(Yawns.) And what you said, all that you said about meeven though it's just the one thingit's completely and for all-time's sake true. Your nose. Thanks.GREG Sure. Walks over with his own and tosses it; reaches down and collects the last of his buddy's mess, throws it out.CARLY enters with her lunch but stops short when she sees GREG. Fuckers GREG Uh-huh. This incenses Kent, who feels that Greg is being critical. "/ (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. To you.GREG Fine then.STEPH Yeah, fine.GREG OK.STEPH O-kay. (Beat.) In fact, I've got a little something interesting that has flared up here as of late and I'm gonna just see where the day takes mewhich is what most guys do, right? 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. No contemporary writer has more astutely captured the brutality in everyday conversation and behavior; that kind of insight requires sensitivity and soul-searching.". I'm not.GREG I was just / Jeez STEPH NO. / No, go ahead, I'm justgo on. / It is to me, anyway.She shakes her head, putting an end to that part of the chat.He opens his mouth to say something else but stops himselfwhat's the use?She glances at her watch and checks her phone. (Laughs.) And?STEPH What?GREG What'd she say? 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. He's so cute!" She was gonna just be on the line at one point, that's what she first came in and applied for, but then they had an opening in security and one of these big cheeses out frontthis dumbshit over in human resourcessays he'd like to help her out and suggests an easier job, up near him where she can sit and watch all the video cameras, sign vendors in and out at the doorplus he says, "You make a really great first impression for our company." Apply for Rights. Go for it.KENT Thanks. Anyhow, sorry before, with us getting a little hot there KENT No worries. / Yeah, well, one of those KENT Whoa. August 11, 2014 10:48am. I'm not kidding around here! After over-powering his ex-friend, Greg leaves Kent, who fumes in rage. You know what I mean STEPH I do, yeah, that's why I just corrected you on it. STEPH, REASONS TO BE PRETTY He hurt me, he really did, you know? He claims that Greg would never tell because he is afraid of people disliking him. But all four actors etch recognizable, multidimensional characters and never try to whitewash their faults. / Stop! That.GREG But come on, I didn't Stephanie, let's be serious here. OVERVIEW. [5] It opened to critical acclaim on the press night, November 17, 2011, with reviewers claiming it 'was one of the best theatre productions' they had seen in 2011. / Sit down.GREG Thanks. 6. Called me at home.GREG Right, right, that's what I meant CARLY She said stuff to me. Fr vem du r och vad du har gjort, och fr allt du kommer utan tvekan att beg resten av ditt liv. Get your car back yet?GREG Uh-huh. / You you did that to hurt me.STEPH No shit.GREG You don't really feel all that stuff.STEPH No?GREG You couldn't STEPH Really?GREG No. / 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. Image Supplied. Reasons to Be Pretty adalah sebuah komedi keras yang ditulis oleh Neil LaBute. Knowing that he's sitting there at dinner across from me but he's always reaching for something, the salt or whatever, or looking around the room, and why? My life.GREG I'm by what? / I'm going to STEPH Then-do-it. This is it? and even if I was, ugly, I'm saying, even if I was not cute or close to that, unattractive . Beauty is deeper than sex (or lust). That way, I don't even have to see you KENT Fuck! She was yelling CARLY Yeah, she said that GREG She screamed and was swearing and it got a little You know how she gets. Before he thumps Kent, Greg clarifies that he is doing it Because you need it, alright? Just right there, my boyfriend, who's over at the grill and laughing and making burgers for all of us and he was, too. He dumps ithalf goes onto the floor. May 22, 2022. )Not that I think I'm some beauty an old-fashioned glamour gal or anything, I don't but I'm not bad, ya know, not bad at all . Yeah. Totally.GREG Yeah, but you were all I mean KENT Hey, I'm not crazy! The best . What?KENT Nothing, man, don't worry about it.GREG Just asking.KENT I'm hanging, that's all.GREG Cool. Prior to the inquiry, Carly uncovers that she is three months pregnant. I'm yeah. I'm right here. It totally matters. STEPH.GREG stands awkwardly. Instead of working your way up in a 9-5 or an entry-level, low-paying job like in fast food, the . 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. Sexy is often associated with being "hot," that . / I see.GREG That's what I'd like. Character: Stephanie. (Shoves him.) [7], LaBute wrote a sequel to the play, Reasons to be Happy, which premiered in June 2013 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in an MCC Theatre production. It's almost quarter of.STEPH Fine. I told her thatsaid I'm sorry for I think I said "I'm sorry." MEDDLING SPIRITS JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN. / That's not true.CARLY Who? I mean, in case you're wondering.CARLY Oh.GREG He'll be back in a second. Swear I fucking willI don't care if I'm late going in or not. "Neil LaBute has never been the guy to go to if youre looking to get all misty eyed. In order to show Carly reality with regards to her significant other, Greg unequivocally recommends that she takes the night off and return home to her better half. So what?! (Smiles.) [3], In reviewing the Broadway production for the New York Times, Brantley said, "Even more than when I saw it last June, reasons flows with the compelling naturalness of overheard conversation" and concluded, "It's never easy to say what you mean, or to know what you mean to begin with. Said she even put in her notice, so there. She leaves, however not before kissing him farewell one final time. We see Greg, Steph, Carly and Kent deal with the pressures of what it means to be 'pretty', and observe how the four friends manage the infidelity, betrayal and deceit . You were being honest GREG No, it wasn't meant to be aI was saying a loving thing! (Beat.) 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. Si rckelt, awer net virun e puer Kieren him gutt. Greg frsker frklara att han inte lngre ljuger om Kents affr. Suddenly, she is there, right in front of him. He is also the author of. (Checks his watch.) Hoffentlech datt d'Carly d'Wahrheet iwwert hirem Mann ze weisen weist Greg proposiert datt se den Owend abruecht huet a mat hirem Mann heem goen. What?STEPH You don't remember? Or "raspberry" or whatever, doesn't really matter. Being observed by a woman makes guys dumb. According to other philosophers, not all reasons are related to motivation in any of the ways internalists say. She asks if Greg was out with Kent and girls, but Greg lies and says that it was just guys from work. / Bionic Woman. "GREG Whatever. / What? Greg has plans to go to college, realizing that he doesnt want to work at a warehouse for the rest of his life. I'm so beat, man KENT 'Cept for that new girl. It doesn'tshe's not mad because her best friend had the guts to tell her the truth; she is upset because of the things you've said about her GREG Thing! 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? [6], Reasons to Be Pretty has also been put up in San Francisco at San Francisco Playhouse where it opened on March 26. Steph and Greg unexpectedly encounter each other. She's not coming home now? Huh?GREG Kent, I was KENT Don't start in with my gal, all right? / Ahhhh. After they exit, the abandoned Hermia awakes from a nightmare and goes in search of her beloved Lysander. Vad betyder Charlotte Perkins Gilmans "The Yellow Wallpaper"? Why Do Women Act Like Men? They're made up of sound, case you didn't know GREG Yeah, I'm down with the basic scientific principles, Steph, thanks very much for the know-how there.STEPH And so she's cooking up some ground beef for tacos on the stove and she hears you, plain as day, going on about me and there is no doubt in her mindthat's none, no doubt of any kindthat you said exactly what she repeated to me GREG I see. Oh, nothing GREG No, seriously. / And so you're talking GREG Honey, come on don't be all STEPH No, tell me. Two hours, 5 minutes. Peruse the summation and character framework of Act One. Hon sger till honom: "Jag vet inte varfr Gud gjorde det s svrt fr oss att lita p er men han gjorde det, och det suger.". / Her ass is kicking, right? Moves toward CARLY.CARLY Is he coming yet?GREG I don't see 'im (Beat.) If you don't have a meal or instead ofnot after you already ate.GREG Oh.KENT They're not dessert. Don't get her all CARLY Greg, don't start GREG Tell me what else you said! Innan frgan avsljar Carly att hon r tre mnader gravid. Character: 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. It pretty much is.Copyright 2008 by Neil LaBute. Yeah. Angry now.CARLY Stupid KENT I'm I don't have to go back yet. Even with all the chocolate on it GREG Huh. throughout the story, she is furious. 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. (Beat.) Numerous studies indicate that a woman's presence can change a dude's behavior in some pretty insane ways. / 'Bout, I dunno, two weeks ago KENT Nice. Hes proud that hes married to such a hot chick, but isnt hesitant to be unfaithful to her. / (Checks watch.) 1. Det nominerades till tre Tony Awards (bsta pjs, bsta ledande skdespelerska och bsta ledande skdespelare). / Is that why?CARLY I believe so GREG Huh. Denna pjs fokuserar p kroppsbild inom Amerika, Vad du behver veta om Neil LaButes feta gris, The Dutiful Mother: Mrs Alving frn "Ghosts", verklaganden misslyckas, Georgia avrttar make-mrdaren Kelly Gissendaner, Varfr Tolstojs roman "Anna Karenina" frn 1877 fortfarande resonerar idag, Studiefrgor fr ditt klassrum frn en klassiker frn Kate Chopin. Carly och Greg hnger i pausrummet. God, you're so ten. Established 1976. presents. / 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? / Say it! Other factors, including opportunity or unmet sexual needs, may also play a part in infidelity that's motivated . Sleep his seat on thy eyelid. / Really?GREG At all. (Beat.) Has a drink in front of him. I gotta take a dump.GREG Ha! Fljande r en sammanfattning och analys av hndelserna i Act Two. Unfortunately, he also thinks she has a few physical imperfections, and when he casually mentions them, all hell breaks loose. It's a key, Greg, I didn't ask for half your paycheck or something.GREG (to himself) Yeah, well, you couldn't STEPH What's that?GREG Forget it.STEPH No, I wanna hear what you said.GREG Nothing, Stephanie, all right? and that was about it. Si mengt, datt Kent se gift iwwer si hunn. I'm not some old person dying in a home somewhere gimme a shoulder and I'll smile at you all happy and forgiving. 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. I'm not STEPH And ? Sexual desire. Auditions are coming up on April 20 for our production of Neil LaBute's Reasons To Be Pretty. Your nostrils make me sick and I always have to look up into them because we have the most unimaginative sex that a person could ever come up with I think you're gay, maybeseriously, you should check into that because you sure have trouble doing it with me and I'm fine. This idea is variously known as 'reasons internalism', 'internalism about reasons', or 'the internal reasons theory'. A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance, reasons to be pretty is the final act in the trilogy including The Shape of Things and Fat Pig. Just do it and I will quit.GREG waits for a moment, gathers himself. ", 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. Jesus. Even though she's beautiful?GREG Pretty. / Promise.KENT To anybody. "No one takes me seriously. And so you stink, kind of, but I've stopped speaking about it to you because you don't listen. / Took my car KENT Wow. / Yeah.STEPH That's it? / STOP!GREG goes to grab her by the arm as she gets up but CARLYworks to shake him offshe has the training, after alltheyboth freeze as KENT walks in the room.KENT Dude. / Didn't mean to create some international thing here.KENT It's cool. In 1975, researchers at Stanford invited a group of undergraduates to take part in a study about suicide. / Bitch.GREG Yeah. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. She mistakes his courtship for mockery and tries to elude him. Hey you guys over there, check this out GREG Stephanie, don't.STEPH Sit down, Greg, and listen for once. Is that OK?GREG 'Course. (Beat.) She chats about her pregnancy. Though life is not what he thought it would be, he reads a lot of classic American literature in an effort to better himself. Ever ything's back to normal, I see.KENT Gotta give 'er time, dude.GREG Right. Show dates: June 20-23, 27-29, 2013. So you got that, there's that fear to contend with, and then her own feelings about her lookswhich are usually plenty, trust me on that oneand the whole thing is enough to drive you crazy, it totally is! Dude, you seem anxious; I can get outta here if Carly's coming back. Not that, but even on the fence How can I? I'm very OK with it, believe me GREG Whatever (Beat.) We need to get back, anywaygot, like, thirty pallets of cereal backed up.CARLY Hey, baby They have a shared momenta little nuzzle for show; GREG isforced to wait. / I was joking!STEPH Fuck jokes! Rich's got his eye on me latelyfinally took it off you for a second, don't think I missed thatnow he's watching me, so I'm, you know CARLY Doesn't matter.KENT Yeah, it does. In jumpsuits. This is a shame but it's true, I've hated kissing you from almost the first time we did it and that's really depressing. 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