Author’s Note
The Laramie Project was written through a unique collaboration by Tectonic
Theater Project. During the year-and-a-half development of the play, members
of the company and I traveled to Laramie six times to conduct interviews
with the people of the town. We transcribed and edited the interviews,
then conducted several workshops in which the members of the company
presented material and acted as dramaturgs in the creation of the play.
As the volume of material grew with each additional trip to Laramie, a small
writers’ group from within the company began to work closely with me to further
organize and edit the material, conduct additional research in Laramie, and
collaborate on the writing of the play. This group was led by Leigh Fondakowski
as Head Writer, with Stephen Belber and Greg Pierotti as Associate Writers.
As we got closer to the play’s first production in Denver, the actors, including
Stephen Belber and Greg Pierotti, turned their focus to performance, while Leigh
Fondakowski continued to work with me on drafts of the play, as did Stephen
Wangh, who by then had joined us as an Associate Writer and “bench coach.”
-Moisés Kaufman
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Written by Moisés Kaufman
And the Members of Tectonic Theater Project
HEAD WRITER
Leigh Fondakowski
ASSOCIATE WRITERS
Stephen Belber, Greg Pierotti, Stephen Wangh
DRAMATURGS
Amanda Gronich, Sarah Lambert, John McAdams,
Maude Mitchell, Andy Paris,
Barbara Pitts, Kelli Simpkins
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