NBYT Presenting The Laramie Project

The No Boundaries Youth Theater, which was formerly called the New Britain Youth Theater (NBYT), will present its production of the acclaimed play, The Laramie Project October 19th to 21st.

The play, by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project, is the first of NBYT’s 2018-19 season.

NBYT Executive and Artistic Director Darren Farrington says that, “The Laramie Project is the most serious drama that NBYT will produce to date.”

Farrington says that the play is, “the story of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, the two young men who targeted, viciously beat, and left him to die in a field in Laramie, Wyoming in October 1998, and the community that became suddenly synonymous with this hate crime.”

“But it’s not a story about Matthew Shepard being gay,” adds Farrington. “It’s about whether we let fear, hatred, and anger define us as a community. And it’s a story that needs to be told now more than ever.”

Farrington is co-directing the play, along with NBYT Teaching Artists Nicki LaPorte.

“Each of the twelve high school and college-aged actors in the cast plays several roles”, Farrington says, “and the script not only tells an important story, but also showcases the actors’ talents and commitment.” 

NBYT says that the play is sponsored by the Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin.

NBYT says that, “The play was developed and written by the Tectonic Theater Project, a New York theater company whose members conducted interviews with more than 200 people of Laramie. The script is a collage of scenes and monologues that explore the aftermath of the attack and the reactions of the Laramie community.”

The play will have three performances.

• Friday, October 19th at 7:00pm
• Saturday, October 20th, at 7:00pm
• Sunday, October 21st at 2:00pm

Performances of the play will be at Raymond Hill School at the Klingberg Center. Klingberg is located at 370 Linwood Street.

NBYT says that tickets can be reserved by phone at 860-515-8115 or purchased online at www.nbyt.org. Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for children, students and seniors.