Laramie Update: Mary McDonnell, Mary McCormack And More To Perform In Los Angeles Reading, 10/12

As previously announced, on October 12, nearly 150 theaters nationwide will stage readings of the epilogue piece to 2000's The Laramie Project, entitled The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, in honor of the 11th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death. Glenn Close will be hosting a pre-show event to the Lincoln Center performance that will be broadcast to the theaters participating in the event nationwide.

Today, the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA,) The Broad Stage and Speak Theater Arts announced the participants for their presentation of The Laramie Project, Ten Years Later...an Epilogue on October 12th at 7:30 pm at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA. This special engagement, which will be part of 150 companies world premiere event, will bring together theater with musical performances by the Chorus.

A powerful interpretation of the original work from Moises Kaufamn's Tectonic Theater Company will be presented by a professional cast that includes the following personalities (scheduled to appear):

Mary McDonnell - Two-time Best Actress Academy Award nominee for Dances with Wolves and Passionfish; Recently Battlestar Galactica's President Laura Roslin.

Mary McCormack - Star of USA Network's In Plain Sight as U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon and West Wing alum (Kate Harper).

Sharon Lawrence - Four-time Emmy nominee (Sylvia Costas Sipowicz on NYPD Blue and for a 2009 guest role on Grey's Anatomy).

Doug Spearman - Best known as Chance in the LOGO series, Noah's Arc.

Charlotte Rae - Best actress nominee as Edna Garrett in the classic sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life

John Duran - City of West Hollywood Councilmember

Music will include selections by Rufus Wainwright, the Dixie Chicks, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bob Dylan, and Sons of the Pioneers. Recording artist Randi Driscoll will also perform live.

Proceeds from the evening will benefit GMCLA's AMP (A-LIVE Music Project), a new high school music education program that also focuses on combating bullying and violence against LGBT students. General admission seats are available at www.thebroadstage.org and VIP tickets at www.gmcla.org.

This event is co-directed by Liesel Reinhart and Steven T. Seagle of Speak Theater Arts, produced by Jeffrey Morris of GMCLA with musical direction by GMCLA Interim Artistic Director, Dominic Gregorio. Lighting design by Kristie Roldan and Steven Young.

GMCLA's goal is to create equality for all by making music that is excellent, innovative and reflective of the many cultures that together make Los Angeles. For more information visit www.GMCLA.org

 

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