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Neil LaBute

Author

Bio

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 the spring of 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.

Neil LaBute Books

"Unlikely Japan and Other Plays," Ten One-Acts from Ten Years of the LaBute New Theater Festival book cover

"Unlikely Japan and Other Plays," Ten One-Acts from Ten Years of the LaBute New Theater Festival

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The Break of Noon book cover

The Break of Noon

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Filthy Talk for Troubled Times book cover

Filthy Talk for Troubled Times

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A Hero of Our Time book cover

A Hero of Our Time

Mikhail Lermontov
Reasons to Be Pretty book cover

Reasons to Be Pretty

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In a Dark Dark House book cover

In a Dark Dark House

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Seconds of Pleasure book cover

Seconds of Pleasure

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Wrecks book cover

Wrecks

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Some Girl(s) book cover

Some Girl(s)

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This Is How It Goes book cover

This Is How It Goes

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Autobahn book cover

Autobahn

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Fat Pig book cover

Fat Pig

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The Mercy Seat book cover

The Mercy Seat

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