THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Written by Moises Kaufman
and the Members of Tectonic Theaer Project
HEAD WRITER
Leigh Fondakowski
ASSOCIATE WRITERS
Stephen Belber, Greg Pierotti, Stephan Wangh
DRAMATURGS*
Amanda Gronich, Sarah Lambert, John McAdams,
Maude Mitchell, Andy Paris, Barbara Pitts Kelli Simpkins
AUTHOR'S NOTE
by Moises Kaufman
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 he members of the company presented material and acted as dramaturgs* in the creation of he play.
As the volume of the 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 thier 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".
*dramaturg - is a literary editor on the staff of a theater who consults with authors and edits texts.
