A review by libraryfrog
The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later by Andy Paris, Leigh Fondakowski, Tectonic Theater Project, Greg Pierotti, Moisés Kaufman

challenging reflective sad

4.0

I remember seeing a highly protested production of this as a teenager in the next town over from us in the mid 2000s. As a gay teen it was terrifying to see the hate so concentrated, even though I experienced it every day  at school too. I remember joining a group of queer counterprotestors standing across the street from the Westboro Baptist church people with their “kill gay kids” signs with cops between us. I remember wondering if anyone would get shot. I cried a few times reading this, remembering everything I felt that day. For years after I would find myself thinking about the signs they held. Literal children holding signs about killing children. This book was really interesting to read as a now 32 year old and reflect.