Kent sger att han frvntar sig att Carly "trffar gymmet" dagen efter att barnet r ftt. Carly setzt him drun drm, a freet Greg datt hatt am Auge kuckt an seet, datt hien nischt weess wat. If it stumbles in illustrating this lesson, it also opens its author's ears to a new, richly human music. / No, that's great, Kent.KENT It's whatever, man, but it's smacked me for a loop, tell you that much. 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. I am. As with its predecessors, reasons to be pretty continues the author's exploration of what lies beneath the surface of contemporary America within the context of the relationships between lovers and friends. Greg is a nice guy who has a way of saying the wrong thing without being aware of it. Fucker GREG I did not, I don't care what she said to you / I didn't say "ugly"! 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. No.GREG OK, then, I don't know what to say to you about this because STEPH The truth. Fuck it, I'm gonna go.GREG I'll wait for ya.KENT Cool. 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. Even with all the chocolate on it GREG Huh. Federal law also prohibits most employers from firing someone because that person is . God STEPH Nope. Swear I fucking willI don't care if I'm late going in or not. (Beat.) Greg tries to get the upper hand, hinting that he might tell Carly the truth, but Kent believes that he is bluffing. Fr vem du r och vad du har gjort, och fr allt du kommer utan tvekan att beg resten av ditt liv. I mean, I'm constantly on the alert, either seeing how some dude is eyeing her at a diner or who she seems to be looking atI'm not saying she cheats on me, I'm notbut with a face like that it's hard to believe it's not always up in her head, the idea of being sexy, or at least how she makes other guys feel. Why do we feel that way, though, I wonder? Greg, stop it! Or to yank my chain, like usual KENT Yeah, well, not this time. Said she even put in her notice, so there. Courtesy Geffen Playhouse. MEDDLING SPIRITS JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN. He claims that Greg would never tell because he is afraid of people disliking him. Immediately after Carly leaves, Stephanie stops by to share the news: she is engaged to be married. (Beat.) / Uh-huh.STEPH Cool. ven om de inte terupplivar relationen representerar karaktrerna i Reasons to Be Pretty en ganska optimistisk syn p relationer och unga amerikaner i medelklassen. With her high, intelligent forehead and intense eyes, its easy to buy Pill as a woman whose fragile self-esteem is ruled by her perception of herself as odd-looking rather than attractive. One thing I said, and it wasn't a, like, some big Goddammit, why'd you tell her? (Beat.) "The complicated, often explosive relationships between men and women are a source of eternal, often contrary fascination for Neil LaBute, and they have been superbly realized in "Reasons to Be Pretty," his most compassionate, appealing work to date. Fuck off that's what I want you to do, Greg, get the fuck out of my life and leave me alone, let me start over in a serious fashion, maybe in a relationship or not, I dunno, but if it is in something like that may it please, please be with someone who can keep from being an asshole and all overbearing and thinking they know everything because you don't. It is the same thing you just said to meI get why you did it like that so you could teach me a lesson, finebut it's the same thing.STEPH It's not.GREG And how's that? A bundle of flowers on the table.After a moment, his cell phone rings. 1. Voices travel. Big time.GREG This is just stupid, so I'm not gonna STEPH Don't do it! Listen to me! LaBute is writing some of the freshest and most illuminating American dialogue to be heard anywhere these days. , Macmillan Code of Ethics for Business Partners. (reading) "I've never thought you had a great body, it's OK, but nothing really special and I hate how you walk aroundnot just at home but outside during the summer or at the gym; a lot, anywaylike you are super cute or something, like you have all these muscles and a nice stomach or whatever, you don't. . He emphasizes that she has a pretty face, making her feel better. (Beat.) Greg's best buddy, Kent, and Kent's wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation becomes exponentially more complicated. And she's got roommates.GREG Great. For who you are and what you have done, and for all the sh*t you will no doubt perpetrate for the rest of your life. (Mock yell.) On her way to work.GREG She called you?CARLY Yes. Faced with warnings about the 90-day deadline under the War Powers Act expiring Friday, the Obama administration sent Congress a report Wednesday arguing that the law does not apply because U.S . / I'm not. He confides in Greg about his sexual exploits, but Greg is too busy contemplating the causes of his loneliness to listen, and too intimidated by his bullying friend to voice his discomfort about being a party to marital infidelity. While Ezra and Aria may have been a PLL endgame couple, there's a lot wrong with Rosewood's English teacher, and it gets worse throughout the show. What you said about me suddenly made total sense about where we're at, Greg, you and me. Scene One - After the Break Up Act Two of Reasons to Be Pretty starts in the entryway of a caf. / Let's be honest here.KENT Fine. Scene 2. / You never change / Go for it.KENT Can't. Now what am I?KENT You know what you are GREG No, I don't, I don't know what the hell you're talking about hereacting all goofy since I walked in tonight.KENT Dude, you've got a big mouth, if you must know the fucking details so bad GREG What? Everything else is sweet, too. STEPH. / Getting her all worked up GREG I wasn't / Dude, I'm CARLY It's not anything, Kent, we just GREG Promise.CARLY Yeah.KENT Fine. It's just a thing, it happened, I can't help it.GREG No, I'm sure you probably didn't have much to do with it, really. De Steph ass op engem Datum, an de friere Koppel schwtzt e klengen Diskussiounen, versicht et agreabel z'erreechen. At first, Greg contends that he does not believe that Kent is unfaithful. Our playwright develops four characters in his story; Greg, Steph, Carly, and Kent. Huh? reasons to be prettys raison-dtre may be to showcase four of Aquila Morong Studios finestactingstudents, but withup-and-comers as talented as Novogratz, Coover, Boffey, and Hunt bringing Neil LaButes words to fiery life, this is no mere showcase production. It is L.A. intimate theater at its electrifying best. I'm so beat, man KENT 'Cept for that new girl. He repeatedly calls Greg a pussy. This play was written by Neil LaBute and was first performed in 2008. They assume that I'm stupid and even when I prove that I'm . Before I pissed you off? This irks Kent, who feels that Greg is being judgmental. Totally.GREG Yeah, but you were all I mean KENT Hey, I'm not crazy! Hatt smacks him, dann esou wi se pltzlich entschllegt. www.prettyorphans.com, Tags: Aquila Morong Studio, Los Angeles Theater Review, Lounge Theatre, Neil LaBute, As editor of StageSceneLA.com, Steven Stanley is one of Los Angeles' most prolific theater reviewers. Point, set, and whatever.KENT Match. / That's what she does to me.GREG 'S great. Greg frsker ta verhanden och antyder att han kanske berttar Carly sanningen, men Kent tror att han bluffar. "Meant as a compliment," he says to me, like that should calm my nerves or something, so fuck that. and that was about it. Carly an Greg sinn an der Paus. (Looks around.) Checks his watch. 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! reasons to be pretty's raison-d'tre may be to showcase four of Aquila Morong Studio's finest acting students, but with up-and-comers as talented as Novogratz, Coover, Boffey, and Hunt bringing Neil LaBute's words to fiery life, this is no mere "showcase production." It is L.A. intimate theater at its electrifying best. Why Do Women Act Like Men? (Hands back the book.) Why would I?GREG Ahhh, to sound cool, maybe. Han berttar fr henne att hennes datum s smningom kommer att skada hennes knslor ocks och att han inte kommer att vara dr fr att hjlpa henne. / She's ait's basically like being a hall monitor.STEPH Fine then. And remember GREG Got it.KENT keep this shit to yourself. ", "It takes a tender man to make plays as tough as Neil LaButes. Has a drink in front of him. She is portraying the role of Carly. To her parents' house or some crap like that, you know?KENT Right.GREG Making a statement.KENT Exactly.GREG Threw an ashtray at me, actually, and one of those pots, you know, with the handle on it KENT No, what?GREG You know, where you make, like, pancakes and shit You know KENT That's a pan. Following Carly departs, Stephanie makes a trip to share the news: she is locked in to be hitched. Reasons to Be Pretty (stylized in all-lowercase) is a play by Neil LaBute, his first to be staged on Broadway.The plot centers on four young working class friends and lovers who become increasingly dissatisfied with their dead-end lives and each other. It was, like, ummm, "Yeah, well, maybe Steph hasn't got a face like that girl'smaybe her face is just regularbut I wouldn't trade her for a million bucks." 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. (415) 677-9596. Though life is not what he thought it would be, he reads a lot of classic American literature in an effort to better himself. We can't eat lunch and kiss each other and start blabbing on the phone next week We're done, Greg. It does. So?GREG What? Four years that are now gone so totally lost and gone that it makes me cry when I see any little bit from our time together. (Beat.) / Yeah.STEPH That's it? "/ (waiting) I guess that would be it STEPH gathers up her thingsgrabs the key from the table as she gets ready to go.GREG Wow. Almost hypnotic. Kent says that he expects Carly to hit the gym the day after the baby is born. Not all educated and smart or anything, and not gorgeous, not like some girlsbut I like what I've got and I'm gonna protect that. She asks if Greg was out with Kent and girls, but Greg lies and says that it was just guys from work. I never have. Don't. Innan han slr upp Kent, frklarar Greg att han gr det "Fr att du behver det, okej? You know?CARLY Wow. Prior to the inquiry, Carly uncovers that she is three months pregnant. Leaves the flowers.GREG looks around, then reaches down and picks up his keys.After a moment, he carefully opens the paper ball on the table.Flattens it out. Jesus Don't be such a dick about it KENT 'S a beautiful thing.GREG I'm sure Too bad her attitude sucks.KENT Ha! It's kind of pathetic; I am not the only person who thinks that I'm not gonna be so crass as to say much about your dick because that would put me on your levelbeing hurtfulbut I will say this: you're way too hairy down there and most girls find that disgusting. Hes proud that hes married to such a hot chick, but isnt hesitant to be unfaithful to her. Waiting.GREG I see. Like I said before just as an example put up against this other person who's probably an absolute moron but she's got a pretty face. Greg's best buddy, Kent, and Kent's wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation becomes exponentially more complicated. May 22, 2022. All the crap I'm feeling about you but have held my tongue on I was gonna e-mail you, but this here is way better. Margot Lee Shetterly. Regular.STEPH OK.GREG See? Greg's best buddy, Kent, and Kent's wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation becomes exponentially more complicated. About you, mostly.GREG AndI mean, then, what'd she say? ", Read the full review, Listen, You Brat, to Plain Truths About the Beauty Myth, Read the full review, Neil Labutes Pretty probes our ugly obsession with beauty. Sits down at a table and begins to nibble on a packaged item.GREG keeps his distancecircles around toward a window to have a look out. He accentuates that she has a pretty face, improving her vibe. Sorry that I'm looking at the clock, it's got absolutely no bearing on whether I wanted to see you or notbecause I dobut I'm also trying to be a useful employee which can only be of benefit to our lifestyle and that, I'm seeing now, places me in a bit of a bind. / You're crazya goddamn loon!STEPH Tell me what you said. Vad betyder Charlotte Perkins Gilmans "The Yellow Wallpaper"? / Say it! Lysander awakes, sees Helena, and immediately falls in love with her. Because if he's willing to say that, even to a friend, then you can bet he's probably thinking even more than you know about. Reasons to Be Pretty premiered on Broadway in 2008. The following is a summary and analysis of the events in Act Two. (Beat.) / Huh.GREG No big deal. Her mom's eating this up, I'm sure. It's not like a math equation or anything, it is fairly simpleyou can't be with a guy who finds you unpleasant to look at. Just stop. 64 views, 2 likes, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Reels from JeGaysus: You know EXACTLY the type of Christians I'm talking about. OK? This is the year! (to him) Are you listening?GREG Yep. Her. You fucking asshole!GREG Joke! Si rckelt, awer net virun e puer Kieren him gutt. I mean, you think she looks good in those dress clothes you should see her in a pair a shorts. 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. Skip to document. Following The Shape of Things and Fat Pig, it is the final installment of a trilogy that focuses on modern-day obsession with physical appearance. / Don't lie, you fucker! Ini adalah angsuran ketiga dan terakhir dari sebuah trilogi ( The Shape of Things , Fat Pig , dan Reasons to Be Pretty ). I'm serious. Neil's play, "Reasons to be pretty", demonstrates how society and the people that roam in it are obsessed with this idea of beauty through his development of characters, plot, setting, language, and theme in his writing. Scenic designer Adam Rowes ingeniously morphing set (filled with Trish Gallagher Glenn and Maria Nays multiple props) takes us from workplace break room to mall food court to restaurant lobby to baseball diamond in scene changes that might overstay their welcome without the crackerjack team of stagehands that make them happen almost lickety-split, transitions underscored by Mark Tschanzs edgy, cinematic original music. Hit the pet store.They sit quietly for a moment, staring straight ahead. / COME ON!CARLY No! I don't mind it so much, I guess, but she's always in the halls or down on the floor, strutting around, and I hate having to watch myself so much, who I'm talking to or whatever pain in the ass. Gotta cover my ass, the investment and all. You meant it.GREG But I didn't even / Stephanie STEPH And that is why. She smacks him, at that point similarly as unexpectedly attempts to apologize. / Or your face breaking out.GREG Nice! Called me at home.GREG Right, right, that's what I meant CARLY She said stuff to me. This feeds into LaButes view of beauty as being entirely subjective, with the conventional standard for prettiness creating a tyranny for woman on both sides of the appearance divide. I'll flush them or I'll, I'll do whatever it takes but I will hurt you and you will not like it! / We're perfect.GREG Right. Yeah. The real reasons why people bully others. Fljande r en sammanfattning och analys av hndelserna i Act Two. To search for an exact name or title, use quotation marks at the beginning and end. (Beat.) She is a knockout, she really is. / Seriously.STEPH Don't say that, either. She carries a set of keys and her flashlight, for Chrissakes! 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