Gross Indecency
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Thrilling...unforgettable, maybe even life-changing...it has the inevitablity and much of the monumentality of a Greek tragedy (USA today)
Moises Kaufman Books
Moisés Kaufman is a celebrated playwright and director whose work delves deeply into complex social and personal themes. Through his distinctive approach to theater, often rooted in real events and interviews, he explores questions of identity, culture, and the human experience. Kaufman's plays are characterized by their emotional resonance and intellectual depth, offering audiences a thought-provoking perspective on the contemporary world. His writing reflects his own multifaceted background, emphasizing the power of storytelling to connect people.
Two classic plays in a single volume: One of the most-performed theater pieces in America about the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard and the town in which it happened, joined by an essential and moving sequel to the original play. "A terrific piece of theater, history, and life.... Nothing short of stunning.... A theatrical and human event.” —New York magazine On October 7, 1998, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in an act of brutality and hate that shocked the nation. Matthew Shepard’s death became a national symbol of intolerance, but for the people of the town, the event was deeply personal. In the aftermath, Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie and conducted more than 200 interviews with its citizens. From the transcripts, the playwrights constructed an extraordinary chronicle of life in the town after the murder. In The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, the troupe revisits the town a decade after the tragedy, finding a community grappling with its legacy and its place in history. The two plays together comprise an epic and deeply moving theatrical cycle that explores the life of an American town over the course a decade.