Shes afraid that her life will always be defined by the way she looks but shes sincere and honest and tries to be a good friend. Neil labutean acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and filmmakeris the author of plays including the shape of things, the mercy seat, fat pig, and the tony awardnominated reasons to. Far from the dictatorial playwright or director, neil labute sees his plays as a living text with which he continues to tinker. Monologue from reasons to be pretty by neil labute maylene miranda. Neil labute terminated by off broadways mcc theater. Neil labutes reasons to be pretty happy was scheduled to run this summer, but he was dismissed by off broadway nonprofit mcc theater. He is bestknown for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, in the company of men 1997, which won awards from the sundance film festival, the independent spirit awards, and the new york film critics circle. In reasons to be pretty, gregs tightknit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remarks about a female reasons to be pretty play script. The shape of things neil labute broadway play publishing inc pf5v 0. Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works. Dont try to act like it didnt happen and im just having a girl thing here.
Billie piper as pregnant security guard carly and tom burke as dumped shift worker greg in neil labutes reasons to be pretty photograph. High school sweethearts the star of the high school track team cody and a cheerleader belinda marry. This play would be a good suggestion for a school scene study or low budget, fulllength performance. Blake west, executive director at the lucille lortel theatre in new york city, opening on june 11, 20. Neil labute is the author of plays such as the shape of things and reasons to be pretty. With his truetolife cynical and selfabsorbed characters and alltootrue social themes, he has firmly established himself as. He also attended the sundance institutes playwrights. Gregs best buddy, kent, and kents wife, carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation becomes exponentially more. Some girls is a play written by neil labute about a man only identified as guy who is about to get married.
Reasons to be pretty neil labute news almeida about us. This is how it goes is a play by neil labute set in small town america, about the repercussions of an interracial love triangle. Carly works as a security guard in a warehouse, a job she got because she was pretty, not because she has an aptitude for it. Its so good to be bad, a time magazine profile of labute published in 2005. Reasons to be happy was presented by mcc theater robert lupone, bernard telsey, and william cantler, artistic directors. Neil labute was born in detroit, mi, on march 19, 1963. In reasons to be pretty, gregs tightknit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remarks about a. Neil libbert n eil labute is haunted by the american. It is the third and final installment of a trilogy the shape of things, fat pig, and reasons to be pretty. When greg makes a seemingly harmless comment about his. Neil labute biography and filmography neil labute movies. Yyy dtqcfycrncrwd eqo kphqdtqcfycrncrwd eqo owned by bethany kennedy, 808 sage meadow dr, glenn heights, tx, 75154, 4026300823. Acclaimed and highly discussed filmmaker neil labute has made himself a force to be reckoned with and a name to watch. Nowadays reading books are more than want or need but also work as a life style.
About the author neil labute received his master of fine arts degree in dramatic writing from new york university and was the recipient of a literary fellowship to study at the royal court theatre, london. See the cover of this study guide for dates and times of performances. Labute, 54, is best known for in the company of men, a 1997 film about mens cruel treatment of a deaf woman, as well as the play reasons. It is the third and final installment of a trilogy. The shape of things nov 16 dec 17, 2005 helen thomson, the age 22112005 in this play by american writer neil labute, best known for the play and film in the company of men, red stitch has found a work that requires, and here receives, extraordinary performances to carry off its edgy style and shocking plot transformation. Acclaimed and highly discussed filmmaker neil labute has made himself a force to be reckoned with and a. Neil labutes guest dj set on kcrw kcrw guest dj set. The shape of things book by neil labute thriftbooks. Interviews with authors neil labute gotham writers. Your work has been produced offbroadway for years, and mcc has been your home base as playwright in residence. Download and read free online by neil labute reasons to be pretty 1. Ive always been that way but its no great big deal to me if anything, its worked against me for most of my life. Steph is breaking it off with her boyfriend, greg, because she believes that he finds her unpleasant to look at. Before his wedding, he decides to visit his exgirlfriends, all of whom he mistreated.
This is the final part of neil labutes trilogy about societys obsession with looks following the shape of things, which received its world premiere at the almeida in 2001 and fat pig. Sometimes labute will lurk in the back of the theater to. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and. Bookings for this contemporary american play have already started. Neil labutes fat pig playwright neil labute talks about his most recent. When labute was a child, his family moved to spokane, wa, and during his high school days. Monologue from reasons to be pretty by neil labute youtube. The play premiered offbroadway in 2005 and also was produced in the west end in 2005. Neil labutes career has taken him to some crazy places.
Summary for act 2 of neil labutes reasons to be pretty. Owned by bethany kennedy, 808 sage meadow dr, glenn. In its first incarnation in london in 2005, david schwimmer played the protagonist. Reasons to be pretty by neil labute 17nov2011 paperback. Now, as its three plays are revived in london with a modified script, neil labute talks religion and rrated movies published. He started off with the visceral and brutal in the company of men and followed that up with. The trio of plays are connected not by characters or plot but by the recurring theme of body image within american society. Neil labute has a thing about beauty the new york times. Reasons to be pretty completes neil labutes accidental trilogy on beauty and how our physical appearence affects others and our own perception of our selves.
Interview with neil labute from interview magazine. Neil labute received his master of fine arts degree in dramatic writing from new york university and was the recipient of a literary fellowship to study at the royal court theatre, london. Following the shape of things and fat pig, it is the final installment of a trilogy that focuses on modernday obsession with. A scene from reasons to be pretty by neil labute youtube. Like his other films, it involves close scrutiny of the behavior of men in conflict and women. Female carly from reasons to be pretty by neil labute carly. The trio of plays which also include the shape of things and fat pig are connected not by characters or plot but by the recurring theme of body image within american society.
Reasons to be pretty is a hardedged comedy written by neil labute. Reasons to be pretty stylized in alllowercase is a play by neil labute, his first to be staged on broadway. A young student drifts into an everchanging relationship with an art major while his best friends engagement crumbles, so unleashing a drama that peels back the skin of two modernday relationships, exposing the raw meat and gristle that lie beneath. Reasons to be pretty examines our perception of beauty and asks whether it is as much of a curse to be conventionally attractive as it is to be considered ugly. Reasons to be pretty is the bookend to the three vanity plays of labute the shape of things and fat pig being the first two. Off broadway theater cuts ties with neil labute the new. Labute born march 19, 1963 is an american playwright, film director, screenwriter, and actor. Dps offers an extensive list of titles that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century. Welcome to dramatists play service with reasons to be pretty, neil.
Neil labute on the faber and faber website uk publisher of labutes plays, screenplays and fiction. In reasons to be pretty, gregs tightknit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remarks about a female coworkers pretty face and his own girlfriend stephs lack thereof get back to steph. Reasons to be pretty by neil labute in djvu, fb3, txt download ebook. The plot centers on four young working class friends and lovers who become increasingly dissatisfied with their deadend lives and each other. Paul rudd is dapper in a suit while posing for photographs at the after party for the mcc theatre benefit reading of neil labutes reasons to be. Neil labute made three tightlywound films about gender wars, and now hes made a fourth, lakeview terrace, with race added to the battlefield. When you learned it was heading to broadway, what crossed your mind. Whilst neil was here for rehearsals we spoke to him about the play and tried to find out which of the characters he most identifies with reasons to be pretty is the third play in a. Reasons to be pretty premiered on broadway in 2008. A native of spokane, washington, neil labute and his friends acted in. Such are the painful questions explored by neil labute in the shape of things.
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