GSC Theatre Season Opens Friday
Gordon State College Theatre opens its 2018-19 Theater season with a staged reading of “The Laramie Project."
“The Laramie Project, ” created by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project, is a documentary-style theater piece based on the 1998 murder of 21-year old Matthew Shepard of Laramie, Wyoming.
Proceeds from the show will go to the non-profit organization Lost & Found an Atlanta-based organization that assists homeless LGBTQ youth. Admission is free but a donation of $5 is requested for Lost & Found.
“Doing this first gives us the opportunity to do an amazing piece without the pressure of high production – it’s a piece that is beautiful and also relatable,” says Lisa Cesnik-Ferguson, Assistant Professor of Theatre. “It is documentary style with lots and lots of characters, and focuses on how events like this can tear apart a community.”
The cast includes: Larry Stoermer, Zebulon, playing Stephen Belber; Nicole Vanderbush, Hiram, playing Amanda Gronich; Lilly Camp, Locust Grove, playing Mercedes Herreo; Brian Lewis, Williamson, playing John Macadams; Skip Lazenby, Griffin, playing Andy Paris; Raphael Cotton, Hampton, playing Greg Pierotti; Danielle Willis, McDonough, playing Barbara Pitts; Sera Davidson, Griffin, playing Kelli Simpkins; Trez Anderson, Milledgeville, playing the narrator and ensemble for Act 1; Nate Rogers, Thomaston, playing the narrator and ensemble for Act 2; Hampton Calhoun, Hampton, playing the narrator and ensemble for Act 3.