Tectonic Theatres The Laramie Project is a masterpiece in verbatim, a chronicle of the 1998 real-life kidnap and murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student from Wyoming. Using over 200 interviews, this play exposes the seismic impact and reaction to a hate crime, by the residents of Laramie. Our 12 strong ensemble from Bedes present The Laramie Project as a theatrical tour de force that questions intolerance in todays society.