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. reasons to be pretty contains very strong language and adult themes. Reaches into his pocket for a bookCARLY is watching him, so GREG holds it up for her.GREG It's Poe. Say what you're gonna say.KENT I'm telling you when you get up close to herCrystal, I'm sayingshe's got the most awesome features. / I don't doubt it.KENT Don't need to, I'm telling you she is and she is. He tells her that her date will eventually hurt her feelings too, and that he wont be there to help her. The last thing 20something factory worker Greg (Wolfgang Novogratz) expected when he casually referred to his girlfriends looks as regular was to provoke a shitstorm of invectives launched in his direction, but thats precisely what Stephanie (Laura Coover)unleashes in what may well be the most profanity-fueled scrimmage-of-the-sexes in theatrical history, for despite Gregs attempts to deny, deflect, or defang Stephs invective and despite his best efforts to convince her that by calling her looks regular he was in fact complimenting her on one of her most attractive assets, Steph is having none of this, and by scenes end, she has left him with a final Fuck you! (or words to that effect). And I like your face, I do I've always thought you were gonna sound stupid now, but you know I have. You guys love it when we do crap like this CARLY And what crap is that? Rosewood would feel very different without Ian Harding's Pretty Little Liars character. Beauty is deeper than sex (or lust). Is that OK?GREG 'Course. A firestorm of abuse and invective, hot enough to scald the hide off a thick-skinned man, blasts through the opening minutes . (Beat.) 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. When new technologies displace old ones, jobs can be lost; prices can be cut; investments can be wiped out. (Beat.) May 22, 2022. About you, mostly.GREG AndI mean, then, what'd she say? 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. I'm so beat, man KENT 'Cept for that new girl. "We're doing it my way or else!") is just as common and generally happens for the same reason: They want something they can't have, and refuse to accept that they can . Steph erknner att hon inte kan sluta tnka p Greg, men tror samtidigt att hon kommer att bli mycket lyckligare med sin snart make. Efter att ha frskt smickra honom vill Carly stlla honom en viktig frga om Kent. Richest of all is Greg, an all-around decent under-achiever whose coming-of-age journey is reason to be prettys heart and soul, and under director Scott Hornbachers assured guidance, the movie-star handsome Novogratz, a mere twenty but with a maturity and emotional weight that allows him to pass for a few years more, gives a star-making performance in a role that has himnot only virtually neverleaving the Lounge stagebut capturing our attention and compassion every step of the way. Of what I'm saying. / She can God, I was coming to eat some food, you know? It just is (Beat.) Despite the fact that they don't revive the relationship, the characters in Reasons to Be Pretty speak to a fairly idealistic view on connections and youthful, white collar class Americans. . 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? Listen to you KENT I'm just sayin', baby. OVERVIEW. If that's all you can do right now, try and dilute the issue at hand by sidetracking us / Or getting us all turned around by GREG I'm just pointing it out / I'm not, I swear I'm not, but you're being all STEPH or, or trying to make me laugh or any of that shit that you usually do, then "fuck you" is what I have to say! (Mock yell.) He discloses to her that her date will in the end hurt her sentiments as well, and that he wont be there to support her. (to him) Are you listening?GREG Yep. It is.GREG Yeah, but STEPH I could feel all that and still love you. How strong is strong language? / Didn't mean to create some international thing here.KENT It's cool. Churl, upon thy eyes I throw. . / I KNEW YOU HATED ME! I'm just, like, totally baffled by this KENT nods and yawnschecks his watch. GREG flinches as he opens up an energy snack.KENT What's that?GREG PowerBar.KENT Why're you having that?GREG What do you mean?KENT You just had lunchnow you're having one of those, too?GREG Uh-huh. Pulitzer prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay once stated "Beauty is whatever gives joy." Observing the arguments and revelations between characters in Neil LaBute's newest drama-comedy "Reasons to Be Pretty," one could also conclude that beauty can be whatever drives you mad. Neil LaBute dissects male-female relationships as only he cansavagely, but not without humor and maybe even a sliver of hopein reasons to be pretty, his 2008 button-pusher now being given a dynamically directed, sensationally acted intimate revival at Hollywoods Lounge Theatre. Act 2 of Reasons to Be Pretty Reasons to Be Pretty is a hard-edged comedy written by Neil LaBute. / No prob.KENT Exactly. Yes.STEPH Good. That's what I'll do so you'd better just stay right thereno, I don't want you to come over and hold me, God nobut you better stay around and argue this shit out or I'm gonna wreck your life a little bit. In hopes of showing Carly the truth about her husband, Greg strongly suggests that she takes the evening off and go home to her husband. (Smiles.) Kent sger att han frvntar sig att Carly "trffar gymmet" dagen efter att barnet r ftt. (Beat.) Often the writers provocations have been channeled through men who were proudly unrepentant about their ruthlessness, misogyny and immorality. 1. 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 new girl, up in the shipping department. Reasons fir ze schissen am Broadway 2008 ze ginn. Why would I?GREG Ahhh, to sound cool, maybe. That doesn't really make any sense CARLY No?GREG I mean, not really They could call it "siesta" and it'd still be dark out. Before he beats Kent up, Greg explains that he is doing it Because you need it, okay? A security guard at the same firm, Kents wife Carly (Piper Perabo), reported the conversation back to Steph, who promptly exits the relationship, rebuffing Gregs repeated attempts to make it up to her. / I'm sorry, but I'm I'm STEPH What? Ever.GREG Yes. / Came to one of our games and asked me out for a drink. Sherecoils and then moves away. He sits down on an ottoman and runs his hands through his hair. Fljande r en sammanfattning och analys av hndelserna i Act Two. Hon slr honom och frsker pltsligt be om urskt. (Beat.) After trying to flatter him, Carly then wants to ask him an important question about Kent. Irgendwie si ofgekillt a wnschen sech gutt an hire Liewe mateneen. / OK, and? Two hours, 5 minutes. He sees that KENT has left his garbagehe scoops all of it up and carries it over to the bin. Det r den tredje och sista delen av en trilogi. / Because, Greg GREG But why? KENT watches her go.KENT Amazing ass, you know?GREG I dunno, man.KENT You can say it, I don't mind. Checks his watch. / Prick do it. Sexual desire. Reasons to Be Pretty Lucille Lortel Theater; 198 seats; $59 top Production: An MCC Theater presentation, by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation, of a play in two acts by Neil . Tried to wait but, you know. And she is fine, man, lemme tell you. Greg at long last confronts Kent, not on the grounds that he is upsetting, not on the grounds that he is a philanderer, and not due to his remarks about Steph. Trio av pjser (som ocks inkluderar The Shape of Things och Fat Pig) r inte kopplade till karaktrer eller plot utan genom det terkommande temat kroppsbild inom det amerikanska samhllet.Reasons to Be Pretty hade premir p Broadway 2008. 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. By me saying that one ?STEPH Yes. / This is why Jesus wept.Loud buzzer sounds overhead. With a delicacy that belies its crude vocabulary, reasons to be pretty celebrates the everyday heroism in the struggle to find out."[4]. Steph an Greg un enger Iwwerraschung stoen. De Steph ass e Manager bei hirer Friseursalon ginn. She chats about her pregnancy. / I honestly do.STEPH Huh. Greg tries to get the upper hand, hinting that he might tell Carly the truth, but Kent believes that he is bluffing. Her. This incenses Kent, who feels that Greg is being critical. (Smiles.) 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. One thing I said, and it wasn't a, like, some big Goddammit, why'd you tell her? You never have so stop doing that. 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. Hit the pet store.They sit quietly for a moment, staring straight ahead. The English Theatre of Hamburg. Duh GREG No.KENT I've been seeing her. Greg frsker ta verhanden och antyder att han kanske berttar Carly sanningen, men Kent tror att han bluffar. Drove off. Save time with smart copy. They enjoy better success finding mates. / No more (Beat.) Nope. Federal law makes it illegal for most employers to fire an employee because of the employee's race, gender, national origin, disability, religion, genetic information, or age (if the person is at least 40 years old). Woooaa!KENT Dude, come on! Wrongfully Terminated Due to Discrimination. I just know that women throw everything they've got into their physical being, and a main part of thatthe main partis the face. Greg and Kent are best friends who are very different people. (Beat.) "KENT Totally.GREG I'm so you know. (Finger to his lips.) Hey, hi, I'm so glad that you Hello? Right back at you, OK? / 'Cause it gets dark at night, so.GREG Oh. Everything else is sweet, too. It's possible.GREG Stephanie STEPH Until somebody had to go and open his big fucking mouth. How 'bout if we do it that wayI say it to you and you tell me if it's true or not?GREG I'm not, no that's stupid, so no.STEPH You sure? Premiere on 6 September, 2012 Preview Performances at reduced prices on 3, 4 and 5 September Peformances Tuesday to Saturday at 19.30 Hours Matinee Performances at 11.00 Hours on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning 11 September. O-kay. In spite of the fact that we never observe the showdown among Carly and Kent, it is inferred that Carly will find reality with regards to her spouses undertaking, and will move onto another section in her life. tolerance of others, a more loving approach to running a society), but it has also . Direkt no der Carly Blieder, stoppt Stephanie di nei Noriichten ze verteelen: si ass bestued ze heiran. 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. 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. [He drops the juice on Lysander's eyelid] When thou wakest, let love forbid. Bye.GREG turns off his cell and waits. Greg attempts to clarify that he no longer lie about Kents issue. I told her thatsaid I'm sorry for I think I said "I'm sorry." Don't get her all CARLY Greg, don't start GREG Tell me what else you said! (Checks his watch.) OK.KENT Cool.GREG Not to be rude, but I've known you since we were freshmenwhere the hell did you ever hear of Clarence Darrow?KENT Dude, you're not the only one who reads. No.GREG OK, then, I don't know what to say to you about this because STEPH The truth. Kent menaces him, wrestles him to the ground, and afterward calls his ex revolting. Angry now.CARLY Stupid KENT I'm I don't have to go back yet. Yep. Though life is not what he thought it would be, he reads a lot of classic American literature in an effort to better himself. David Gallos versatile set, backed by a container cage of warehouse goods, and Sarah J. Holdens unfussy costumes help cement that grounding among real people. (Yawns.) God, you're so ten. / Hawthorne. Smelling nice is an essential part of being pretty! This play, directed by the playwright, shouldn't. / Or skillet, if you wanna get fancy.GREG Oh. So.They both stop for a moment, letting this sink in. Hmmm?GREG No. You get that?/ I-donot-ever-believe-the-shit-that-comes-out-of-your-mouth. Broadway Original. Detta lindrar Carly fr tillfllet. / Uh-huh.STEPH Cool. He's so cute!" Prior to the inquiry, Carly uncovers that she is three months pregnant. (Beat.) Or to yank my chain, like usual KENT Yeah, well, not this time. Oh, I see (Beat.) Tony nominated for Best Play, Reasons . Auditions are coming up on April 20 for our production of Neil LaBute's Reasons To Be Pretty. / I was just making conversation GREG Great. Greg och Kent frbereder sig fr arbetsrelaterat softballspel. Jay Mellman. Thanks for coming.STEPH 'S okay. It's not my faultI was just going along (Beat.) Sarah M. Broom. / TELL ME, I just want you to say it and then I'll stop!GREG No / No, you're STEPH Say it! Carly continues to pressure him, asking Greg to look her in the eye and say he doesnt know anything. The best . (Beat.) A tense second-act scene between Sadoski and Perabo, for example, results in an emotional catharsis that is the most singularly heartrending moment in the author's entire body of work. ", Read the full "Reasons To Be Pretty" review, First You Shut Up, Then You Grow Up. This calms Carly until further notice. 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. It is not. 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. Do not. I know I like it, even with you, so I'm guessing it's you. Happy?GREG What? Time?STEPH After this Do you mind staying out for a while? Reasons To Be Pretty Still - H 2014. You coming to practice?GREG Uh-huh, three-thirty. Nodeems hien probiert huet him ze schmecken, huet Carly him dann eng wichteg Fro iwwert Kent. / You know / I was just STEPH Oh. I want you to tell me! What're you, confused?GREG Yeah, I am. And I looked over to where she was pointing, expecting to see a boy from the neighborhoodwe know a lot of people, having grown up here since, like, foreverand she's pointing at Greg. / You're cute, Steph. Efter att ha verdrivit sin ex-vn lmnar Greg Kent, som raser av ilska. Scene Three Greg and Kent prepare for work-related softball game. Si schwtzt iwwer hir Schwangerschaft. 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. De Greg huet awer genuch. Maybe it's easier that waytreat you like a preschooler.GREG I don't need anything to be easier, OK, I don't Look, I'm not scared of you or about anything I said because it wasn't a big deal; we had a few beers and maybe we were a bit loud out in the garage where we were talking, but I didn't say shit.STEPH She was in the kitchen, Greg. 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. Seriously STEPH THEN SAY IT! PERFORMANCE FEE: $105 per performance. Kent zitt him d'Rumeuren, rifft hien op de Buedem, a rifft dann seng Ex-Frndin "ierlech". She hates me KENT Figures.GREG Yeah. Reasons To Be Pretty will be performed by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. No, not in comparison or / Nope.STEPH Or anything like that? The savagely comic work of this dramatist and screenwriter whose credits include the plays bash and Fat Pig and the film In the Company of Men has always been more likely to elicit flinching, wincing, recoiling in repugnance and gasping (or smiling cynically) at the perfidy of the human beast. / I didn't do anything GREG Yeah, uh-huh, she's all CARLY I just GREG You got her totally worked up and, and, and she's completely pissed, and now I can't even get her to take my CARLY I'm sorry, but she called me so you're the one with a problem, obviously.GREG What?CARLY She did. (If you are unable to audition on April 20, please contact director Beau Bowden via Facebook ahead of time to make arrangements). Vertical tabs is expected in the Insider channels in the next few months. Si erzielt him: "Ech weess net firwat Gott et gemaach huet esou schwier datt mir dir Leit vertrauen, awer hien huet et ferdeg.". Frying pan. That her boyfriend thinks her face is "OK." 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