Judy Shepard, Matthew Shepard’s mother. Getty Images/David McNew.

To mark the 15th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard, a student who was abducted and tortured because he was gay, two D.C. landmarks will hold special events.

Ford’s Theatre will stage The Laramie Project, a play about the real reactions to Shepard’s death. According to a release, the play will run from September 27 to October 27.

The weekend of October 11, 2013, marks the 15th year since Matthew Shepard died. Ford’s Theatre will donate all proceeds from the October 11, 7:30 p.m. performance of The Laramie Project to the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Following the evening performance, audience members and the public are invited to participate in a candlelight vigil in memory of Matthew Shepard’s life and in recognition of National Coming Out Day. Matthew’s father Dennis Shepard, leaders of the Washington, D.C., faith community and others will be on site to lead participants in a brief program outside of the historic Ford’s Theatre.

Monday night panel discussions will be held at 7 p.m., beginning on September 30 with Shepard’s mother Judy Shepard, who co-founded the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Education programs for school groups and classroom teachers are also available.

The National Cathedral will host events during the first weekend of October to honor Shepard. A screening of the documentary Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine will be shown on Friday, October 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cathedral naive. That Sunday, Judy Shepard, Jane Clementi, the mother of Rutgers student who killed himself, and LGBT youth advocate Joshua Deese will participate in a forum discussion at 10:10 a.m.