The Laramie Project
At the Agassiz Theater
at Harvard University
Panelists
We are very, very excited to be announcing the participants of the Harvard Laramie Project Panel, to be held on January 8th, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. at the Agassiz Theater!
To reserve your own seats to the event for free, please click on the Panel page and fill out the form provided.
Romaine Patterson and Rev. Stephen Johnson are featured prominently in the play, and all three panelists lived in Laramie, WY when Matthew Shepard was killed.
The event will be moderated by Dr. Timothy McCarthy. Timothy Patrick McCarthy '93 is Lecturer on History and Literature in the Faculty of Arts, and Adjunct Lecturer on Public Policy and Faculty Research Associate at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
We are very, very excited to be announcing the participants of the Harvard Laramie Project Panel, to be held on January 8th, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. at the Agassiz Theater!
To reserve your own seats to the event for free, please click on the Panel page and fill out the form provided.
Romaine Patterson and Rev. Stephen Johnson are featured prominently in the play, and all three panelists lived in Laramie, WY when Matthew Shepard was killed.
The event will be moderated by Dr. Timothy McCarthy. Timothy Patrick McCarthy '93 is Lecturer on History and Literature in the Faculty of Arts, and Adjunct Lecturer on Public Policy and Faculty Research Associate at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Panelists
January 8, 9, 10 at 7:30 p.m.
January 10, 11 at 2:00 p.m.
January 10, 11 at 2:00 p.m.
Jason Wong, Director | Jacqueline Palumbo & Lymaira Reyes, Assistant Directors | Truc Doan & Karla Reyes, Producers
Jan Luksic, Set Design | Moonlit Wang, Costume Design | Matt Stone and Paul Sawyier, Light Design | Sam Stuntz, Sound
Jan Luksic, Set Design | Moonlit Wang, Costume Design | Matt Stone and Paul Sawyier, Light Design | Sam Stuntz, Sound
by Moises Kaufman and The Tectonic Theater Project
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Romaine Patterson
A Wyoming native, Romaine Patterson got started in activism when her close friend Matthew Shepard was killed in a brutal anti-gay hate crime in October of 1998. Immediately following his death, Romaine started speaking at vigils and community events across the country. Due to the massive media coverage Shepard's death garnered, Patterson quickly became a seasoned professional speaker. She has worked with media professionals from around the world and virtually every media format.
Patterson is best known for her work combating the anti-gay antics of the Rev. Fred Phelps, whose followers picketed Shepard's funeral and the murder trials. In April of 1999, she founded Angel Action, an organization for peaceful demonstration. Angel Action is now used all over the world as a means of combating hate.
After years of working as an activist for the LGBT community, Romaine changed careers and is now half of the very popular duo of "Derek and Romaine" heard daily on Sirius Satellite Radio's OutQ channel. She went on to become an author when her book "The Whole World Was Watching" was published by Advocate Books in October 2005.
She now resides in New Jersey with her partner Iris and their young daughter Romie.
A Wyoming native, Romaine Patterson got started in activism when her close friend Matthew Shepard was killed in a brutal anti-gay hate crime in October of 1998. Immediately following his death, Romaine started speaking at vigils and community events across the country. Due to the massive media coverage Shepard's death garnered, Patterson quickly became a seasoned professional speaker. She has worked with media professionals from around the world and virtually every media format.
Patterson is best known for her work combating the anti-gay antics of the Rev. Fred Phelps, whose followers picketed Shepard's funeral and the murder trials. In April of 1999, she founded Angel Action, an organization for peaceful demonstration. Angel Action is now used all over the world as a means of combating hate.
After years of working as an activist for the LGBT community, Romaine changed careers and is now half of the very popular duo of "Derek and Romaine" heard daily on Sirius Satellite Radio's OutQ channel. She went on to become an author when her book "The Whole World Was Watching" was published by Advocate Books in October 2005.
She now resides in New Jersey with her partner Iris and their young daughter Romie.
Rev. Stephen Johnson
An ordained Unitarian minister, Stephen holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Graduate Theological Union at the University of California-Berkeley. He has served congregations in Ireland, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Virginia and regularly officiates at wedding ceremonies in Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and the District of Columbia. Stephen holds a B.A. in history from Grinnell College in Iowa. He earned two Masters Degrees in international politics and economics from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Massachusetts. In addition to his ministerial commitments, Stephen operates his own management consulting practice in Washington, D.C. Prior to entering theological school, Stephen worked in journalism, politics and public affairs in Washington, D.C., Boston, Canada, England, and Ireland.
An ordained Unitarian minister, Stephen holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Graduate Theological Union at the University of California-Berkeley. He has served congregations in Ireland, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Virginia and regularly officiates at wedding ceremonies in Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and the District of Columbia. Stephen holds a B.A. in history from Grinnell College in Iowa. He earned two Masters Degrees in international politics and economics from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Massachusetts. In addition to his ministerial commitments, Stephen operates his own management consulting practice in Washington, D.C. Prior to entering theological school, Stephen worked in journalism, politics and public affairs in Washington, D.C., Boston, Canada, England, and Ireland.
Rev. Penelope Thoms
Stephen's wife, Penny, was chaplain to the Shepard family, to the Priest at Matthew's church, and served as spiritual director to many of the GLBT community in Laramie after the event. She holds a B.A. in English from Skidmore College in New York and two Master's degrees in Divinity and Spiritual Direction from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. She also holds a certification in Bioethics from the University of Washington Medical School. A chaplain with Capital Hospice in Leesburg, Virginia, Penny is an award-winning poet and writer. Her latest book, published in 2006, is Thin the Veil: Living and Dying within Celtic Spirituality; her play, "A New Year's Tale" was produced in Reston, Virginia in 2008. She recently won the Samhain International Poetry competition, Europe's largest financial prize for poetry. Prior to entering theological school, Penny worked in publishing in New York, Denver and San Francisco.
Stephen and Penny live in an old farmhouse in the woods in Lovettsville, Virginia with their two dogs, rabbit, guinea pig, fish and "all God's creatures." Prior to returning to the States, they lived for six years in Kenmare, a small village in the West of Ireland, while Penny completed her book.
Stephen's wife, Penny, was chaplain to the Shepard family, to the Priest at Matthew's church, and served as spiritual director to many of the GLBT community in Laramie after the event. She holds a B.A. in English from Skidmore College in New York and two Master's degrees in Divinity and Spiritual Direction from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. She also holds a certification in Bioethics from the University of Washington Medical School. A chaplain with Capital Hospice in Leesburg, Virginia, Penny is an award-winning poet and writer. Her latest book, published in 2006, is Thin the Veil: Living and Dying within Celtic Spirituality; her play, "A New Year's Tale" was produced in Reston, Virginia in 2008. She recently won the Samhain International Poetry competition, Europe's largest financial prize for poetry. Prior to entering theological school, Penny worked in publishing in New York, Denver and San Francisco.
Stephen and Penny live in an old farmhouse in the woods in Lovettsville, Virginia with their two dogs, rabbit, guinea pig, fish and "all God's creatures." Prior to returning to the States, they lived for six years in Kenmare, a small village in the West of Ireland, while Penny completed her book.
Panelists
Romaine Patterson
Rev. Stephen Johnson
Rev. Penelope Thoms
Moderator
Dr. Timothy McCarthy
Sponsored by
The Nicholas Papadopoulos Fund
Romaine Patterson
Rev. Stephen Johnson
Rev. Penelope Thoms
Moderator
Dr. Timothy McCarthy
Sponsored by
The Nicholas Papadopoulos Fund