Kent had mentioned that the newly hired woman at their workplace was "hot." There's something touching about a character struggling to describe the color of a woman's eyes, and coming up with the color of a crayon from "maybe one of those bigger cartons, like, sixty-four colors, with the sharpener in it. . JavaScript please! Thats all. I loved the premise and the main message of the book, but I just couldnt bring myself to empathise with any of the characters because they all seemed so boring. She is very insecure and when she finds. Sometimes, a friend or, like, some cousin of mine visited a few months back and she whispered to me at a family thing we were at, a barbecue, "God, he's cute. Greg's best buddy, Kent, and Kent's wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation becomes exponentially more complicated. I just know that women throw everything they've got into their physical being, and a main part of that the main part is the face. Type above and press Enter to search. I mean, I can take a lot, pretty much, anyway, but I'm, like, my face? . almost hate you because of it. That's [expletive]. Characters speak very realistically which is good but also sometimes awkward. My favourite character is Greg. Discuss one way you will be able to evaluate whether your project. deal to meif anything, it's worked against me for most of my life. . *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. To me, successful plays dont need overt monologues to carry out their message; the points are made more subtly and more powerfully when embedded within the scenes and dialogues. Kent claims that men must stick together because they are "like buffalo." Reading this after watching the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial really makes you think differently about it. 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? I couldnt tell how much was funny because a lot of the beginning really wasnt funny to me, just absurd. (Beat.) I think so. Listen, it's weird, I know that, because I don't count looks as my top thing in a guy, not at all look at Greg. Four years, that are now gone so totally lost and gone that it, makes me cry when I see any little bit of our time, together. He's just so good-natured and humorous. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/theater/excerpt-reasons-to-be-pretty.html. Summary: Greg, Kent and Carly work in a warehouse; Steph is a hairdresser all in their 30's they are trying to come to terms with life in their dead-end jobs. Greg hangs out with Kent, recounting his fight with Stephanie. It is the third and final installment of a trilogy ( The Shape of Things, Fat Pig, and Reasons to Be Pretty ). In Scene One, Steph is very angry because her boyfriend Greg supposedly said something derogatory about her physical appearance. Labute, like Pinter, has a gift for infusing an otherwise ambiguous line with layers or meaning. This isn't the cast of Friends. . He's got a good face, really, not knockout but very OK, yet I never used to even think it to myself, I mean, envision him in that way. Affiliate links provides compensation to Daily Actor which helps us remain online, giving you the resources and information actors like you are looking for. That's all. That makes Stephanie snap! relationship or not, I dunno, but if it is something like phone or shit. The dialogue throughout is sharp and packed full of anger and hurt. Listen, Im not stupid, I know I should be thankful, that I should pray to heaven and be happy that Im not scarred or missing an earI know girls who hate, I mean, despise their noses and mouths or the fact that their eyes are too far out on their faces . I'm not sure. Reasons to Be Pretty premiered on Broadway in 2008. from Girelle production, Another Young Couple Im not gonna have it anymore You are not me so LaBute directs this one himself and the whole cast is great (notably Thomas Sadoski, who originated the role of Greg on Broadway, and Jenna Fischer, playing delightfully against type as Steph) and really drives home the fact that his snappy dialogue is meant to be heard. This play by LaBute consists only of four characters: Greg (a young good-looking guy), Gregs girlfriend Steph (who is plain-looking), Gregs friend and co-worker Kent (good-lucking), and Kents wife Carly who is Stephs good friend (and also very good-looking). Join the StageAgent community (Smiles.) Host virtual events and webinars to increase engagement and generate leads. In spite of his low-key, eager-to-remain-calm personality, Greg somehow evokes anger from the rest of the characters. Study Resources. (She starts crying.) Thats not true. It apparently backfires on them, but I had heard about the play and seen excerpts from a movie version of it and it made me uncomfortable to have this mirror held up to certain aspects of male-ness, of patriarchy. She nods her head. Steph is the central argument of the play. I havent watched the play, so my only impression of Reasons To Be Pretty comes from reading the book itself. I need to read more Labute! But I wouldn't trade her for a million . Ive always been that way but its no great big deal to meifanything, its worked against me for most of my life. The characters were truthful. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more. I look in the mirror and I see some beautiful woman looking back at me; my worstday, a line or two, a little pale or whatnot, but a really good face in there. 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After discussion with your mentor, name one financial aspect, one quality aspect, and one clinical aspect that need to be taken into account for developing the evidence-based practice project. All monologues are property and copyright of their owners. (Beat.) 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. I really didn't want to read a play by Neil LaBute. Gregs life spirals out of control when Steph leaves him, and he has to come to terms with what he has said. I mean, really. Greg finally fights back (verbally) and says that he doesn't want to see her "stupid face" anymore. She sets the conflict in motion, spreading gossip about Greg's supposedly true feelings. 20212023 Copyright by Monologue Archive. (Sits forward.) Upgrade to PRO Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/reasons-to-be-pretty-act-one-2713448. Four years that are now goneso totally lost and gone that it makes me cry when I see any little bit from our time together. Like damn bitch why you gotta be throwing pans at someones head thats straight up not okay. Listen to me very phone or shit. I was born with it, people. Flowers dont save the day. Ron DeSantis of Florida, whose poorly reviewed new book appears to be a soft launch for a potential 2024 campaign for the . 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. Throughout the story, she is furious. Monologues. Fuck o thats 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 something like, keep from being an asshole and all overbearing and, thinking they know everything because you dont. face like that girl's. Maybe Steph's face is just regular. Witty and important but, and even though I know it was partly the point, I just couldnt get past some of the blatant sexism. . not just with their words but with the ways they look at you and desire you and, and, and . (She starts crying.) 'Cause he doesn't wanna make eye contact. She needed to hear him, see him, and let him know what he missed out on. English language films; 2007 singles; 2006 singles; Profanity; In each monologue, the character discusses the issue of looks in relationships and in self-esteem. she feels. You always wanna say shit for me, vouch for me or sign shit that we should both have our names on and Im not gonna have it anymoreyou are not me so you dont know. La otra pareja tambin est compuesta por un par arquetpico. I think so. throughout the story, she is furious. Results may vary. STEPH: Don't, alright? It's too much, it is, I can't even start to go there without wanting to throw up. He really is a handsome man," but, see, that still isn't any big deal to me. 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 [expletive], you know? . Reasons to be pretty | Neil LaBute | Steph monologue Performed by Anna Albie This is one of my favorite pieces of all time. Frankly, Kent proceeds to get his ass kicked, es la expresiva didascalia. Maybe Steph's face is just regular. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. ""Reasons to Be Pretty" Act One." I knew these things about many guys already, and even if LaBute was dead-on in his characterization of "male privilege," I just didn't want to go there. Not that, but even on the fence How can I? She nods her head. I'm not sure. Various situations, word choices, and even stage directions give me the unsettling feeling that the women in this play are seen through a lens of intense disregard, while the men are complex and active in the story. 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 and even if I was, ugly, I'm saying, even if I was not cute or close to that, unattractive by world standards, don't I wanna be with someone who finds me beautiful? This is my first review on Goodreads. I feel so protective over Steph. liked it, different and some good monologues love to hear a male perspective - and this was different. 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? Human cruelty is a specialty of Neil LaBute - He finds the cruelty in the smallest gesture or off-hand phrase and amplifies it. There are hook-ups and breakups and struggles to keep friendship alive, but this play is mostly about the power of language and listening. Steph: No! Cause if she is born like I was, is what Im sayingif she ends up with a face that is some sorta magnet for men, the way Ive been . So go forth and enable it. Reasons to Be Pretty is a hard-edged comedy written by Neil LaBute. I mean, wouldn't you? This document may be Sample/practice exam 2014, questions and answers - Chapters 1-13 - Test bank, THEA 1520 - Acting for Non-Majors lukac I, No! He goes through a long list of positive details about her physique. Dont try to act like it didnt happen and Im just having a girl thing here because thats not the story, bud. hvor voldelig hun er. He's Michael B. Jordan's friend-turned-foe in "Creed III," which opens Friday in theaters. Sometimes, a friend or, like, some cousin of mine visited a few months, back and she whispered to me at a family thing we were at, a barbecue, "God, he's cute. Interesting look into a slice of American life. I was born with it, people. Steph: No! Despite the things he said, he's still a good guy and he still loves Steph. STEPH He hurt me, he really did, you know? Neil Labute's play about a young man and woman whose four-year relationship comes to an abrupt end over a comment he makes about her looks is (in true Labute fashion) heartbreaking, brutally honest and painfully funny. Dont speak for me. There was a defined progression and resolution to the piece which I appreciated. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Tendra que haber una salida ms elegante. He's so cute!" Greg's best buddy, Kent, and Kent's wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation . Why do we feel that way, though, I wonder? (Sits forward.) Neil LaBute, Steph is Gregs girlfriend. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. She feels emotionally wounded by her boyfriendwho believes that her face is "regular" (which she views as a way of saying that she is not beautiful). . . STEPH, REASONS TO BE PRETTY He hurt me, he really did, you know? ThoughtCo. He considers her. What then progresses over the rest of the play is the interaction between all four of these characters as they wrestle with relationships and the emotions within relationships that are tied to how we feel about ourselves especially with how we feel about how we look, and how we perceive our friends and significant others think we look. Some sort ofoblivion that gets pasted over her eyes so she can go about life and not be aware that people are cruel in many ways. I dont have any of those problems and Im happy about that. Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. Get help and learn more about the design. Kent reluctantly confides in Greg, admitting that he is having an affair with the "hot girl" at work. Listen, it's weird, I know that, because I don't count looks as my top thing in a guy, not at all look at Greg. Build a site and generate income from purchases, subscriptions, and courses. glamour gal or anything, I don't but I'm not bad, ya know, not bad at all and even if I was, ugly, I'm saying, even if I was not cute or close to that, unattractive by world standards, don't I. wanna be with someone who finds me beautiful? And in Elijah Bynum's prize-winning Sundance entry "Magazine Dreams," Majors - in a . I think these monologues try to force LaButes main message, but they are heavy-handed. Carly, la esposa de Kent, los escucha y, como tambin es amiga de Steph, la llama para contarle lo que su novio acaba de decir sobre ella. Just right there, my boyfriend, who's over at the grill and laughing and making burgers for all of us and he was, too. (Beat.) Sometimes, a friend or, like, some cousin of mine visited a few months back and she whispered to me at a family thing we were at, a barbecue, \"God, he's cute. [Expletive]. 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 that creeps into their lives. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring Kent is a jerk. . Lo que a Steph le molesta es que su novio la considere apenas regular; l insiste en que la belleza fsica no le importa mucho, que lo importante es la segunda parte de la frase. But I really hope shes no more than pretty, thats my wish. 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. You always wanna say shit for me, vouch for me or I would love to see it and direct it. STEPH I really do feel that, that I'm not this person who gets off on looks or the more . Fuck, fuck, fuck. Skip to document. I loved his play! Listen, it's weird, I know that, because I don't count looks as my top thing in a guy, not at all look at Greg. Theme by Loot Valley. 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