Suffern, NY—The Rockland Community College student group, Gay/Straight Alliance, is giving a staged reading of "The Laramie Project."

Thursday, March 18, 5:30 p.m.

Cultural Arts Theater

$5.00 General Admission; $3.00 for RCC students. Tickets available at the door or by calling Laura Duran at 845-652-0748. 

Doors open at 5 p.m.

The RCC Gay/Straight Alliance is giving a staged reading of "The Laramie Project,” a play about the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student, Matthew Sheppard, in Laramie, Wyoming.  The murder is widely considered to be a hate crime.  The play draws on interviews conducted with inhabitants of the town and published news reports.  Running time is approximately 90 minutes.  It will be followed by Q. & A. session. Half of the proceeds will be donated to the Matthew Sheppard Foundation.

For more information, contact faculty advisor for the Gay/Straight Alliance, Jonathan G. Barnwell, Student Conduct Administrator/Health Officer, at 845-574-4030 or jbarnwel@sunyrockland.edu