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February 09, 2010

Neil LaBute

Show(s) (listed chronologically, most recent first)	Position(s)	Role(s)	Theater Name	Award Nominations	Award(s) Won
reasons to be pretty	Playwright		Lucille Lortel Theatre		2009 Broadway.com Audience Award, Favorite New Off-Broadway Play
In a Dark Dark House	Playwright		Lucille Lortel Theatre
Wrecks	Director		Joseph Papp Public Theater/Anspacher Theater
Wrecks	Playwright		Joseph Papp Public Theater/Anspacher Theater	2007 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination, Outstanding Solo Show
Some Girl(s)	Playwright		Lucille Lortel Theatre
This Is How It Goes	Playwright		Joseph Papp Public Theater/Anspacher Theater
Fat Pig	Playwright		Lucille Lortel Theatre
The Distance From Here	Playwright		Duke on 42nd Street
The Mercy Seat	Playwright		Acorn Theater
The Mercy Seat	Director		Acorn Theater
The Shape of Things	Playwright		Promenade Theatre	2002 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination, Outstanding Play
The Shape of Things	Director		Promenade Theatre	2002 Drama Desk Nomination, Outstanding Director of a Play, Neil LaBute

Biography
		Neil LaBute’s BASH, enjoyed a successful run at the Almeida Theatre in London in early 2000, after having garnered high praise in 1999 at the Douglas Fairbanks Theatre in New York and the Cañon Theatre in Los Angeles. THE SHAPE OF THINGS, premiered at the Almeida Theatre where it enjoyed a sold- out extended run in the spring of 2001, followed by a run at The Promenade in New York. His latest play, THE DISTANCE FROM HERE will premiere at the Almeida Theatre in May of 2002. Mr. LaBute’s other plays include FILTHY TALK FOR TROUBLED TIMES, LEPERS, ROUNDER, SANGUINARIANS & SYCOPHANTS, and RAVAGES, along with adaptations of DRACULA and WOYZECK. He is also renowned for his film work, which includes his feature film debut, IN THE COMPANY OF MEN, released in 1997 to great acclaim, including the New York Film Critics Circle Award for best feature and the Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival; his second film, YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, released in 1998; and NURSE BETTY, released in 2000. POSSESSION, based on the novel by A.S. Byatt, will be released in June 2002. Currently, he is working on the film adaptation of THE SHAPE OF THINGS. Mr. LaBute received his master’s degree in dramatic writing at New York University and was the recipient of a literary fellowship to study at the Royal Court Theatre in London.

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