The Laramie Project, a play by Fighting Chance Productions, is being threatened with protests and picketing from an extreme baptist church in Topeka, Kansas. The Laramie Project is a play about the brutal attack and murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay American university student, who was left for dead tied to a fence outside Laramie ten years ago.
According to the Vancouver Sun, the production company who will be presenting the play at the Havana Theater, has already contacted the federal government asking for help in preventing this cross border protest by the anti-gay, hate-mongering Westboro Baptist Church. Vancouver police spokesperson Const. Tim Fanning said steps would be taken by the police should the group be allowed into the country and that the Canada Border Services Agency was looking into the issue. The planned protest is scheduled for Friday, November 28 from 7 PM - 8 PM.
Fighting Chance Production's The Laramie Project runs November 26 to December 6, Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Saturday afternoon at 2 PM.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors with 2-for-1 shows on Tuesdays. The Laramie Project will show at the Havana Theatre at 1212 Commercial Drive.
This production will feature original material from the Tectonic Theatre Project blog and all-new music created by the cast.
The Laramie Project is directed by Ryan Mooney and Stage Managed by Tamara Harvey. Featuring Matthew Clarke, Christopher Cook, Ira Cooper, Sherry Lynn Friesen, Anna Hassard, Matthew MacCaull, Jeff McMahan, Jean Nicolai, Alicia Olive, Keri Smith, Spencer Snashall, and Nadia Von Hahn.
Laramie Project info.
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