Congrats Cast & Crew of The Laramie Project! Most photos by North Shore High School Student Lila Frame

The North Shore School District would like to congratulate the cast and crew of this year’s fall play titled The Laramie Project — the true story of how the town of Laramie, Wyoming grappled with the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard.

Bravo to the following North Shore Masquers’ cast members Mae Curiale, Luca Dekkers, Kieran Goff, Josef Hunter, Olivia Kenny, Jacob Ludmar, Ava Maffei, Delilah McAuliffe, Olivia McCarthy, Alexa Petulla, Mia Pinto, Savannah Plosky, Sinead Reagan, Keira Rechsteiner, and Anna Reidy.

Congrats to the Crew including Zahrah Chin, Maggie Collier, Eli Costello, Emma DeBlasio, Bradley DeMarco, Brianna DePasquale, Avery DiMeola, Luna Espinosa de Rozas, Derek Flores, Nicholas Flores, Ella Giardinelli, Paul Hart, Megan Hsu, Morgan Jairala, Cole Johnson, Kyprian Kallaur, Evangeline Lau, Vanessa Lucas-Romano, Anthony Macri, Madison Mapoy, Megan Matthews, Cooper McDermott, Aidan McLaughlin, Abigail Monte, Adrianna Moreno, Abigail Neice, Brody Owens, Christian Perez, Metta Pollio, Julia Price, Cecilia Reilly, Michael Renaldo, Jack Ricci, Chloe Rowell, Penelope Ruderman, Polina Semenko, ZhiYi Shen, Paz Shusterman, Evan Silva, Cara Simoniello, Ian Strong, Xiaoya (Isabella) Sun, Olivia Vega, Erik Wagner, Paolo Wang, and Kayla Wasniewski.

The Laramie Project tells the true story of how the town of Laramie grappled with the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student whose death sparked a national reckoning. In this daring, fast-moving production, our student ensemble brings dozens of real people to life—neighbors, friends, and witnesses—revealing a community struggling to understand itself. With inventive staging and raw emotion, this play invites audiences to think, feel, and connect as we explore how facing our own shadows can open the way toward something brighter.

This production represents months of dedication and courage from our talented students, who have approached this challenging material with maturity and heart.

Congratulations to the North Shore students, faculty, Arts Angels, and Fine & Performing Arts administration and department for your dedication, creativity, and love of the dramatic arts! Go Vikings Go!

Photos by North Shore High School Student Lila Frame and Shelly Newman

Article by Shelly Newman