Reasons to Be Pretty by Neil LaBute May 22, 2022 Genre: Drama Play type: Contemporary Character: Stephanie Gender: Female Age: 20-30 Plot summary: 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. My favourite character is Greg. 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. 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? Disclaimer: Daily Actor at times uses affiliate links to sites like Amazon.com, streaming services, and others. Human cruelty is a specialty of Neil LaBute - He finds the cruelty in the smallest gesture or off-hand phrase and amplifies it. to read our character analysis for Steph and unlock other amazing theatre resources! SHARE. All she wanted was for Greg to own up to his mistake and make up for it. (Beat.) I can't stress enough how great these LA Theatre Works performances are. He is crude, down-to-earth, and believes that his life is better than perfect. 20212023 Copyright by Monologue Archive. Discuss one way you will be able to evaluate whether your project. Dont speak for me. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Pretty good play. carly works as a security guard s asteph nurses her hurt feelings, Greg struggles to understand what he did wrong, Kent pursues I mean, I can take a lot, pretty much, anyway, but I'm, like, my. Im sorry, I didnt mean to get all heavy or anything, but I do think about it sometimes. sign shit that we should both have our names on and Kent goes into the bathroom. (Beat.) Bradford, Wade. Id almost rather it was a situation where she was oblivious to itnot blind or anything, I wouldnt wish that on her, but close. Labute, like Pinter, has a gift for infusing an otherwise ambiguous line with layers or meaning. She is really just trying her. That's [expletive]. Theme by Loot Valley. Kent reluctantly confides in Greg, admitting that he is having an affair with the "hot girl" at work. . As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. New York, NY, Linda Ray Majors is the new movies-spanning villain of Marvel-dom: the time-traveling supervillain Kang the Conqueror. 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. There is just no good way to take that! Dont speak for me. 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. Carly states that his "communication skills suck.". And I looked over to where she was pointing, expecting to see a boy from the. 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. Steph: No! Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/reasons-to-be-pretty-act-one-2713448. Read this for my Acting For Stage module as I will be using a monologue from it. Ron DeSantis of Florida, whose poorly reviewed new book appears to be a soft launch for a potential 2024 campaign for the . Unfortunately, though, his formula and has grown stale and predictable for me. Why would you? Don't speak for me. It is not. Shes afraid that her life will always be defined by the way she looks but shes sincere and honest and tries to be a good friend. Its about this (Points.) Just right there, my boyfriend, who's over at the grill and laughing and making burgers for all of us and he was, too. liked it, different and some good monologues love to hear a male perspective - and this was different. My face. Video Examples . Sorry! . 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 . When Greg makes a seemingly harmless comment about his girlfriend Stephs regular looking face, the information gets back to Steph and sends their relationship over the deep end. Reasons to Be Pretty Neil LaBute 3.45 1,948 ratings117 reviews 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. Reasons to be pretty steph monologue . During their conversation, Kent chastises him about eating an energy bar directly after a meal, claiming that Greg will get fat. She sets the conflict in motion, spreading gossip about Greg's supposedly true feelings. Shes married to Kent and the stakes go up when she finds out shes pregnant, is. https://www.thoughtco.com/reasons-to-be-pretty-act-one-2713448 (accessed March 2, 2023). He goes through a long list of positive details about her physique. Listen to me very carefully, OK, cause Im only gonna say this one time. Fuck o thats what I want you to do, Greg, Monologues are for educational purposes only. The dialogue throughout is sharp and packed full of anger and hurt. carefully, OK, cause Im only gonna say this one Just right there, my boyfriend, who's over at the grill and laughing and making burgers for all of us and he was, too. almost hate you because of it. Her speaking to Greg was just the final goodbye for her. 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. Deliberate cruelty to someone who is disabled. Smiling. (Beat.) (She starts crying.) 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. Listen to me very Breakdown. I mean, really. Kent's wife Carly arrives. Fuck, fuck, fuck. So much character development has shown in this character it's impressive. That's jerk. Neil LaBute is an American film director, screenwriter and playwright. phone or shit. It uses the issue to frame the whole play, but for me, the play is more successful in highlighting how quickly relationships can unravel over small issues. I'm not sure. Not as strong as THE SHAPE OF THINGS, which is one of my favorite plays, but still portrays very real characters with real emotions in an honest and uncensored way. Four young characters, in their twenties, to couples who hang, work, and it together. Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. . Maybe this is because he main characters are all so real and the things that they go through can happen to anyone. Flowers dont save the day. Carly leaves, annoyed because she blames Greg for making Steph move away. Anyone can read what you share. I hope my babys OK,did I mention that we found out it was a little girl? Kent claims that men must stick together because they are "like buffalo." Gregs friends suck. Thats all. I think so. Bradford, Wade. Why do we feel that way, though, I wonder? This isn't the cast of Friends. (Beat.) This is an edited/shortened ve. phone or shit. We cant eat lunch and kiss each other and start blabbing on the phone next weekwere done, Greg. . she feels. All rights reserved. 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 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. throughout the story, she is furious. But that's just the beginning. God. 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. In Scene One, Steph is very angry because her boyfriend Greg supposedly said something derogatory about her physical appearance. These people work in factories or as hair dressers or security guards. But they are both strong, and well-rounded. This common thread of his work fascinated me a few years ago and his play "The Shape of Things" is one of the first plays that made me fall in love with theatre. But the ending was funny?? 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 should read the others in the trilogy. I would love to see it and direct it. 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. 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. I really liked this one. That makes Stephanie snap! All monologues are property and copyright of their owners. He hurt me, he really did, you know? 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. 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? He's Michael B. Jordan's friend-turned-foe in "Creed III," which opens Friday in theaters. However, we have dozens of other monologues that you can read. Frankly, Kent proceeds to get his ass kicked, es la expresiva didascalia. The character of Steph really resonated with me as lately I've been feeling down about my appearance and wondering if I'm at all pretty. Recommended nonetheless. 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He has brought her flowers, but she remains intent on moving out and ending their four-year relationship. I mean, I can take a lot, pretty much, anyway, but I'm, like, my face? That's not true. Greg's best buddy, Kent, and Kent's wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation becomes exponentially more complicated. Greg, the protagonist, spends most of his life trying to explain his misunderstood intentions to others. (Beat.) I am finished with our relationship and Im gonna need you to acknowledge that before I go(Pointing.) ", Neil LaBute character: "Umm shit, man, I dunno / Fuck, all I'm trying to uh she's a bitch, okay?". A different one, of course, and Ill take what Ive got, but Ive cried myself to sleep at night because of whoIam as well, and you should know that . 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. 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. STEPH, REASONS TO BE PRETTY He hurt me, he really did, you know? Chica enojada con chico, chico que intenta ser razonable. When Steph is told by one of her best friends that her boyfriend, Greg, called her face "regular", all hell breaks loose. \"Meant as a compliment,\" he says to me, like that should calm my nerves or something, so forget that. Press Esc to cancel. 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. I mean, I can take a lot, pretty much, anyway, but I'm, like, .) (Beat.) 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. I mean, wouldn't you?\"ANOTHER NEIL LABUTE MONOLOGUE:IF I NEEDED SOMEONE written and directed by Neil LaBute: https://youtu.be/HLewncejkyA#NeilLaBute #Reasonstobepretty #monologue One day Greg and Kent are chatting about another good-looking co-worker when Greg offhandedly compares Steph to the good-looking co-worker and calls her regular looking. Not really my favorite genre it felt like gritty American realism but with better dialogue and maybe some humor?? keep from being an asshole and all overbearing and A great play and I am so excited to see Reasons to be Happy this week! (She starts crying.) whatever. I have been given this thing to wear around, my features, and I'm stuck with it. STEPH He hurt me, he really did, you know? Through their break-up and those ever eventful post-breakup encounters, Greg is forced to see the ideology of beauty in a new light along with observing how it influences his friend's relationship. 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. Thanks! She thinks about this for a moment, mulling over what she's just said. Four years It was amazing how captivating Labute's work can be with actors who know how to utilize the timing, punctuation and interjections. get the fuck out of my life and leave me alone, let me We only provide suggested audition monologues or songs for an individual character if our system finds content that matches a character's traits. There's no intellectual grandstanding, just people trying to get by, and trying to be happy with what they have, and their issues and concerns are no less important than the sort of upper middle class Woody Allen type romances that seem to dominate the genre. . Carly is the wife of Kent and the best friend of Stephanie. Like other leading men in Neil LaBute plays, he is far more affable than the male supporting characters (who are always foul-mouthed jerks). He's got a good. He cheats on his wife with someone more physically attractive and justifies himself shamelessly. She wants to be with someone who sees her as beautiful. ""Reasons to Be Pretty" Act One." But 2023 is the year Majors turns heavyweight. (Beat.) Ironically, whenever Carly is not around, Kent is far more demeaning and derogatory than Greg. He considers her. You are not me so you don't know. En el clmax de la obra, Greg se cansa de l y se van a las manos. 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. I think LaBrute did this on purpose. 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. *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. I guess that could be part of the message the playwright was trying to convey, by making the characters seem as real and normal as possible, but I wasnt a fan of this portrayal. STEPH: Don't, alright? I'm not sure. Tim treated her like a queen, but he was no Greg. JavaScript please! She is very insecure and when she finds. I feel so protective over Steph. I got introduced to this play when a couple of friends performed the first scene as part of an acting class. . Shes afraid that her life will always be defined by the way she looks but shes sincere and honest and tries to be a good friend. Kent and Carly sit together, complaining about work and money. . See more characters from Neil LaBute. Type above and press Enter to search. Stykket forsger at retfrdiggre den kvindelige hovedrolle p trods af at hun tydeligt er helt forstyrret og udstter hovedpersonen for bde grov psykisk vold og farlig fysisk vold, noget stykket portrttere som om skulle vre sjovt og ikke alvorligt nr det gr ud over mnd, p trods af at naboerne har ringet efter politiet pga. More: Buy the Play He gets confused by women, especially Steph sometimes but you can't blame him. . My shift at works kinda long, you know? Describe one internal and one external method for the dissemination of your EBP project results. Expert Help. And LaBute's preface also struck quite a chord. Fuck offthats 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 in something like that may it please, please be with someone who can keep from being an asshole and thinking they know everything because you dont. I mean, really. She needed to hear him, see him, and let him know what he missed out on. Grands Canons d'Alain Biet They did. He's so cute!" So it's like a trickle up theory with him. (Beat.) I have been given this thing to wear around, my features, and Im stuck with it. Inspire employees with compelling live and on-demand video experiences. Even though he is in his own way it's not the thing about him that first made me like him. Thats not true. *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. 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. (In many ways it is the opposite of Steph's angry letter monologue.) I am. A good play, very genuine, and the topic (how much does being pretty worth) is something I can relate to as well. VERY LaBute. It will be short. Reasons to Be Pretty is a hard-edged comedy written by Neil LaBute. A key ring or, or your name light up on my She then pulls out a letter from her purse. Maybe Steph's face is just regular. ThoughtCo. Dont speak for me. However, she says that his comment about her face represents his true beliefs, and can therefore never be forgotten or taken back. I especially like that LaBute structures a good portion of the dialogue to be overlapping, so the fights come off as more natural and realistic since in real life we dont often wait for the other to finish speaking before we retort. 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