Neil LaBute
American writer and director
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| 2023 | LaBute became a Fellow of the International Association of Theatre Leaders (IATL), a notable professional recognition in the theatre community. |
| 2023 | LaBute wrote and directed 'Fear the Night', continuing his prolific filmmaking career |
| 2022 | LaBute was both writer and director for two films: 'House of Darkness' (where he was also a producer) and 'Out of the Blue' |
| 2021 | Wrote 'The Answer to Everything' play. |
| 2020 | Wrote 'True Love Will Find You in the End' play. |
| 2019 | Wrote 3 episodes of 'The I-Land' and personally wrote and directed the episode 'Brave New World'. |
| September 12 2019 | 'The I-Land' miniseries premiered on Netflix. |
| September 2018 | Netflix ordered production of the science fiction miniseries 'The I-Land', with LaBute as showrunner and executive producer. |
| February 2018 | MCC Theater terminated its relationship with LaBute, ending his playwright-in-residence status. |
| 2017 | Wrote an episode of 'Staging Film' and 'How to Fight Loneliness' play. |
| 2016 | Wrote 'All The Ways To Say I Love You' play, directed an episode of 'Billions', and created and produced 'Billy & Billie' TV series. |
| 2016 | Began writing for 'Van Helsing' TV series, contributing to 16 episodes through 2021. |
| 2016 | LaBute married actress Gia Crovatin in a personal milestone. |
| August 2016 | Utah Shakespeare Festival produced a preview of his play 'How to Fight Loneliness' in Cedar City, Utah. |
| 2015 | Wrote 'Exhibit 'A': Short Plays and Monologues' and 'The Way We Get By' plays. |
| 2015 | Writes and directs 'Dirty Weekend'. |
| 2015 | Directed and co-produced 10 episodes of 'Full Circle' TV series. |
| May 19 2015 | 'The Way We Get By' opened Off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre, starring Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski. |
| 2014 | Directed the miniseries 'ten x ten' and wrote 'Old Boyfriend' and 'Money Shot' plays. |
| 2013 | Writes and directs 'Some Velvet Morning'. |
| 2013 | Directed 5 episodes of the TV series 'Hell on Wheels' and wrote 'Reasons to Be Happy' play. |
| 2013 | His play 'Some Girl(s)' was adapted into a screenplay and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. |
| 2013 | Neil LaBute was named one of the winners of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Arts and Letters Awards in Literature, recognizing his significant contributions to literature. |
| March 2013 | Reasons to Be Pretty was mounted at the San Francisco Playhouse. |
| 2012 | Joined Chicago-based Profiles Theatre as a Resident Artist. |
| 2011 | Participated in the Bush Theatre's 'Sixty Six Books' project, writing a piece based on a book of the King James Bible. |
| February 2 2011 | 'The Break of Noon' opened at the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles, running through March 6, featuring Tracee Chimo, David Duchovny, John Earl Jelks, and Amanda Peet. |
| 2010 | Directs the American adaptation of 'Death at a Funeral'. |
| October 28 2010 | His play 'The Break of Noon' premiered Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, running until December 22. |
| October 12 2010 | His short play 'The Unimaginable' premiered at the Southwark Playhouse in London, running until October 31. |
| June 3 2010 | His first produced play, 'Filthy Talk for Troubled Times', was staged by MCC Theater as a benefit, with LaBute directing the reading. |
| April 7 2010 | LaBute wrote new scenes and an introduction for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of 'The Taming of the Shrew', which ran until June 6, adding a lesbian romance subplot. |
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