One-night-only world premiere of
 
The Laramie Project:
10 Years Later
 
presented by About Face Theatre
in conjunction with the Tectonic
 Theater Project and 150
 international theaters.


5:30 p.m.
Monday, October 12
Goodman Owen Theatre,
170 N Dearborn Street, Chicago


Ten years ago, the play The Laramie Project told the story of Laramie, Wyoming, college student Matthew Shepard, who was tortured and murdered because he was gay.
 
In The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, the play's creators return to Wyoming to interview the people most impacted by the tragedy, including Shepard's mother Judy and his murderer Aaron McKinney.
 
This powerful epilogue explores how Shepard's murder continues to reverberate in the community of Laramie — and throughout the world.

The show will open with a live Web cast from New York featuring a pre-show with Glenn Close and welcoming remarks by Judy Shepard. It will end with a post-play Q & A moderated by National Public Radio Arts and Culture correspondent Neda Ulabay.
 
The VIP cocktail reception will start at 5:30 p.m., and the theater doors will open at 6:15 p.m. The performance will begin promptly at 6:45 p.m.
 
This performance is a benefit for About Face Youth Theatre. Tickets start at $75. You can purchase tickets through About Face Theatre at 773-784-8565 ext. 109 or online at AboutFaceTheatre.com.



By DAVID CRARY (AP)
 
NEW YORK — A decade after "The Laramie Project" became a theatrical phenomenon, its creators are back with an epilogue highlighted by a riveting prison interview with the killer of gay college student Matthew Shepard — depicting him as candid but not remorseful over the murder.
 
The new production, which opens nationwide Oct. 12 at more than 130 theaters, features a segment based on more than 10 hours of face-to-face interviews with convicted killer Aaron McKinney, conducted by Greg Pierotti, a gay actor/writer who helped create the original docudrama.

According to the detailed notes taken by Pierotti and condensed into the new script, McKinney says he had been drawn to crime ever since childhood, feels sympathy for Shepard's parents and expresses regret that he let his own father down.
 
"As far as Matt is concerned, I don't have any remorse," McKinney is quoted as saying in the script, which was provided to The Associated Press by the production company.



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