reasons to be pretty

By Neil Labute

Directed by David M. Jenkins

Extended! May 12 – Jun. 5, 2011

Thu. – Sat. 8pm, Sun. 4pm

Tickets: $24.50

Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts

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Kari Goetz and Dayton Sinkia in Jobsite's reasons to be pretty. (Photo by Pritchard Photography.)

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"... flows with the compelling naturalness of overheard conversation. " – The New York Times

A love story about the impossibility of love, reasons to be pretty introduces us to Greg, who really, truly adores his girlfriend, Steph. Unfortunately, he also says something stupid to his best friend, and when it gets back to her all hell breaks loose.

"It is tight, tense and emotionally true, and it portrays characters who actually seem part of the world that the rest of us live in." – Time Magazine

A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance, reasons to be pretty is the final act in the trilogy including The Shape of Things and Fat Pig.

About the Artists

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(Clock. from top) Chris Jackson, Grace Santos Feeney, Kari Goetz and Dayton Sinkia in Jobsite's reasons to be pretty. (Photo by Pritchard Photography.)

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reasons to be pretty is written by Neil Labute and was nominated for four 2009 Tony® Awards, including Best Play.

The Jobsite production stars Kari Goetz, Chris Jackson, Grace Santos and Dayton Sinkia under the direction of Jobsite Producing Artistic Director David M. Jenkins. reasons to be pretty contains adult content, language and subject matter.

See more about the cast and crew.

"Dayton Sinkia gives a near-perfect performance, one so definitive that I can't imagine [Greg] played by any other actor ... Kari Goetz as Steph is also superb, passionately upset by Greg's remarks and very funny as she tries gamely to restore her lost dignity.... See it with someone you find gorgeous." – Creative Loafing

"Jobsite brought Neil Labute's Tony nominated play to life in a palpable and refreshingly forward thinking manner I've come to expect. Jobsite's wonderfully gifted cast shines once again in this alarmingly relevant production.... I thoroughly enjoyed reasons to be pretty." – OnstageTampa

"Jobsite's reasons to be pretty has plenty of rewards. Few playwrights have LaBute's gift for dialogue, and the writing in the play's most memorable scenes are indeed masterful." – St. Petersburg Times

"The acting was superb and the fight scenes beautifully choreographed..." – Found Randomly