A Hate-Crime Drama Becomes a Stage for Discussion by DON SHEWEY
"The Laramie Project," about the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, is now in small productions around the country, serving as a catalyst for communities to discuss hate crimes.
Today is Saturday, August 29, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Lea Michele Wendy Goldberg Carla Gugino Dina Spybey Frances Ruffelle Don Schlitz Scott Allen Carl Thoma Robin Leach William Friedkin Elliott Gould Patricia Conolly Ruby Holbrook Dick O'Neill Charles Gray Susan Hight Betty Lynn Charles White John Kane Sono Osato Jay Marshall Isabel Sanford Luther Davis Ingrid Bergman Kenneth Carten Willard Waterman Barry Sullivan George Macready Preston Sturges Donald McKee Marita Reid Sidney Carlyle Michael Chekhov May Boley Ann Brody John E. Ince Charles Dalton Fred Huntley Jenny Powers Sam Freed John Kane Joan Wetmore Florine Stettheimer