/ It isn't.GREG I'm just saying / OK, fine STEPH What'd you think, I was gonna forget or something?GREG No, but I mean STEPH Like there'd be some sort of miracle or conversion or what have you in a couple days of me being away? Steph concedes that she can't quit contemplating Greg, yet simultaneously accepts that she will be a lot more joyful with her prospective spouse. (Beat.) Your girlfriend cried on the phone to me and it doesn't matter who called who. Begins reading.At work. / Seriously, Steph, why are you ?STEPH (reading) "Greg, your hair is thinningI'm a hairdresser so I should know. And sometimes you smell. Scoop your top layer away from your face and add soft curls for a pretty style, or straighten it and put it in a high, tight ponytail to look sleek and stylish. I'm realistic and I know me as a personI don't have that much going for me, not really. (Beat.) fine.STEPH Yeah.GREG Do what you want.STEPH I am. Steph? / Salad?STEPH No thanks. As a couple. I don't need to do that, make a point of any kind.GREG Then why can't we just ?STEPH Because we can't go back. She nods her head.STEPH I really do feel that, that I'm not this person who gets off on looks or the more, like, physical side of men but when it's the other way around shit, you know? / That's what she does to me.GREG 'S great. A bundle of flowers on the table.After a moment, his cell phone rings. / She can God, I was coming to eat some food, you know? Said she was pretty and I agreed and that was all. She follows his recommendation. (Beat.) KENT watches her go.KENT Amazing ass, you know?GREG I dunno, man.KENT You can say it, I don't mind. / Wow, bet she'll be crushed.GREG I'm just saying I'm sick of her acting like a cop even when she's off duty. I always felt like my face was one of my better parts and he's talking about me like I'm some old Buick out in the backyard that he keeps thinking about fixing but just can't get to it. Oodles of items that we order with our paychecks off QVC so I don't get why you're busting my balls when I say that I'm trying to be a useful member of my team tonight which can only lead to more work which equals money and additional crap to purchase and wear and eat. Just the one word and no definition, and any guy who stumbles across it'll just roll his eyes and know what the hell it means. / Is that why?CARLY I believe so GREG Huh. Centred around four young working class friends (who are also coupled up), the play follows the aftermath of a seemingly off . Wear deodorant or perfume. (Beat.) Microsoft Edge is the only browser that allows you to manage your tabs on the side with a single click. The chick with the face.GREG Oh yeah, right, rightI had no idea what her name was. In Reasons to Be Pretty, Greg's tight-knit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remarks about a female coworker's pretty face and his own girlfriend Steph's lack thereof get back to Steph.But that's just the beginning. This post focuses on the men in the story. Steph erknner att hon inte kan sluta tnka p Greg, men tror samtidigt att hon kommer att bli mycket lyckligare med sin snart make. / Sit.She digs a bit more and comes up with a piece of paper.STEPH Here. Efter att ha verdrivit sin ex-vn lmnar Greg Kent, som raser av ilska. Dude, you seem anxious; I can get outta here if Carly's coming back. Just go back to the house and climb into bed with you, say "I'm sorry" again if you want me to, but crawl in and have you up against me your back against me and I can feel your heartbeat when we get all quiet like that That's what I want.STEPH Oh. A stupid thing, I know, I agree with that, but it's STEPH Yeah. As their relationships crumble, the four friends are forced to confront a sea of deceit, infidelity, and betrayed trust in their journey to answer that oh-so-American question: How much is pretty worth? Very cryptic, my friend.KENT That's 'cause you're Don't worry about it.GREG What? Tried to wait but, you know. I mean, in case you're wondering.CARLY Oh.GREG He'll be back in a second. Your toes are, they're like, almost like fingers and you bite your own toenailsI know you do, I've seen youand that goes down as the most disgusting fact I know. Why Do Women Act Like Men? And you think she could really do anything, I mean, if some guy snapped and went after people with a machete or hell, I dunno, terrorists came rolling through there on a missionbecause they needed crates of Kleenex as part of their master plan to take over the United Statesyou think Carly's actually gonna be any use in that situation? Here are seven things the studies found. Liest d'Synopsis an d'Zeecheschrft vum Act One. Fuck it, I'm gonna go.GREG I'll wait for ya.KENT Cool. I mean, I can take a lot, pretty much, anyway, but I'm, like, my face?That's shit. / We can't all get to Barney Fife our way through life.CARLY Fine. 6. Huh?CARLY I dunno. Well, guess what?STEPH gathers herself and heads to the door. / Look. Obwuel mer ni d'Konfrontatioun tscht Carly a Kent gesinn, ass et impliziert datt d'Carly d'Wahrheet iwwert hir Affr zitt, a geet op en neit Kapitel an hirem Liewen. The English Theatre of Hamburg Sometimes that's all it takes for a person to see how life really is, that they are, like, careening down the wrong highwayof life, I'm sayingthat they managed to get off at the wrong exit or to miss a road sign or something Fuck, that analogy sucks but you know what I'm saying here. Said she even put in her notice, so there. / Took my car KENT Wow. August 11, 2014 10:48am. (Smiles.) Find myself just staring at 'em sometimes, and her eyes are a color, I don't even think it's one you'd find in a box of crayonsmaybe one of those bigger cartons, like, sixty-four colors, with the sharpener in itbut even then I'm not sure. It's probably not what you'd think it'd be, all great and wonderful at every turn of the road; it has its disadvantages, believe you me. "GREG Whatever. Courtesy Geffen Playhouse. May 22, 2022. It just totally hurts if you find out he's not at all into your face, and why that is I don't know, I mean, what a scientist would say about it, those people who are studying human behavior or whatnot Not saying this is full of profound insight or anything but any woman I know, like, my age or younger, she's gonna be super upset if she heard what I did. (She starts crying.) Why?STEPH Because this stuff, all this stuff I said about you? Right?KENT Actually, no. I dunno, I'm not Nostradamus.GREG Yeah, good, thanks for clearing that up, 'cause I was pretty confused KENT I'm just sayingshe gets it, she's aware and there's no problem. That's OK I'll just walk around for a bit. She suspects that Kent is cheating on her. I am a lot.STEPH Well, don't be, OK, you shouldn't be. O-kay. OK? Act Two of Reasons To Be Pretty beginn an der Lobby vum Restaurant. I jmfrelse med huvudpersonen i Fat Pig uppvisar Greg bde mod och osjlviskhet i slutet av pjsen. / I honestly do.STEPH Huh. Scene 2. (Beat.) Being made to feel uncomfortable or even repulsed by the behavior of men comes as no surprise in a Neil LaBute play, but being moved by his male characters is more unexpected. / 'Bout, I dunno, two weeks ago KENT Nice. MEDDLING SPIRITS JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN. The cast included off-Broadway cast members Thomas Sadoski and Piper Perabo joined by Marin Ireland and Steven Pasquale. The following is a summary and analysis of the events in Act Two. Question: Talk about the Social Policy on Mental Health in Australia. She's wearing a full security uniformthe works.GREG Kent's using the restroom. This is the year! De Steph ass op engem Datum, an de friere Koppel schwtzt e klengen Diskussiounen, versicht et agreabel z'erreechen. Please, just explain that one bit to me and then you can go. I told her thatsaid I'm sorry for I think I said "I'm sorry." It's your mom's so I should be kind, but hey fuck that. (Beat.) Other factors, including opportunity or unmet sexual needs, may also play a part in infidelity that's motivated . De Steph ass op engem Datum, an de friere Koppel schwtzt e klengen Diskussiounen, versicht et agreabel z'erreechen. / I was just making conversation GREG Great. Just like that. Perabos stage inexperience sometimes shows, and following her work in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Blackbird and Mauritius, the talented Pill needs to be careful that her fiery explosions dont turn into mannerisms. / You never change / Go for it.KENT Can't. / You're kidding me.KENT No. They assume that I'm stupid and even when I prove that I'm . Two hours, 5 minutes. (Beat.) Den Greg mengt datt hien net gleewen, datt Kent ongerecht ass. The bristling scenes between Steph and Greg are especially strong, from their first raw screaming match to her bilious public humiliation of him by reading a list of his physical flaws; from their distant but rueful unplanned meeting to Stephs final, painfully shy attempt to ascertain if theres any way to salvage their relationship. Be sure you use deodorant every single day. "A firestorm of abuse and invective, hot enough to scald the hide off a thick-skinned man, blasts through the opening minutes of Reasons to Be Pretty, the surprising new play by Neil LaBute that opened Monday night in a superbly acted production at the Lucille Lortel Theater.". No.GREG OK, then, I don't know what to say to you about this because STEPH The truth. (Beat.) Some girls like that the whole competition thing. This is perhaps amplified by the shift away from the sleek corporate or professional worlds LaButes plays often inhabit into a blue-collar milieu in which the characters lives are punctuated by time clocks and pay dates. 6. / Didn't mean to create some international thing here.KENT It's cool. / Her face is, like ummmmmmgh! I mean, I was talking to Kent and we were laughing about stuff, about, like, I dunnowork and how this new guy who's a real goof has been begging us to join our softball team so we're joking about whatever and that's all. 12101, Defendant moves to dismiss Blazek's Illinois Workers Compensation Act, Illinois Whistleblower Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). GREG. Thanks.GREG Sure. When pregnant Carly airs her suspicions about her husband to Greg, he at first tries to stay neutral, then gets trapped by the rules of male loyalty into lying to corroborate Kents alibi. On the 11th of May, less than two weeks after losing her final legal appeal, Mrs Diane Pretty died, under sedation and in the care of a hospice. But it's not true. Shit! But I think that I, yeah, I'm sure I did. (If you are unable to audition on April 20, please contact director Beau Bowden via Facebook ahead of time to make arrangements). In each pair, one note . She mistakes his courtship for mockery and tries to elude him. If you ever wore the sunglasses I bought you at Christmasthey were fucking expensiveit would help but you don't so your eyes look like shit and you're starting to get wrinkles there, too. Trio drama tidak terhubung oleh karakter atau plot tetapi oleh tema citra tubuh yang berulang dalam masyarakat Amerika. However, Greg has had enough. / Fine.GREG No, not whatever, Steph, it's important. Change is resisted because it can hurt. Han kallar Greg upprepade gnger fr en "fitta". Director Terry Kinney keeps the confrontations tense, volatile and mostly unpredictable whether its the awkwardness of long-term male friends with nothing in common beyond their history or the timid mutual explorations of former lovers, negotiating unhealed wounds while gently testing the depths of residual affections. Carly laughed it offshe makes fun of him all the timebut still, that's the kind of stuff I'm talking about. Honey. 'S a pan.GREG OK, well, that's what she threw KENT And?GREG And nothing. (Beat.) The English Theatre of Hamburg. What for?GREG Because I'm, I'm, so I can explain the STEPH You don't need to, I've already heard all the explanations I wanna hear and I don't believe you. They work at a food packing factory and spend most of their breaks together. That insight cuts even deeper here with bookish warehouse worker Greg, played with acute self-exposure by Thomas Sadoski. (Beat.) (Looks around.) / Bionic Woman. Now.STEPH NO! Lindsay Wagner.GREG Great. Vad betyder Charlotte Perkins Gilmans "The Yellow Wallpaper"? Peruse the summation and character framework of Act One. This is a thoughtful, mature play without the sour superiority or shocking twists and dark revelations that have become formulaic in LaButes work. Steph is out on the town, and the previous couple ungracefully make casual conversation, endeavoring to be lovely. OK?! And I mean every time, so she's not fooling anybody. Reasons to Be PrettyAct OneLights burst on.At home. (Nods.) Ya know? It is.GREG Yeah, but STEPH I could feel all that and still love you. I mean, wouldn't you?At the mall. That's all I wanna say to you right nowI meant it a whole other way STEPH Whatever. Reasons To Be Pretty Still - H 2014. / Thanks, Officer They wait silently for a moment. / Thanks.GREG Of course. And that's what hurts the most GREG No.STEPH You said stuff. / The second time right from the parking lot of Super Cuts GREG Really?/ Why? (Beat.) (Beat.) / Yeah, yeah KENT I don't like doing a shoddy job, is all. (to the others) OK, show's over now, go back to your chop suey shit that you're eating and leave us be STEPH watches the crowd disperse; turns to GREG again.GREG This shouldn't be happening STEPH But it is.GREG I care about you, Stephanie. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Irgendwie si ofgekillt a wnschen sech gutt an hire Liewe mateneen. Established 1976. presents. That's not a joke, what you said about me is no joke, asshole, and you know it / You KNOW that!GREG Take it easy / I was kidding Jesus, can't even make a little STEPH I'm not gonna take it easy, who the fuck are these people, I couldn't care less!GREG Steph, stop it, now / Stop STEPH Shut up! / Hmmm KENT Yes. And nothing about me?GREG I'm / I don't think I said any STEPH You didn't say anything about me compared to her? (Grins.) Thanks for coming.STEPH 'S okay. / I'm going to STEPH Then-do-it. Be serious now (Beat.) Lyceum Theatre; 149 W. 45th St., New York, NY; Kent sger att han frvntar sig att Carly "trffar gymmet" dagen efter att barnet r ftt. Oh yeah!KENT stands, points to a dusty shelf above the cabinets whereseveral other trophies stand. D'Konversatioun schwtzt fir d'Nostalgie fir hir gutt Zesummeliewen zesummen, di dann an d'vertraute Argumentatioun vum Kierper Bild an hir Breet ukomm sinn. Greg tries to explain that he no longer lie about Kents affair. I've made this over the last however long I dunno, since I left, and it covers all your shit. Huh? Greg's best friend Kent is married to Steph's best friend Carly, and when things start collapsing in Steph and Greg's life, Carly and Kent are pulled in for the ride. Your tongue is like this little poker and you move it too fast and well, you get the idea. I said one little thing. If she shows before I get back tell her I'm in the can GREG I'll probably flower it up a bit, but OK. Fine.KENT nods and gathers up his trash, heading for the door. I go nuts if I still break out on my chin or anything, carry tweezers in my purse, and I'm not even, like, all crazy about it like a lot of my friends are and every one of them, the ones that I've called, at least, they all said to dump him. Seeds.KENT You'd be surprised.GREG Yeah, but I mean, athletes eat 'em all the time. Greg och Kent frbereder sig fr arbetsrelaterat softballspel. 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