Drama students at the Margaret River Senior High School have caught the eye of American hate group the Westboro Baptist Church.

The students are preparing for their performance of The Laramie Project, a piece depicting Matthew Shepard, a gay high school student in the US who was bashed to death over his sexuality in the late 90s.

Margaret River Senior High School students have incited the controversial Westboro Baptist Church for performing 'The Laramie Project'. Credit:Sandy Powell, Augusta-Margaret River Mail

An earlier article on the up-coming play attracted the attention of the WBC, who then began using Twitter to warn that they would preach their offensive mantra at the school's performance.

"WBC to preach God H8s Fags @ the Margaret River Senior High School -- the land of the damned down under," several members of the Church tweeted to their followers and the Augusta-Margaret River Mail.