summer tour 2008
talking to terrorists
by robin soans
in keeping with many of the themes and theories we developed from our experiences working on the laramie project, we chose talking to terrorists for our summer 2008 tour. the verbatim play is compiled from interviews with terrorists from around the world, foreign service workers, hostages and others whose lives have been affected by terrorism.
the play’s candid but tactful approach to a complicated and salient issue provides an ideal platform for a discussion on wider-ranging issues. as actors and students, we are particularly interested in the simultaneous vagueness and persistence of the term terrorism and the universality of the issue. to further stimulate conversation, we plan on hosting a community discussion on terrorism in conjunction with our performances in each community we visit.
of the many exciting opportunities the laramie project has given us, perhaps most exciting is the offer of a residency at the ucross foundation, an artists’ colony outside of sheridan, wyoming. after a three-week residency there in july, we will tour for three weeks with an eight-actor cast, stopping in sheridan, salt lake city, utah and mccall, idaho (tour dates).
