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Some of the first productions staged by RTP dealt with the AIDS crisis; shows like  Ten Percent Revue  and  Lisbon Traviata  attempted to shed light on this important aspect of gay experience. Other shows with a focus on AIDS include  Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens,  and Steve Moore's  I Never Knew Oz Was in Color .","Homophobia is another theme that RTP address in their programming. The Richmond Triangle Players produced  The Laramie Project  in conjunction with another Richmond theatre group (Barksdale Theatre). The play focuses on the reactions of residents of the small town of Laramie, Wyoming to the brutal murder of gay college student, Matthew Shepard.  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