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    Fat Pig

    Neil LaBute
    Acting Edition$11.95
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    Performance Rights

    Note

    The BPPI acting edition is the only authorized version of this play for production. No other published versions may be used.
    Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play

    Play Description

    “Cow.” “Slob.” “Pig.” How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized and then some. Forced to explain his new relationship to his shallow (although shockingly funny) friends, Tom comes to terms with his own preconceptions of the importance of conventional good looks. Neil LaBute's sharply drawn play not only critiques our slavish adherence to Hollywood ideals of beauty but boldly questions our own ability to change what we dislike about ourselves.

    Production Info

    Cast: 4 total (2 female, 2 male)
    Full Length Drama (about 95 minutes)
    Multiple Sets
    Contemporary Costumes
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    Press Quotes

    “The most emotional engaging and unsettling of Mr LaBute’s plays since BASH … A serious step forward for a playwright who has always been most comfortable with judgmental distance.” —Ben Brantley, The New York Times

    “One of Neil LaBute’s subtler effort … Demonstrates a warmth and compassion for its characters missing in many of LaBute’s previous works [and] balances black humor and social commentary in … beautifully written, hilarious … dissection of how societal pressures affect relationships … Astute and up-to-the-minute relevant.” —Frank Scheck, New York Post

    “Will make you squirm in your seat. It’s theater without novocain [from] an author with a uniquely truthful voice.” —Jacques le Sourd, The Journal News

    Author(s)

    • Neil LaBute

      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 also attended the Sundance Institute's Playwrights Lab and is the Playwright-in-Residence with MCC Theatre in New York City. LaBute's plays include: BASH: LATTER-DAY PLAYS, THE SHAPE OF THINGS, THE MERCY SEAT, THE DISTANCE FROM HERE, AUTOBAHN, FAT PIG (Olivier Award nominated for Best Comedy), SOME GIRL(S), THIS IS HOW IT GOES, WRECKS, FILTHY TALK FOR TROUBLED TIMES, IN A DARK DARK HOUSE, REASONS TO BE PRETTY (Tony Award nominated for Best Play) and THE BREAK OF NOON. In 2011 his play IN A FOREST, DARK AND DEEP premiered in London's West End. LaBute is also the author of Seconds of Pleasure, a collection of short fiction which was published by Grove Atlantic. 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.

    Book Information

    Publisher BPPI
    Publication Date 4/30/2014
    Pages 76
    ISBN 9780881455205

    Special Notes

    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:

    World premiere at Manhattan Class Company, New York

    In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:

    Fat Pig is produced
    by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
    www.broadwayplaypub.com

    Upcoming and Recent Productions

    Nonprofessional


    9/9/2022 – 9/10/2022
    Theatre Arlington
    Arlington, TX

    1/22/2022 – 1/22/2022
    Susquehanna Stage Co.
    Marietta, PA

    10/19/2021 – 10/20/2021
    Newberry College Theatre
    Newberry, SC

    11/1/2019 – 11/9/2019
    Fresno State University
    Fresno, CA

    9/13/2019 – 9/15/2019
    Crash Acting Studio
    Los Angeles, CA

    8/23/2019 – 9/8/2019
    Pasadena Little Theatre
    Pasadena, TX

    5/9/2019 – 5/18/2019
    Riot Act, Inc.
    Jackson, WY

    5/3/2019 – 5/11/2019
    Frostburg State University
    Frostburg, MD

    4/26/2019 – 4/28/2019
    Passion Theatre Group
    Midland, MI

    4/12/2019 – 4/13/2019
    Twilight Theater Company
    Portland, OR

    2/9/2019 – 2/9/2019
    Wright State University
    Dayton, OH

    10/26/2018 – 11/4/2018
    Our Lady Of The Lake University
    San Antonio, TX

    4/5/2018 – 4/22/2018
    Cotuit Center For The Arts
    Cotuit, MA

    3/15/2018 – 3/18/2018
    Pacific University Theatre & Dance
    Forest Grove, OR

    3/2/2018 – 3/4/2018
    Windham Theatre Guild
    Willimantic, CT

    1/11/2018 – 1/28/2018
    Prescott Center For The Arts
    Prescott, AZ

    1/5/2018 – 1/27/2018
    An Other Theater Company
    Provo, UT

    11/17/2017 – 11/18/2017
    Manchester Valley High School
    Manchester, MD

    11/13/2017 – 11/15/2017
    School Of Theatre & Dance, Illinois State University
    Normal, IL

    10/13/2017 – 10/22/2017
    Tiger Lily Theatre Company
    Knoxville, TN

    9/22/2017 – 9/23/2017
    Playcrafters Barn Theatre
    Moline, IL

    8/18/2017 – 8/25/2017
    Fox Dance Studio
    Redlands, CA

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