Neil LaBute
“Changing Course: The Serpentine Road to Success”
Thursday, March 25, 2010 | 7:30 p.m.
Auer Performance Hall, John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center
NO TICKETS REQUIRED FOR THIS LECTURE
Neil LaBute is a seasoned talent of stage and screen who has roots in Fort Wayne as well as IPFW. An assistant professor of theatre at the university in the early 1990s, he returned to the city later in the decade to film his directorial debut, In the Company of Men (1997), an award-winning, dark commentary on men who dislike women.
His most recent play, Reasons to Be Pretty (2008) received three Tony nominations, including Best Play. His most recent film, Death at a Funeral, is currently in post-production and will headline Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, and Tracy Morgan.