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Events October 10, 2002 HBO Special Screening and Discussion Panel (click picture for larger image) This special showing of the HBO film The Laramie Project was followed by a panel discussion featuring: Playwright and director Moisés Kaufman (Tectonic Theater Project) Judy Shepard (The Matthew Shepard Foundation) Cathy Renna (GLAAD) David Smith (The Human Rights Campaign) Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union 2:00-5:00 PM November 5, 2002 Moisés Kaufman Lecture  Moisés Kaufman is the playwright and director of The Laramie Project. He is also founder and Artistic Director of the Tectonic Theater Project.  Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Center for Performing Arts 7:00 PM November 6, 2002 Lunch with Moisés Kaufman   Free access to join Moisés Kaufman, playwright and director of The Laramie Project, for informal discussion at a brown bag lunch in the basement lounge. Anne Arundel Lounge 11:45 - 1:15 PM December 4 & 6, 2002 Performances of the Laramie Project   Scaled-down performances of The Laramie Project for students only. Dekelboum Concert Hall Clarice Smith Center for Performing Arts 8:00 PM

Community Resources Site (Click image to enlarge) Office for Undergraduate Studies OIT - Academic and User Support Unit The purpose of this collaborative online project was to help faculty and students across the University to explore the play both as art and as a mirror for contemporary cullture. The site hosted interactive resources such as activities and assignements, thought provoquing questions for online discussions, and anonimous polls to measure opinions. The site aimed to be a joined exploration of personal, intellectual, political, aesthetic and social ideas.

Courses HONR 209R Political Theatre: Changing Minds, Challenging Society Department of Theater: Dr. Carol Burbank and Ben Fisler     HONR 100 FRESHMAN HONORS COLLOQUIUM: The Responsabilities of a Liberally Educated Person Supervised by staff in the University Honors Program: Traci Dula (coordinator)