Neil LaBute's Comedy Fat Pig at the Aurora Theatre
Aurora Theatre (2081 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704)
- Full Price:
- $34.00 - $45.00
- Our Price:
- $15.00 - $22.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Fat Pig have expired.
The last date listed for Fat Pig was Sunday December 13, 2009 / 7:00pm.
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Body Awareness, an Off-Broadway Comedy by Aurora Theatre
- Full Price:
- $44.00
- Our Price:
- $22.00
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Goldstar Member Tips
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Aurora Theatre Company on What to Wear
Casual to dramatic dress-up. It's Berkeley.
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Kenyon on Other
DO NOT COME LATE - they lock the front door!!
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Goldstar Member on Where to Park
Take BART
Goldstar Member Reviews
Barry R.
So much an improvement from 'jack goes boating'! You do have to be in the mood for LaBute's dark humor and tense interactions, but so well acted and directed!Written on Nov 05 2009
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What a colossal disappointment! Four very good actors are wasted in this poor interpretation of a funny play. The set was recycled from "Jack Goes Boating" where it was quite effective. In this production it only serves to keep the characters apart and estranged so they never connect with each other or with the audience. The relationships that we need to believe for the themes to work never materialize and therefore fail. It is necessary for several of the characters to be acerbic and they just aren't. Instead they are either hyper realized or portrayed as banal. I'm not sure if this was a concession to the Berkeley PC audience but it neutered the play. The men's magazine props that are strewn around a business office are a distraction and completely out of place. Aurora usually does a great job but this production was lacking. The audience didn't even realize the play was over and needed the house lights to go up as the cue to start clapping.Written on Nov 05 2009
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Robert S.
My introduction to the Aurora! I think I'll be back! Wonderful show with some terrific acting from actors I'd like to see again. As always, LaBute holds up a mirror for us and shocks us at the same time. I like seeing a redhead romantic lead too!Written on Nov 12 2009
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More Information About Fat Pig
Website
http://www.auroratheatre.org/show.php?prod_id=66&ref=seas
Description
by Neil LaBute
Directed by Barbara Damashek
Does size really matter? In this alternately funny yet poignant play, LaBute continues his exploration of body consciousness in contemporary America with Fat Pig, the second in a trilogy that began with The Shape of Things (produced by Aurora in 2002).
Traditionally handsome Tom falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy woman, who also happens to be plus-sized. Cornered and pressured to explain his new relationship to his perplexed friends, Tom must come to terms with his own preconceived notions about the importance of conventional good looks. Additionally, this play questions our capacity to change what we find unattractive about ourselves.
Neil LaBute is a playwright, screenwriter and director best known for the play (and film) In the Company of Men and the films Nurse Betty and Your Friends & Neighbors.