A girl on her way home from rehab, an inappropriate trip to a cabin in the woods, and a series of pre-interpretations that turn "make-out" point into "break-up" point and then back again -- these are some of the situations explored in Neil LaBute's 2003 collection of seven brief one-act, two-characters plays, and it's getting a fittingly intimate production by Soundstage Productions/R-S Theatrics. (<-- Sorry. Longest sentence ever.)
While these vignettes are unrelated, they all take a look at relationship dynamics, and take place in the front seat of a car. The additional common denominator is the fact that they are also language-oriented. David Mamet is one of LaBute's favorite playwrights, and in like fashion, connotations and perceptions of meaning are examined and the "here's the dark underbelly" of things are uncovered.
While these vignettes are unrelated, they all take a look at relationship dynamics, and take place in the front seat of a car. The additional common denominator is the fact that they are also language-oriented. David Mamet is one of LaBute's favorite playwrights, and in like fashion, connotations and perceptions of meaning are examined and the "here's the dark underbelly" of things are uncovered.
