The Laramie Project acts one and two are for me the descriptors of the play. Setting the ground work so to speak, the first act really showed peoples diversion of the murder of Matthew Shepard. By focusing on the are as opposed to the brutal crime itself, seeming as though Matthew was being put aft of the town of Laramie. As if the pristine beauty of the area was made more important then his death.
    The Second Act of the play went more in depth about Matthew and his assailants, giving more context to the background to them. Along with the reveal of Matthew sexuality, there was speculation as to whether the crime was a hate crime and discrimination of homosexuals or if it was a robbery gone bad. As the story develops, people begin to be blind to other possibilities of the crime. Originally you could see the depth at which people would go to avoid the murder, but know the town is fixated on the idea that it might be a hate crime. This brings a second concern for me which is people being blind to other possibilities that might in fact be correct, and possibly altering the truths that might be told.