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This play was written before LaBute added narrative to his repertoire: Fat Pig and last season's reasons to be pretty, both MCC productions, attracted such fine actors as Jeremy Piven, Keri Russell, Andrew McCarthy, Marin Ireland, Thomas Sadowski, to name a few. As Bernard Telsey, MCC artistic and casting director, said at the after party at Ramscale, actors are always drawn to the edgy, sexy characters in Neil LaBute plays. And this ensemble got their filthy talk down in 48 hours!
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