Canonsburg, PA and Adrienne Fischer, theatre performance major from Monroeville, PA will serve as stage manager and assistant stage manager, respectively. Daniel Greiner, theatre major from Derry, PA is the lighting designer for The Laramie Project.

Performance Dates: April 1, 8 p.m.; April 2, 10:30 a.m. & 8 p.m.; April 3, 8 p.m.; April 4, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.; April 6, 10:30 a.m. and April 7, 10:30 a.m. All performances are held in Reeves Theatre on Seton Hill’s campus. Reeves Theatre is a disabled-accessible and climate-controlled facility. Parking is free. Seton Hill’s art gallery, Harlan Gallery, located next to Reeves Theatre, will be open prior to all Reeves Theatre performances (call 724-830-1417 for more information on Harlan Gallery).

Ticket Information: Single Admission $12; Group Rates $10 for 16 or more – reservations and advance payment required to receive group rate. $5 Student Rush Tickets go on sale five minutes before curtain, are subject to availability and require a valid student ID. Order tickets by phone: 724-838-4241, or by e-mail: boxoffice@setonhill.edu.

Box Office hours (by phone) are: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday – Friday. Extended hours on performance days are: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information on Seton Hill, please visit www.setonhill.edu or call 1-800-826-6234.