The Shape Of Things Play Summary

According to the author s instructions it is to be performed without an interval or a curtain call.
The shape of things play summary. But although labute s play is clearly on to something it would be better still if it cut more quickly to the chase. Afterwards his life takes an unexpected turn. In a modern version of adam s seduction by eve the shape of things pits gentle awkward overweight adam against experienced analytical amoral evelyn a graduate student in art. The play was directed by labute himself.
She plans on vandalizing a statue. Central themes in the shape of things focus on the nature of stoicism art. Evelyn begins changing everything about adam and eventually he stops seeing his best friends jenny and phillip. The shape of things almeida at king s cross london michael billington.
The shape of things is a 2001 play by american author and film director neil labute and a 2003 american romantic drama film. Adam is a student at mercy college a fictitious midwestern college as an english literature major who wants more in his dull life than classes and studying. The inciting incident is when she spray paints her phone number onto adam s jacket. Rachel weisz plays art student evelyn who unawares to adam takes him on for an ambitious project.
Paul rudd stars as adam a shy nerdy english student and museum guard. Neil labute the diretor of the scathing i in the company of men i once again explores the dynamics between men and women. The play opens with evelyn in the museum where she meets adam the security guard. A startling dissection of cruelty and artistic creation from the author of in the company of men and your friends and neighbors.
One day by chance adam meets evelyn an attractive graduate art student at the local museum where he works. In a modern version of adam s seduction by eve the shape of things pits gentle awkward overweight adam against experienced analytical amoral evelyn a graduate student in art. It premièred at the almeida theatre london in 2001 with paul rudd as adam rachel weisz as evelyn gretchen mol as jenny and fred weller as phillip.