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Leigh Fondakowski
Greg Pierotti is a member of the Tectonic Theater Company and one of the interviewers for the Laramie Project. Greg interviews many people featured in the play, including Sergeant Hing, Alison Mears, and Marge Murray. Greg makes a trip with Leigh Fondakowski to the fence where Matthew was found and the experience moves him profoundly. By the end of the theater company’s time in Laramie, Greg seems to have made lots of meaningful and lasting connections within the community.
Greg Pierotti Quotes in The Laramie Project
The The Laramie Project quotes below are all either spoken by Greg Pierotti or refer to Greg Pierotti. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1: Alison and Marge Quotes
As far as the gay issue, I don’t give a damn one way or the other as long as they don’t bother me. And even if they did, I’d just say no thank you. And that’s the attitude of most of the Laramie population. They might poke one, if they were in a bar situation you know, they had been drinking, they might actually smack one in the mouth, but then they’d just walk away…Laramie is live and let live.
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In this quote, Marge describes how she sees the attitude towards LGBT people in Laramie. This quote seems to be drawn from an early interview with Marge, who reappears throughout the play. Marge talks about how the Western philosophy of “live and let live” plays out in regards to LGBT people in Laramie, saying that, personally, she does not “give a damn” if someone is gay “as long as they don’t bother me.” Marge seems to imply that “bothering” someone as an LGBT person is openly expressing sexual or romantic interest in another person—effectively denying LGBT people a large aspect Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accu
Act 2: Two Queers and a Catholic Priest Quotes
I thought, “You know, should we…call the bishop and ask him permission to do the vigil?” And I was like, “Hell, no, I’m not going to do that.” His permission doesn’t make it correct, you realize that? And I’m not knocking bishops, but what is correct is correct.
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In this quote, Father Roger discusses his thought process as he was deciding to host a vigil for Matthew after his attack. Father Roger initially wondered if he should ask a higher ranking member of the clergy whether he could hold a vigil, but then decided that, whether he had the permission of the institution of the Church or not, holding a vigil was the right thing to do. Father Roger, who is Catholic, follows his own philosophy of acceptance of LGBT people, despite the fact that the Catholic Church is officially anti-homosexuality. While the Catholic Church as an institution Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum volupt
You think violence is what they did to Matthew—they did do violence to Matthew—but, you know, every time that you are called a fag, or you are called a…dyke…Do you realize that is violence? That is the seed of violence. And I would resent it immensely if you use anything I said…to somehow cultivate that kind of violence…Just deal with what is true. You know what is true. You need to do your best to say it correct.
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In this quote, Father Roger explains his philosophy of violence and his own reservations about appearing in The Laramie Project. Father Roger explains that he views hate speech as violence in itself, thereby expanding the normal view of what is considered violence beyond the solely physical. (This idea is also Biblical in nature, as Jesus taught that cursing at one’s neighbor was the same sin as striking or killing him.) Father Roger’s radically inclusive understanding of violence allows the reader to see how more subtle examples of LGBT discrimination in Laramie can be linked to outbreaks of extreme violence like Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Volup
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Greg Pierotti Character Timeline in The Laramie Project
The timeline below shows where the character Greg Pierotti appears in The Laramie Project. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1: A Definition
Next, Greg Pierotti, a member of the Tectonic Theater Project, says that his first interview in Laramie was...
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Act 1: Journal Entries
This moment opens with a journal entry from Greg Pierotti describing how, on the day they arrived in Laramie, the theater company saw a herd...
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Act 1: Alison and Marge
This moment consists of an interview that Greg Pierotti conducts with local social workers Alison Mears and Marge Murray. Alison describes how Laramie used...
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...bartender. Alison Mears adds, however, that without the university in town, they would be “S.O.L.” Greg Pierotti asks what she means, and Alison explains, laughing, that it stands for “shit out of...
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Greg Pierotti then asks what Marge Murray and Alison Mears’ responses were to Matthew Shepard’s murder. Marge...
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Act 1: The Fence
...had left him behind as he suffered in the cold the night of his attack. Greg Pierotti then describes how Phil Labrie took them one morning to see the spot on the...
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Act 2: Two Queers and a Catholic Priest
Leigh Fondakowski and Greg Pierotti, who both identify as gay, go to speak with Father Roger Schmit, Laramie’s Catholic priest....
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Father Roger Schmit tells Leigh Fondakowski and Greg Pierotti that, if they do intend to write a play about the murder, they have a...
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Act 3: Departure
...enjoy it, but it’s up to the company whether they portray Laramie well. Marge tells Greg Pierotti that she loves him as she hangs up the phone. Stephen Belber talks about how...
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