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READING DIARY: The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project
Download the Reading Diary. As you read the playscript, jot down notes about each scene , focusing on two of these questions :
· What do you think the playwright hoped to present to the reader?
· When and why did the playwright use monologue rather than dialogue?
· What seems to be the purpose of each scene or each monologue?
· What did you learn about the character or characters in the scene?
· What did the character or characters reveal in the scene?
· What important information is given in each scene?
· What stands out?
· What impacted you personally?
· What made you uncomfortable?
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ACT ONE |
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MOMENT: A DEFINITION p. 21 - 24 |
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MOMENT: JOURNAL ENTRIES p. 24 – 25 |
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MOMENT: REBECCA HILLIKER p. 25 |
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MOMENT: ANGELS IN AMERICA p. 26 - 27 |
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MOMENT: JOURNAL ENTRIES p. 27 - 28 |
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MOMENT: ALLISON AND MARGE p. 28 - 30 |
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MOMENT: MATTHEW p. 30 - 32 |
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MOMENT: WHO’S GETTING WHAT? p. 32 - 33 |
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MOMENT: EASIER SAID THAN DONE p. 33 -34
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MOMENT: LIFESTYLE 1 p. 37 |
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MOMENT: THE FIRESIDE p. 38 – 41
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MOMENT: MCKINNEY AND HENDERSON p. 41 – 42
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MOMENT: THE FENCE p. 42 – 43
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MOMENT: FINDING MATTHEW SHEPARD p. 43 – 46
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ACT TWO |
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MOMENT: A LARAMIE MAN p. 47 – 48
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MOMENT: THE ESSENTIAL FACTS p. 49 - 50 |
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MOMENT: LIVE AND LET LIVE p. 50
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MOMENT: THE GEM CITY OF THE PLAINS p. 51 – 53 |
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MOMENT: MEDICAL UPDATE p.53 – 54
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MOMENT: SEEING MATTHEW p. 54 – 57
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MOMENT: p. 57 – 58
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MOMENT:VIGILS p. 58
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MOMENT: MEDICAL UPDATE p. 58
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MOMENT: LIVE AND LET LIVE p. 59 – 60
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MOMENT: IT HAPPENED HERE p. 60 – 61
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MOMENT: SHANNON AND JEN p. 61 – 62 |
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MOMENT: HOMECOMING p. 62 – 63
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MOMENT: ONE OF OURS p. 64
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MOMENT: TWO QUEERS AND A CATHOLIC PRIEST p. 65 - 66 |
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MOMENT: CHRISTMAS p. 66
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MOMENT: LIFESTYLE 2 p. 67 – 68
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MOMENT: THAT NIGHT p. 68
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MOMENT: MEDICAL UPDATE p. 68 – 69
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MOMENT: MAGNITUDE p. 69 – 70
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MOMENT: H-O-P-E p. 70
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ACT THREE |
MOMENT: SNOW p. 71 – 74
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MOMENT: JURY SELECTION p. 74
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MOMENT: RUSSELL HENDERSON p. 75 – 77
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MOMENT: ANGELS IN AMERICA p. 77 – 79
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MOMENT: A DEATH PENALTY CASE p. 79 – 80
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MOMENT: AARON MCKINNEY p. 80 – 81
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MOMENT: GAY PANIC p. 81 – 83
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MOMENT: THE VERDICT p. 83 – 84
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MOMENT: DENNIS SHEPARD’S STATEMENT P. 84 - 85 |
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MOMENT: AFTERMATH p. 85 – 86
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MOMENT: EPILOGUE p. 86 – 87
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MOMENT: DEPARTURE p. 88
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