Co-writer and director Greg Pierotti chats with cast member Isabella Russo during a rehearsal of" The Laramie Project" in 2023.
Featured on the October 5th, 2023 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
October 5, 2023
On Oct. 19, Matthew Shepard's parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, will take part in Matthew Shepard's Legacy: Then and Now, an in-person, public conversation centered around the legacy and impact of their son at the Gallagher Theater, hosted by the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television and the LBGTQ+ Institute.
The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television will open it's 23/24 season with "The Laramie Project" directed by TFTV Assistant Professor Greg Pierotti.
Babacar Ba (center) rehearses a scene from The Laramie Project. 
Babacar Ba (front) rehearses a scene from The Laramie Project. 
Hope Niven (wearing red shawl) rehearses a scene from The Laramie Project. - When Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998, a filmmaker named Beverly Seckinger traveled back to her hometown to make a documentary called “Laramie Inside Out”. 25 years later, now a professor at The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television, Seckinger will present the film at The Loft Cinema October 10th.
A poster for "Laramie Inside Out," an award-winning documentary by School of Theatre, Film & Television professor Beverly Seckinger.
- Meet Raven Chacon, a Diné-American composer, musician and artist, born in Fort Defiance, Arizona within the Navajo Nation. In 2022, Chacon became the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. His “Voiceless Mass” will be performed by True Concord Voices & Orchestra in "Songs of America" running from October 13th through the 15th, as part of the opening celebration of their 20th season.
_In addition, a multi-media exhibit called "While Hissing" by Raven Chacon is showing at The Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson now through Dec. 17. You can find more information on the MOCA website here
Pulitzer Prize winning composer and artist Raven Chacon.
"Songs of America" will open True Concord Voices & Orchestra 20th anniversary season.
- And, the Tucson non-profit Literacy Connects sponsors a group of performers and musicians called “Stories That Soar!”. They help young writers realize the power and potential of bringing their stories to life, for the stage, video, and radio. We are now presenting these stories on the first Thursday of every month here on Arizona Spotlight.
This time, listen to a song written by Angela, a 2nd grader from Naco Elementary, that transcends politics to become a deeply personal account of what living on the U.S. / Mexico border means to some families.
Webpage by Leah Britton.
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