Now over a decade since Matthew Shepard was tragically murdered in the town of Laramie, Wyoming, the company at the Tectonic Theatre Project will present and publish an epilogue to its poignant theatrical retelling, The Laramie Project. Leigh Fondakowski, head writer of The Laramie Project, The People’s Temple, and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, sits down with Michael J. Roberts & Alissa Norby to discuss the process of revisiting one of the most heinous hate crimes in our nation’s history. Continue Reading

Certain shows are written for a specific audience in mind. ‘Motherhood the Musical’, written by Sue Fabisch, which opened last week at the Royal George is definitely in that category. Penned by the same producers as ‘Menopause the Musical, ‘Motherhood the Musical’ gives us a brief and somewhat unintentionally bleak look at the lives of five moms of various backgrounds who share the common ground of maternity.

Set at a baby shower, three neighborhood friends and mothers (Melody Betts, Jen Chada, Kimberly Vanbiesbrouck) give an expected mother (Madeline Duffy-Feins) a glimpse of what her life is going to be after the initial joy of birth has passed. The good, the bad and the ugly are all levied at the new mom. Continue Reading