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I've been sitting here for an hour trying to marshal my thoughts about this afternoon. What I can say with no effort is that it was more than worth the trip to come down for this, and I am so glad I did it. It's also been wonderful getting to hang out with glendaglamazon and ze_pink_lady and talk about show and see some of Hollywood. But wow. So this show.

The website again, for basic information if you want it.

I saw the original play, The Laramie Project last spring at a local high school, and it was wonderful and very moving, and it really stuck with me. This was just as good. plus, yk, with added awesome famous people. We'd started the morning with brunch and then headed over to the theater. We had seats about half way back, but had a clear view of the stage.

The actors filed out and took their seats, and I have to admit, I did find it very thrilling to be seeing all these people I love on my tv, live, right there in the same room with me. I am not cut out for living in LA, I don't think. They all had scripts and sat down unless it was their turn to read and then they stood at the mic in front of their chair. It was actually a really good way of doing it and I found it less distracting than the staging of the original play in a few places, though it made me really interested in seeing a staged version too.

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It was so wonderful of all of them to come and do this. It can't have been all that easy, and they are all busy people, and they did a fantastic job. It was one of the most moving theater experiences I have ever had.

After the performance, there was cake and coffee in the church's gym (yes, gym) and then Matthew Shepard's mother spoke and signed her book. Also very moving.

I'm just so very very glad I came.