sundance

The Shape of Things

Not many plays deal with art as directly as Neil LaBute’s “The Shape of Things.” Not only does it ask the interminable What is art? but also how far can an artist go before we draw the line? This is the chief question at hand in LaBute’s 2001 play, currently being staged by the up-and-coming Variations Theatre Group. Their rendition draws the line between art and exploitation, but it’s closer to the psychotic than even the original dared to go.