Artistic Director, Actor, Teacher English and Theatre Departments Which price might you pay? The Film That Changed My Life. LaBute also directed the reading. Neil LaBute's relationship with MCC Theater was suddenly cut, back in February of this year: Neil LaBute, a prominent American playwright and screenwriter known for his portraits of misanthropic and misogynistic men, has been abruptly cut off … What personal experiences inform Neil LaBute… The play premiered Off-Broadway in 2004 and won the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play. [5], LaBute's interest in the film industry came with a viewing of The Soft Skin (La Peau Douce 1964), said the director to Robert K. Elder in a 2011 interview for The Film That Changed My Life. LaBute was originally a playwright. Britain's Independent newspaper in May 2008 dubbed him "America's misanthrope par excellence". N. p2.48. Acclaimed and highly discussed filmmaker Neil LaBute has made himself a force to be reckoned with and a name to watch. [34], In September 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given order for the production of the science fiction miniseries The I-Land. The Shape of Things – A type of love story Back to video By Lorne Pardy In his play, Neil LaBute tackles the subjects of art, beauty and society’s hyper-vigilant focus on … [22] Citing the misanthropic tone of the plot in the films, In the Company of Men, Your Friends & Neighbors and The Shape of Things, film critic Daniel Kimmel identified a pattern running through LaBute's work of being that the unlikeable, main antagonists of those three films end up getting away with their lying, scheming and mid-deeds, coming out on top of all the other characters as the real winners of those stories by quoting: "Neil LaBute is a misanthrope who assumes that only callous and evil people, who use and abuse others, can survive in this world." Also the same year, he started Pretty Pictures with a first look deal at USA Films. [15], His next play, reasons to be pretty, played Off-Broadway from May 14 to July 5, 2008, in a production by MCC Theater at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. LaBute was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Marian, a hospital receptionist, and Richard LaBute, a long-haul truck driver. “[LaBute’s] cruel wit and chronicles of immoral moralizers have made him, arguably, the most legitimately provocative and polarizing playwright at work today.” —David Amsden, New York Magazine, “[LaBute] continues to probe the fascinating dark side of individualism … [His] great gift is to live in and to chronicle that murky area of not-knowing, which mankind spends much of its waking life denying.” —John Lahr, The New Yorker, “A playwright [with] an unparalleled ear for dialogue.” —Jacques Le Sourd, The Journal News, “A tough-minded writer.” —Michael Kuchwara, The Washington Post. Neil N. LaBute (born March 19, 1963)[1] is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and actor. LaBute framed the classic play in overtly metatheatrical terms and added a lesbian romance in a subplot. The film won the Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival, and major awards and nominations at the Deauville Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Awards, the Thessaloniki Film Festival, the Society of Texas Film Critics Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle. LaBute created the TV series Billy & Billie, writing and directing all of the episodes. However, he also was honored as one of the "most promising undergraduate playwrights" at the BYU theater department's annual awards. 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Set in a small university town in the American Midwest, it focuses on four young students who become emotionally and romantically involved with each other, questioning the nature of art and the lengths to which people will go for love. 138 p. ; 20 cm How far would you go for love? He is best-known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, In the Company of Men (1997), which won awards from the Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the New York Film Critics Circle. [12][13] Set on September 12, it concerns a man who worked at the World Trade Center but was away from the office during the infamous 2001 terrorist attack – with his mistress. [2][3] LaBute is of French Canadian, English, and Irish ancestry,[3] and was raised in Spokane, Washington. By Robert K. Elder. Neil LaBute at an MCC Theater event in 2016. Love at Twenty Love at Twenty Neil LaBute This play is included in the collection: Wrecks and Other Plays Performance Rights Play Description A college student veers between idolatry and vengeance. AbeBooks.com: The Shape of Things (9780881452228) by LaBute, Neil and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Of the women, Ms. Smith, who appeared to poignant effect in … Simply for you today! Given this, Nurse Betty may come as a surprise. [6], It exposed me, probably in the earliest way, to “Hey, I could do that.” I've never been one to love the camera or even to be as drawn to it as I am to the human aspect of it, and I think it was a film that speaks in a very simple way of here's a way that you can tell a story on film in human terms. His play Bash: Latter-Day Plays is a set of three short plays (Iphigenia in Orem, A Gaggle of Saints, and Medea Redux) depicting essentially good Latter-day Saints doing disturbing and violent things. It was turned into a film in 2003 with the same cast and director. For art? I love it' He's famous for his brutal characters and shocking plotlines. Fat Pig is an American play by Neil LaBute. [4] LaBute did graduate study at the University of Kansas,[5] New York University,[5] and the Royal Academy of London,[citation needed] and he participated in a writing workshop at London's Royal Court Theatre. He directed the films Nurse Betty (2000), Lakeview Terrace (2008), and the American adaptation of Death at a Funeral (2010). [11], LaBute's 2002 play The Mercy Seat was a theatrical response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Reasons To Be Happy (Hampstead Theatre) Verdict: A real toe-curler Rating: American playwright Neil LaBute is a master of the uncomfortable moment. "[citation needed], The Break of Noon premiered Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in an MCC Theater production on October 28, 2010 (previews), running to December 22, 2010. Neil LaBute stormed out of the gates with this scathing depiction of toxic masculinity 20 years before the term gained traction in the popular lexicon. It was written by Dean Craig (who also wrote the original screenplay) and starred Chris Rock. [37], LaBute's style is very language-oriented. The play was nominated for three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Play, Best Leading Actor in a Play (Thomas Sadoski), and Best Featured Actress in a Play (Marin Ireland), but did not win in any category. T he most noticeable alteration made to Some Girl(s) in its transition from stage to screen is Neil LaBute’s addition of the character Reggie (Zoe Kazan), the younger sister to the erstwhile best friend of the play’s nameless writer-protagonist (Adam Brody). [17], Critics have responded to his plays as having a misanthropic tone. I was excited by what would be brought to it. [27], His play, The Way We Get By, opened Off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre on May 19, 2015, starring Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski, with direction by Leigh Silverman. LaBute's first produced play, Filthy Talk for Troubled Times (1989) — a series of biting exchanges between two "everyman" characters in a bar – was staged from June 3–5, 2010 by MCC Theater as a benefit for MCC's Playwrights' Coalition and their commitment to developing new work. He produced a number of plays that pushed the envelope of what was acceptable at the conservative religious university, some of which were shut down after their premieres. As he has shown in plays such as The Shape of Things and The … It featured Tracee Chimo, David Duchovny, John Earl Jelks, and Amanda Peet.[25]. One audience member cried out, "Kill The Playwright! He also took part in the Bush Theatre's 2011 project Sixty Six Books, for which he wrote a piece based upon a book of the King James Bible. At BYU he also met actor Aaron Eckhart, who would later play leading roles in several of his films. Recently, he executive produced, co-directed and co-wrote the Netflix's The I-Land. "[32], In August 2016, the Utah Shakespeare Festival produced a preview of LaBute's play, How to Fight Loneliness in Cedar City, Utah, and announced its intention to stage the play during its 2017 summer season. Mon 14 Mar 2011 20.35 EDT Y ou never know quite where you are with Neil LaBute. [35] The miniseries premiered on September 12, 2019. LaBute is also the author of Seconds of Pleasure, a collection of short fiction which was published by Grove Atlantic. “Great Negro Works of Art” by Neil LaBute, directed by John Pierson Readings of one-acts by high school students will be presented at 11 a.m. on July 20 at the Gaslight Theater. [26], In 2012 Labute joined the Chicago-based storefront theatre company, Profiles Theatre as a Resident Artist. Starring Liev Schreiber and Sigourney Weaver, the play was a commercial and critical success. The production's final performance was on June 14. How far would you go for love? In an interview with Screen Comment's Sam Weisberg, he said: "I have had a lot of people direct my material for the theater, but I haven't had anyone do my work on film. The play had its London premiere in 2008 and was nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. LaBute wrote a new Introduction and new scenes for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater production of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare from April 7 to June 6, 2010. He dedicated this edition to David Hare, in response to Hare's "straightforward, thoughtful, probing work". His next film Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), with an ensemble cast including Eckhart and Ben Stiller, was a shocking[citation needed] portrayal of the sex lives of three yuppie couples in the big city. LaBute directed Death at a Funeral, a remake of a 2007 British film of the same name. It went on Broadway in 2009, with previews at the Lyceum Theatre beginning 13 March, and its opening on 2 April. He wrote and directed the films Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Possession (2002) (based on the A.S. Byatt novel), The Shape of Things (2003) (based on his play of the same name), The Wicker Man (2006), Some Velvet Morning (2013), and Dirty Weekend (2015). Admission is free. He is best-known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, In the Company of Men (1997), which won awards from the Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the New York Film Critics Circle. What would you be willing to change? He has since formally left the LDS Church. [10], In 2001, LaBute wrote and directed the play The Shape of Things, which premièred in London, featuring film actors Paul Rudd and Rachel Weisz. LaBute even shares some similar themes with Mamet including gender relations, political correctness, and masculinity.[38]. Neil LaBute: 'I put heavy things on my audiences. She even pretends to fall in love with him, prompting an offer of marriage, whereupon she cruelly exposes and humiliates him before an audience, announcing that he has simply been an "art project" for her MFA thesis. All the Ways to Say I Love You by Neil LaBute, directed by Leigh Silverman, is a thoughtful, psychological solo play centered around the character Faye Johnson, performed by multi-award-winning actress Judith Light (Transparent [33], In February 2018, MCC Theater terminated its relationship with him ending his place as their playwright-in-residence and their plans to produce his next play Reasons to Be Pretty Happy in the summer. Neil N. LaBute (born March 19, 1963) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and actor. Print. His films include In the Company of Men (New York Critics' Circle Award for Best First Feature and the Filmmaker Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival), Your Friends and Neighbors, Nurse Betty, Possession, The Shape of Things, a film adaptation of his play of the same title, The Wicker Man, Lakeview Terrace and Death at a Funeral. The screenplay was written by Labute and was adapted from Labute's own 2005 play. It was great to have someone else in there that you could trust visually and intellectually and emotionally to make something that was respectful of the material but also creative. [31], 2013 marked the year that "Some Girls," directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, came out. For Neil LaBute’s “True Love Will Find You in the End” — a coronavirus pandemic thriller — just eight audience members sit in the round and listen to two prerecorded performers. Neil LaBute Neil N. LaBute (born March 19, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter and playwright. Watching today, it’s frightening just how incisive this film was, and remains. [5][8][9] This play resulted in his being disfellowshipped from the LDS Church (i.e., losing some privileges of church membership without being excommunicated). By Neil LaBute Preview Performances: Tuesday, July 29 – Tuesday, August 5 Opening Night: Wednesday, August 6 Closing Night: Sunday, August 31 LOCATION The Geffen Playhouse in the Gil Cates Theater 10886 Le Conte With Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, Stacy Edwards, Michael Martin. [16] In March 2013, the play was mounted at the San Francisco Playhouse. Chad (Aaron Eckhart), furious about the way women A college student veers between idolatry and vengeance. LaBute is credited as the showrunner and executive producer of the miniseries. He also directed several episodes for shows such as Hell on Wheels and Billions. [14] While hesitant to term The Mercy Seat "political theater", Labute said, "I refer to this play in the printed introduction as a kind of emotional terrorism that we wage on those we profess to love." With his true-to-life cynical and self-absorbed characters and all-too-true social themes, he has firmly established himself as an unforgiving judge of the ugliest side of human nature. He wrote and directed the films Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Possession (2002) (based on the A.S. Byatt novel), The Shape of Things (2003) (based on his play of the same name), The Wicker … All The Ways to Say I Love You review – a sexual confession pulls its punches 3 out of 5 stars. He studied theater at Brigham Young University (BYU), where he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play: In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play: For information on streaming performances, please visit our Pandemic page. His style bears similarity to one of his favorite playwrights, David Mamet. FAT PIG - a Neil LaBute Play The Comedy Theatre, London's West End Kelly Brook and her co-star Kevin Bishop discuss the hit comedy play currently at the Comedy Theatre, FAT PIG. Directed by Neil LaBute. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2011. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay, "The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark", "Theater Review. He also attended the Sundance Institute's Playwrights Lab and is the Playwright-in-Residence with MCC Theatre in New York City. In the Company of Men portrays two businessmen (one played by Eckhart) cruelly plotting to romance and emotionally destroy a deaf woman. Neil LaBute received his Master of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University and was the recipient of a literary fellowship to study at the Royal Court Theatre, London. He is also the creator of the TV series Van Helsing. The Unimaginable, a short play by LaBute, premiered as part of the Terror 2010 season at the Southwark Playhouse in London, UK from October 12 – 31, 2010. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. [18][19][20] Rob Weinert-Kendt in The Village Voice referred to LaBute as "American theater's reigning misanthrope". LaBute, Neil. Discover your preferred e-book here by downloading and getting the soft file of guide The Way We Get By: A Play By Neil LaBute This is not your time to commonly go to the book shops to acquire a book. Neil LaBute, director of In the Company of Men, Your Friends and Neighbors, and Nurse Betty, has contributed supplemental interviews to two Criterion DVD editions: Mike Leigh’s Naked and Eric Rohmer’s Love in the Afternoon, the latter available in our … Originally when it premiered in New York City at the Westside Dance Project, the entire audience stood up and booed afterward. He is best-known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, In the Company of Men (1997), which won awards Neil LaBute's plays include bash, Reasons to Be Happy, The Money Shot, and The Way We Get By.His films include In the Company of Men, Your Friends and Neighbors, The Shape of Things, Some Velvet Morning, and Dirty Weekend.. [36], In 2013, LaBute was named one of the winners of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Arts and Letters Awards in Literature. Neil LaBute has been widely accused - not without reason - of revelling in misogyny, misanthropy and cruelty. EXCLUSIVE: Julie Andrews, Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode and Gabriel Byrne have signed up to star in helmer Neil LaBute’s bigscreen version of … For art? He knows how to … Director Neil LaBute's debut film is the wildly controversial story of two angry young businessmen who set out to destroy a naive secretary by pretending to fall in love with her. The [24] The play then opened in 2011 in Los Angeles at the Geffen Theater, again directed by Jo Bonney, with 25 January preview and opening on February 2. In 2011 his play IN A FOREST, DARK AND DEEP premiered in London's West End. Neil LaBute's slight and sour new comedy, starring Eric McCormack, is one part LaBute bile to eight parts watery contrivance. His work is terse, rhythmic, and highly colloquial. Neil LaBute, Writer: In the Company of Men. [21] The New York Times said that critics labeled him a misanthrope on the release of his film Your Friends & Neighbors because of the film's strong misanthropic plot and characters. Medea Redux is a one-person performance by Calista Flockhart. Interview by Robert K. Elder. In 1993, he returned to Brigham Young University to premiere his play In the Company of Men, for which he received an award from the Association for Mormon Letters. , probing work '' marked the year that `` Some Girls, '' directed by Daisy von Mayer... 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