This is my first review on Goodreads. After his admission, Steph storms out of the room. 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. VERY LaBute. View All Characters in Reasons to Be Pretty. (Sits forward.) Personal preference aside this play does a good job tackling what its like to try and fit into a beauty standard and what happens when you lose that confidence. After unleashing more of her anger and rebuking Greg's attempts at reconciliation, Steph demands the keys so she can remove all of her items from their home. 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. Steph: No! And to be honest, I wasnt impressed at all, which is surprising considering the fact that I discovered this on a list of must read plays of the 21st century or something along those lines. 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. Greg's life spirals out of control when Steph leaves him, and he has to come to terms with what he has said. Wrap-up - this is 302 psychology paper notes, researchpsy, 22. THE STORY: A love story about the impossibility of love, REASONS TO BE PRETTY introduces us to Greg, who really, truly adores his girlfriend, Steph. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. (Beat.) Host virtual events and webinars to increase engagement and generate leads. Idiot. to be this object, some thing that people cant help gawking at. 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. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. 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. In Scene One, Steph is very angry because her boyfriend Greg supposedly said something derogatory about her physical appearance. . For example, an internal method may be the hospital board, and an external method may be a, In order to evaluate an evidence-based practice project, it is important to be able to determine the effectiveness of your change. Labute, like Pinter, has a gift for infusing an otherwise ambiguous line with layers or meaning. Reasons to be Pretty by Neil Labute. time. Uh-uh.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. . But I really hope shes no more than pretty, thats my wish. My second criticism is somewhat related: there are four monologues in the play, one for each character. That her boyfriend thinks her face is "OK." You can't swallow that down and find a way to come up smiling or anything, you know what I'm saying? together. After reading the hateful letter, she admits that she wrote all of those things to hurt him. (Sits forward.) New York, NY, Linda Ray Think, I guess. He really is a handsome man,\" but, see, that still isn't any big deal to me. Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night tore into "big dumb a-hole" Gov. (In many ways it is the opposite of Steph's angry letter monologue.) 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. Incluso, aunque reitera el lugar ms bien absurdo que ocupa la belleza en nuestra cultura, tambin termina asumiendo que su relacin con Steph en realidad no estaba yendo a ninguna parte, con lo que tambin est dndole la razn. (Beat.) Listen to me very Greg finally fights back (verbally) and says that he doesn't want to see her "stupid face" anymore. CARLY: Im very attractive. Sometimes, a friend or, like, some cousin of mine visited a. Flowers dont save the day. Affiliate links provides compensation to Daily Actor which helps us remain online, giving you the resources and information actors like you are looking for. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more characters from She then pulls out a letter from her purse. 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. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! 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. When Kent finally returns from the bathroom, he defuses the argument, kisses Carly, and advises Greg to treat women nicely to keep the relationship happy. That's [expletive]. Four young characters, in their twenties, to couples who hang, work, and it together. Study Resources. (Beat.) Listen to me very, carefully, OK, cause Im only gonna say this one. she feels. View All Characters in Reasons to Be Pretty, THIS FEATURE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRO MEMBERS. In spite of his low-key, eager-to-remain-calm personality, Greg somehow evokes anger from the rest of the characters. I couldnt tell how much was funny because a lot of the beginning really wasnt funny to me, just absurd. Thats all. I am. He also doesn't regard his wife as a worthy individual, he thinks she is his possession and the fact that she's beautiful makes him look good. It definitely wasn't bad, and I could definitely see what the author was going for, and the message he intended to put across, but I feel it could have been something a little more. Interesting look into a slice of American life. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Sarah said to herself, "Well, the job. Greg's best buddy, Kent, and Kent's wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation becomes exponentially more complicated. Summary: Greg, Kent and Carly work in a warehouse; Steph is a hairdresser all in their 30s they are trying to come to terms with life in their dead-end jobs. Expert Help. It's not like a math equation or anything, it is fairly simple you can't be with a guy who finds you unpleasant to look at. She has written down everything about Greg that she dislikes. Why do we feel that way, though, I wonder? ", Neil LaBute character: "Umm shit, man, I dunno / Fuck, all I'm trying to uh she's a bitch, okay?". geffen playhouse study guide reasons to be pretty 5 Greg and steph are in the middle of a huge fight steph's fury has been sparked by an off-handed comment Greg made to his friend . (Beat.) Con la discusin de Steph y Greg pasa algo parecido; ms all de la reaccin inclaudicable de ella, que tambin podra ser un poco inverosmil, los vemos nada ms que discutir y tratarse mal a lo largo de escenas largusimas, sin llegar a ninguna conclusin interesante. Yeah. 'Cause he doesn't wanna make eye contact. You always wanna say shit for me, vouch for me or sign shit that we should both have our names on and I'm not gonna have it anymore. It is the third and final installment of a trilogy (The Shape of Things, Fat Pig, and Reasons to Be Pretty). Ironically, whenever Carly is not around, Kent is far more demeaning and derogatory than Greg. Reading this after watching the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial really makes you think differently about it. Deliberate cruelty to someone who is disabled. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Inspire employees with compelling live and on-demand video experiences. That shes not some beauty queen that people cant stop staring at because Id hate that for her . 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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. It is not. There is just no good way to take that! I feel a little guilty about that, actually, in the me-too moment, because he has been writing about guys for some time in brutally honest ways and we need to have these representatins to talk about these issues. Yeah. And LaBute's preface also struck quite a chord. phone or shit. A friend recommended this as a play I might want to direct. Don't speak for me. Neil LaBute | Reasons to be Pretty | Steph monologuePerformed by Anna AlbiePlease note: The original monologue is much longer. Some of the fight scene are especially well done - every scene between Steph and Greg is interesting and hilarious, also the fight between Greg and Kent is also well-written. Greg, the protagonist, spends most of his life trying to explain his misunderstood intentions to others. Carly es fsicamente atractiva, y lo vive como una especie de carga; Kent, obsesionado con la belleza femenina, ve su relacin con Carly como una marca de estatus, pero tambin persigue activamente relaciones con otras mujeres. time. (She starts crying.) . Kent claims that men must stick together because they are "like buffalo." My first criticism is that I think the play doesnt succeed as much as it wants to in conveying how important looks are to people in relationships. . Smiling. 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. I should read the others in the trilogy. When Greg makes a seemingly harmless comment about his girlfriend Steph's "regular" looking face, the information gets back to Steph and sends their relationship over the deep end. 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