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Matthew Shepard

New stories of Matthew

April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 Jules Odendahl-James Leave a comment Dramaturg blog

Thanks to Summer for finding this project on Kickstarter. Apparently, the filmmaker met Matthew when they were both in high school in Switzerland. It’s got about one more month to reach its goal for funding. Here’s an introductory clip from Kickstarter:

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Matthew, Martyrdom, oh and Lady Gaga

March 18, 2011March 19, 2011 Jules Odendahl-James Leave a comment Dramaturg blog

Thanks to Jenny for the find. The above clip is of Lady Gaga doing her version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at the 2009 Human Rights Campaign’s National Dinner. The singing begins about 2 minutes in and her slightly revised lyrics are below. There is appropriate criticism to be made about The Laramie Project‘s martyring of […]

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Laramie’s absent protagonist

January 28, 2011February 3, 2011 Jules Odendahl-James 2 Comments Dramaturg blog

After Tuesday’s class, Jacob reminded me that I have not yet discussed specific North Carolina connections to Matthew Shepard. In an article, “The Thrill of Living Dangerously,” written for the March 1999 issue of Out magazine, the author briefly discusses Matthew’s time in North Carolina, time spent working at a video store and seeing a […]

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Other Dramaturgy Sites

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  • Student Dramaturgs Blog @ Arizona Repertory Theatre
  • Student dramaturgy blog @ Emerson
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  • The Great Immensity student blog

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