Reasons to Be Pretty

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Writers: Neil LaBute

Overview

Show Information

Category
Play
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2008
Genres
Dark Comedy
Settings
Multiple Settings
Time & Place
suburbs, contemporary
Cast Size
small
Licensor
Ideal for
community, college, regional
Casting Notes

Includes adult characters

Synopsis

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. Greg’s life spirals out of control when Steph leaves him, and he has to come to terms with what he has said. Greg’s best friend Kent is married to Steph’s best friend Carly, and when things start collapsing in Steph and Greg’s life, Carly and Kent are pulled in for the ride. 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.

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