The Laramie Project
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The Laramie Project is a play (and later film) that dramatizes the community response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, exploring themes of hate crime, homophobia, and social justice.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Laramie Project canonical | 6 |
| The Laramie Project (2002 film) | 1 |
| The Laramie Project (play) | 1 |
| The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Laramie Project Context triple: [Summer Phoenix, notableWork, The Laramie Project]
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Laramie Project Target entity description: The Laramie Project is a play (and later film) that dramatizes the community response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, exploring themes of hate crime, homophobia, and social justice.
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A.
West Exit
West Exit is a major gateway area of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station, known for its access to business districts, shopping complexes, and bus terminals.
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B.
Clybourne Park
Clybourne Park is a Pulitzer Prize–winning satirical play by Bruce Norris that explores race, real estate, and social change in a Chicago neighborhood across two time periods.
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C.
The Visit
The Visit is a 2015 found-footage-style horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan about two siblings whose trip to visit their grandparents turns terrifying.
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D.
Wall of Names
Wall of Names is a commemorative structure inscribed with the names of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, honoring their memory at the Flight 93 National Memorial.
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E.
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores the fragility of family relationships and the existential anxieties underlying upper-middle-class life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
docudrama
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drama ⓘ film ⓘ play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | television film ⓘ |
| basedOn | 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Moisés Kaufman
ⓘ
Tectonic Theater Project ⓘ |
| directorOfFilm | Moisés Kaufman ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
friends of Matthew Shepard
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law enforcement officers ⓘ local clergy ⓘ members of the Laramie community ⓘ students and townspeople ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedBy |
community theatres
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high school theatre groups ⓘ university theatre programs ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary theatre
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verbatim theatre ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Laramie Project
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later
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| narrativeForm |
interviews
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monologues ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Denver, Colorado ⓘ |
| producedBy | Tectonic Theater Project ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfFilm |
Moisés Kaufman
ⓘ
members of Tectonic Theater Project ⓘ |
| setting | Laramie, Wyoming ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| subject |
LGBT rights
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Laramie, Wyoming ⓘ Matthew Shepard ⓘ hate crimes ⓘ homophobia ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| televisionFilmNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| televisionFilmReleaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| theme |
LGBT identity
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effects of hate crime on a community ⓘ legal justice ⓘ media representation ⓘ prejudice and intolerance ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| usedIn |
LGBT awareness initiatives
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educational programs on tolerance ⓘ |
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Subject: The Laramie Project Description of subject: The Laramie Project is a play (and later film) that dramatizes the community response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, exploring themes of hate crime, homophobia, and social justice.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Laramie Project (play)
this entity surface form:
The Laramie Project (2002 film)
this entity surface form:
The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later