Whoa…
I hope you’re ready for this play when the curtain goes up. It starts off loud very loud. I didn’t know what was happening at first. I knew something happened to piss this woman off, but we didn’t hear it until 15 minutes into the first scene.
Story: Boyfriend calls his girlfriend’s face regular. She finds out. Relationship heads south.
Neil LaBute asks his audiences a question/theme and gives you a situation where characters deal with that theme.
- Reflection
- Preception
- Love
- Truth
Webster defines truth as: sincerity in action, character, and utterance.
Was it loving for Greg, played by the magnetic Thomas Dadoski, to call his girlfriend Steph’s face regular in front of other other men? NO! It wasn’t. Was it the truth, YES!
Was it loving for Steph to make Greg suffer and pay for that remark? NO! It cost them a lot. I bet she’s heard negative comments about her appearance before and that pain does run deep, but when do you realize that it’s more your issues than the person that said them.
The supporting character’s journey supports the over arch of the play, but the core story is about Greg and Steph.
I can see why it was nominated for best play. It’s asks questions, that aren’t all answered…
Sometimes that’s our job.
