Hey crew, I've been asked to do a talk back after Neil LaBute's play, Reasons to be Pretty, on Tuesday, June 10th and the nice folks over there agreed to give feministing readers a discount if anyone wants to go. He's done a lot of controversial stuff, including 2005's Fat Pig and, prior to that, was kicked out of the LDS Church for a one act he wrote that starred CaIista Flockhart. Who knows what feathers he might ruffle this time around. Info below:
$35 tickets Tue, Wed, Thu eves; Sat, Sun matinees
$45 tickets Fri, Sat eves (regular $59)
Click here and use code FEMI.
OR call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 and use code FEMI.
MCC Theater at The Lucille Lortel Theatre
121 Christopher Street (New York, NY)
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What a shame I don't live in New York.
I've had a crush on Piper Perabo ever since I saw Lost and Delirious.
I'll see if I can scrounge up $35.
Did you see Beauty on the Vine when it was playing here about a year ago? That play was fantastic, and addressed a lot of feminist issues - including, obviously, the questions of what makes a woman beautiful.
The MCC Theater link isn't working for me, by the way.
YES! I saw Beauty on the Vine twice. In fact, I did a talk back for that play too. SO SO good.
I really hated LaBute's Fat Pig...
kirsten, I haven't liked LaBute since Wicker Man, which was nasty misogyny wrapped up in a sad, weird attempt at a horror film. I'm curious as hell to know how the play and talkback will go.
eugh. I am not very fond of LaBute. I remember reading some of his stuff in high school and liking it (Distance From Here, for example), but after reading/acting in The Shape of Things I've come to appreciate just how much I dislike how he portrays women. I think his heart is in the right place, but he does seem to unintentionally write women either as evil, misguided, or incredibly one-dimensional. This isn't to say that he's kind to his male characters, but even when he's painting women as the victims instead of the men, they really only exist for the sake of being victims.
End of LaBute rant.