MN
Miranda Nation
  • Theatre
  • Class of 2016
  • Winfield, Kansas

Miranda Nation in Emporia State theater production

2013 Nov 15

Miranda Nation of Winfield, Kan., is part of the cast and crew presenting the second show of the season for Emporia State University Theatre. Neil LaBute's "reasons to be pretty" is a love story about the impossibility of love that targets America's obsession with physical beauty.

LaBute introduces us to Greg and Steph, a flawed but likable 20-something couple. When Greg is asked to comment on Steph's "looks," chaos ensues, throwing his tight-knit group of friends into a whirlwind of emotion. When Greg's best friend Kent and Kent's wife, Carly, enter the picture, the stakes rise.

As Greg and Steph's relationship falls apart, their friends are put smack in the middle of conflict. The play explores questions of fidelity, power and lust, but more importantly: What is beauty worth?

A romantic and adult play, "reasons to be pretty" explores the hopelessness of romance in the 21st century. It earned its author and original cast numerous awards including a Tony Award nomination for Best Play in 2008. A sequel to the play, "Reasons to Be Happy,"enjoyed a celebrated off-Broadway run last spring starring Jenna Fisher (The Office).

Nation is on the costume crew.

The Emporia State production has been entered as a participating entry into the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and features a number of senior talents.

"reasons to be pretty" will run Nov. 19 through 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 23 and 24 at 2 p.m. in the Ronald Q. Frederickson Theatre on the Emporia State University campus. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens and $5 for ESU students and children and can be reserved by calling the University Box Office at (620) 341-6378.