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?
| ACT ONE | SCENE | NOTES |
| 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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Use The Textbook To Complete The Questions