The Laramie Project is a breathtaking theatrical collage developed from interviews surrounding the Matthew Shepard murder in Laramie, Wyoming that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are all capable. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Tickets are $12.

Located at the Stagebrush Theatre in Scottsdale. 7020 E. 2nd Street, 85251.

Tickets are available at www.greasepaint.org, can be purchased at the Phoenix Theatre Box office downtown Phoenix, or can be called in to the box office (480.990.7405) and picked up at showtime at the Stagebrush Theatre.