This has an MPSIMS feel to it, though it is about a play. It seems to me that it’s more like a “So guess what happened today” thread than an “Isn’t The Laramie Project Emotional?” thread. Mods, move it if you’d like.
My high school is about to start its run of The Laramie Project. I auditioned for it, but didn’t get in. Through a quite fortunate turn of events, I recently got put into backstage crew, which means that I got to see the whole show today, four days before opening night. There are some amazing actors at my school, and this play and its message certainly strike a chord with me.
As I was watching, I cried. More than once. If you’ve seen the play (or the movie) you probably know what I’m talking about. I’m sure it’s been proven that a reasonable amount of crying is good for your health, and I think I needed it. It just felt so good to cry, because I know that through the repeated performance of this play, the memory of Matt Shephard will survive. And because I can see the everyday people of Laramie being, for lack of a better word, channeled through my friends. I can allow myself to believe that these people are standing in front of me, and I can sympathize with them, not just because they’re being played realistically, but because they truly are real people. Because I can forget about my own petty life, if only for a few hours.
It just feels so good to cry. At the risk of sounding corny, I feel emotionally cleansed.