The Shape of Things
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 8, 2003
Closed Mar 9, 2003

Playing at
Minneapolis Theatre Garage

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

On a scale of 1 to 10, Adam is about a 4, and he?s okay with that. An average student at an average Midwestern college. Maybe a little chunky, but who isn?t? A little nerdy perhaps, but glasses are expensive and masking tape is cheap! Hey, don?t knock the corduroy jacket; it gets laundered (occasionally). His is a good life -- safe, routine, middle-of-the-road -- until Evelyn, an aggressive MFA student, walks into it. Faster than you can say ?Henry Higgins,? Adam is transformed into a 10. But what?s the price of perfection? Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things is directed by Stephen DiMenna.

There is a special Monday performance on Monday, February 24 at 8:00 p.m.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Minneapolis Theatre Garage
711 W Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55405

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

I'm not going to reveal the ending of The Shape of Things, Eye of the
Storm Theatre's current production in Minneapolis. However, by the conclusion of playwright Neil LaBute's black comedy, I was nauseated. It felt as if my skin was scratched so raw, any human touch would be unbearable and that drug therapy would be the only way to recapture my self-esteem. LaBute and director Stephen DiMenna succeeded in unnerving me and many in the audience by pitting truth against fiction while exploring the role of artistic representation and exploitation in everyday life. Big words for a simple, yet sadly intriguing story.

The Shape of Things focuses on Evelyn (played by Maggie Chestovich), a graduat[...]

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Reviewed by Joel Dossi on Feb 11, 2003