What if God told you to be a better person but the world wouldn’t allow it? Such is the dilemma facing Joe Smith, a run-of-the-mill, white-collar businessman who survives an office shooting and is subsequently touched by what he believes to be a divine vision. His journey toward personal enlightenment—repenting past greed, lust, and the other deadly sins—is, by turns, tense, hilarious, profane, and heartbreaking.

About the play:
The Break of Noon will have its world premiere off Broadway at Manhattan’s MCC Theater, opening October 28, 2010. Exploring the narrow path to spiritual fulfillment and how strewn it is with the funny, frantic failings of humankind, the play showcases Neil LaBute at his discomfiting best.

About the author:

Neil LaBute is a critically acclaimed playwright, filmmaker, and fiction writer. His most recent works for the stage include Fat Pig, which won the Outer Critics Circle Award for outstanding off-Broadway play, and Reasons to Be Pretty, which received a Tony nomination for best play.