September 25 – October 3
TICKETS
Subscribers with tickets to “The Laramie Project” can choose preferred way to attend: in-person or live stream. Please check your email from Sept 15 on how to reserve.
Please note, by reserving a seat to attend in-person, you are agreeing to follow our safety and health guidelines including wearing a mask. Your tickets are general admission. We will show you to your seats when you arrive. All of your seats will be grouped together and physically distanced from other ticket buyers. At this time all audience members will be required to wear masks when attending, follow our physical distanced seating and bathroom recommendations and should not attend if having any health issues including a temperature above 100.4. Please review current safety and health guidelines here prior to purchasing tickets as there are no refunds.
Single tickets are available for live stream only. A private access link (can be used on one device at a time) will be included in your confirmation email as well as sent to you 24 hours before the performance begins. Please review our tips to ensure a high quality live streaming experience.
A Relevant, Powerful Story told through Docu-Theatre Performance
The Laramie Project presents a deeply complex portrait of a community’s response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man living in Laramie, Wyoming. In a series of poignant reflections, the residents of Laramie react to the hate crime and surrounding media storm with anger, bewilderment, and sorrow. The play by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project portrays the seismic and deeply personal impact Matthew’s death had on this small town while also demonstrating the power of the human spirit to triumph over bigotry and violence.
Are you willing to confront the destructive power of bullying and hate in all forms?
Additional Information:
- This production has strong adult language and serious content.
- This production has two ten-minute intermissions.
- Estimated show length is 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- There will be no concessions available.
- By purchasing an in-person ticket you are agreeing to follow our health and safety guidelines.
- For your safety the program is digital. Please forward and share with all those attending with you.
- If attending via live stream, please check our live stream guidelines for tips and trick to ensure a great viewing experience
- Everyone is invited to join us for an online discussion with local panelists on Sunday, October 4th at 6:00pm. A link to sign up will be sent following your attendance at the show.
This work is funded in part with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Central MN Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Production Staff
Director
Ross Harris (he/him/his) is from Oklahoma originally, but came to Minnesota in 2017 with a few stops along the way. While Ross originally attended NYU to pursue a BFA in acting, life took him in other directions. Ross was hired by GREAT as an overhire scenic carpenter in the latter half of the 2018-2019 season and was hired full-time the summer of 2019. Since then, Ross has grown into the role of GREAT’s Assistant Technical Director. Along with being heavily involved in the construction of sets, he runs summer camp sound, helps facilitate load-in and load-out, and manages volunteers in the Scene Shop (if you’re interested, please reach out!) In his own words, “I build structures that look alright. But then they get painted. And then they get lit. And somewhere in that process they go from being rather ordinary looking objects to being something magnificent. That magic is only possible through the collaborative efforts of all involved. The finished product is so much more than the sum of its parts and it’s that sense of creative collaboration that fills me with awe and gratitude for the work I am so lucky to take part in every day.” In his spare time Ross enjoys hiking, playing games, and performing in the occasional show– but his favorite way to spend a free day is making a long drawn out meal like gumbo or chili.
Technical Director
Costume Designer
Set Designer
Prop Designer
Foley Sound Designer
Light Designer
Stage Manager
Cast
Matt is a Q-Comp advisor at St. Michael-Albertville Public Schools. He enjoys running, cooking, baking, watching movies, reading, and spending time with friends.
GREAT productions: Clue: The Musical, Live from the Lab: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Live from the Lab: Much Ado About Nothing
Also appeared in: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Noises Off!, Lend Me a Tenor, Winnie-the-Pooh, Kiss Me Kate
Katrina is a customer experience coordinator at InteleCONNECT. She enjoys going on adventures with her husband, playing with her dog Honey, watching and quoting movies, spending time with friends, and traveling.
GREAT productions: Sister Act, It’s a Wonderful Life, High School Musical, My Fair Lady, Secret Life of Girls, Pippi Longstocking, Wizard of Oz
Also appeared in: Addams Family Musical (GNTC), Always a Bridesmaid (Pioneer Place), Sound of Music (Lighthouse Theater).
Amy is retired and enjoys music, gardening, sewing, boating, writing, and theater.
The Laramie Project is Amy’s GREAT debut!
Other theatre involvement includes:
- Great Northern Theatre Company-5 years of shows, acting, directing, stage managing, costumes, props, ad sales, sets, promotions
- Lamplighter Community Theatre-Staples, MN- acting, directing, costumes, props, house managing, producer, stage managing, sets, promotions
- Bertha Community Theater-Bertha, MN- acting, costuming, props, sets, promotions
- Wadena Madhatters- Wadena, MN- acting, directing, costumes, stage managing
- High school play director – 15 years, Eagle Bend, MN
- Peer Education Plays -facilitator, Illusion Theater of Mpls.-11 years
- College-acting
- Many high school plays-acting, student director, sets, costumes, props
Mitchell Hurrle is a registered Nurse in the NICU of St. Cloud Hospital. He likes musical theatre, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. Mitchell has been involved in numerous shows with GREAT and was last seen in Mamma Mia! and Matilda.
Bailey Jones works as a crew member at the St. Cloud Skatin’ Place. They enjoy playing music and learning new and impressive skating tricks. Bailey loves musicals and has been in GREAT show such as The Buddy Holly Story, Grease, Peter Pan, and The Laramie Project, and Snow White.
Molly McAlister (Margaret Leavitt) is the Assistant Director of Admission for International & Boarding at Saint John’s Prep. She’s been in shows like Laramie Project, Shrek, and High School Musical. When she’s not on stage, Molly enjoys dancing, beading, yoga, and traveling. She is excited to take the stage in Silent Sky as this show encourages the audience to not necessarily find all of the answers, but create meaning by being curious and connecting with others.
Delenore Morrison (M.C. Sloppy Joe, Ensemble, Jamal U/S) is a Macy’s receiver. He’s been in GREAT productions of Alice in Wonderland, The Laramie Project, and Mamma Mia!. Delenore auditioned for Escape to Margaritaville to put on a fun show for his community! Outside of theatre and work, Delenore likes photography, modeling, singing, and songwriting.
Megan Myers (T.V. Announcer, Ensemble) is a Senior Administrative Assistant at Coborn’s Inc. She’s been in many shows, including GREAT productions of A Christmas Carol, Clue, and Six Characters in Search of an Author. Megan is also a producer for Pale Horse Studio. Though theatre is perhaps Megan’s favorite hobby, others include yoga, all things Disney, filmmaking, and Dungeons & Dragons.
James Reichow (Brick) is majoring in Social Studies Education at St. Cloud State University. He’s been in GREAT productions of The Laramie Project, Cinderella, and GREASE!, and he decided to audition for Escape to Margaritaville because “Margaritaville” is his mom’s favorite song! Some of James’ favorite hobbies are rowing, antiquing, and choir.
Roseanna is a Professor Emerita at St. Cloud State University for the Department of Communication Studies. Since COVID, she feels like her hobby is ZOOM! She is a volunteer mediator, a conflict coach and communication consultant/trainer. Typically for fun she enjoys traveling, creative writing, ballroom dancing, storytelling, going to theatre, singing in the church choir, reading for church services (lector), and going to the gym.
GREAT productions:
- 2020 Live from the Lab Events: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; E-Cabaret Best of Broadway; and Much Ado About Nothing
- Elf, the Musical, Night of the Living Dead, Script in Hand: All My Sons, It’s a Wonderful Life
Also appeared in: Butterflies Are Free Perrin Spychala’s Bond spoofs;The Alexander Wellington Films: Smiles Aren’t for Heroes, In the Service of the Crown, and For Those Who Dared Before; Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, Godspell, Diary of Anne Frank, My Fair Lady, Hello Dolly, Cinderella, Oliver
Aaron is a real estate broker for Counselor Realty. He enjoys sailing, working, and being a father.
GREAT productions: A Christmas Carol, 9-5, Alice in Wonderland, Script in Hand: All My Sons
Timm is a physician at St. Cloud Hospital. He enjoys running, biking, tennis, and cooking.
This is Timm’s GREAT dubut!
Also appeared in Dear Finder, UMD, 1998
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