Join us for an engaging conversation and live performance exploring Unlikely Japan and Other Plays, a collection of ten one-act plays written by Neil LaBute over a decade-long collaboration with the St. Louis Actors’ Studio. LaBute and William Roth discuss the creation and staging of these diverse shorts, spanning comedy, drama, monologue, and dialogue, while Gia Crovatin performs scenes from the collection.

Listeners will gain insight into the creative process behind one-act plays, the challenges and joys of developing new theatrical work, and the unique collaboration between playwright, director, and actors that brings these stories to life.