FRAMINGHAM, MA – Under the cover of darkness T.V. news trucks quietly pulled into the old State Lumber parking lot at the corner of School Street and Concord Street.
It was still before dawn as reporters fixed their hair, straightened their jackets and ties, and cameramen readied their equipment.
The Assignment: Get some film of the Westboro Baptist Church members who are in town to protest the play, “The Laramie Project“.
The controversial play is about the murder of a gay 21 year old University of Wyoming student, Matthew Shepard, who was beaten and left to die in 1998 and how the community dealt with the issue.
The Westboro Baptist group travels around the country protesting the play, but are perhaps even better known for protesting at the funerals of US Soldiers who were killed in war.
The play will be performed at Framingham High School tonight and (more…)