The Shape of Things, 2005-06 Production

To what extent would someone go in the name of ‘Art”? LaBute’s drama of college life incites as it explores issues of power, trust, sex and love.
Recommended for age 17 and. above. Adult situations and language.

The Cast

Adam . . . . . Matt Steiner
Evelyn . . . . . Melissa Treolo
Phillip . . . . . Scott Emerson Wells
Jenny . . . . . Jaclyn Hefner

Production Staff

Director . . . . . Paul Prece
Set Design . . . . . . Sara E. Ross
Light Design. . . . . . William Burnett
Costume Design. . . . . . Sharon L. Sullivan
Scenic Shop Supervisor. . . . . Lynn Wilson
Rehearsal Stage Manager . . . . . Tess Wilson
Production Stage Manager. . . . . Tomas E. Toledo
Assistant Lighting Designe . . . . . Leslie McDougall
Lighting Crew Head . . . . . Andrew Brown
Lighting Crew . . . . . Kris Adair, Brandon Eller, Dru Golden,
Sean Gardner
Running Crew . . . . . Shane Koci, Andrew Brown, Jason Puff,
Wes Holthaus, Robyn Mounger
The Shape of Things Art . . . . . Barbara Waterman-Peters
Publicity . . . . . Paul Prece
Box Office/House . . . . . Jeanne Chinn

About the Playwright
Neil LaBute, born March 19, 1963, is an innovative and provocative American playwright, screenwriter and film director. raised in Spokane, Washington he studied theater at brigham Young University where he began producing plays. Graduate work followed at the University of Kansas, New York University and the Royal Academy of London. In 1993 he returned to KYU to premier his play In the Company of Men, for which he received an award from the Association of Mormon Letters. He adapted, financed and filmed the play which won the Filmaker's Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival and major awards and nominations at several national and internation festivals. LaBute's stage and film work have received critical praise for edgy and ofter unsettling portrayals of human relationships.