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Neil LaBute Reads His Short Story "Maraschino"

Playwright, screenwriter, and film director Neil LaBute discusses writing prose and reads his short story "Maraschino." In October 2004, LaBute published his first book of short stories, "Seconds of Pleasure," from which "Maraschino" is drawn. Like LaBute's dramas, these 20 tales offer disturbing insight into the strange and cruel impulses of the human heart. Neil LaBute captured national attention with the release of the independent film, "In the Company of Men," based on his 1992 stage play. The play and film focus on two white-collar workers who set out to humiliate a female colleague as an indirect form of revenge against women in general. The film earned the Filmmakers' Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival and was named "Best First Film" by the New York Film Critics Circle. Before his appearance at the NYS Writers Institute in 2004, LaBute's other films included "Possession" (2002), an adaptation of A. S. Byatt's Booker Prize-winning novel, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart; "Nurse Betty" (2000), a comic thriller that was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and starred Morgan Freeman and Renée Zellweger; and "Your Friends and Neighbors" (1998), starring Jason Patric and Ben Stiller. LaBute's plays included "The Mercy Seat" (2002), about a married businessman who escapes being killed on 9/11 because he is in bed with his lover; "The Distance from Here" (2002), a look at the dark side of American suburbia; and "bash: latter-day plays" (1999), a trio of one act plays about Mormons struggling to make sense of evil in themselves and others. LaBute's film "The Shape of Things" is based on his 2001 play of the same name. In "The Shape of Things," a pleasant, dorky museum guard named Adam (Paul Rudd) becomes involved with an ambitious art student named Evelyn (Rachel Weisz). Over time, Adam's friends begin to notice changes in his appearance: his hairstyle, weight, clothes, and more. As it unfolds, LaBute's faithful adaptation of his stage play becomes a terrifying parable about modern love and art.