<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $826,617 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Shape of Things is a 2001 play by American author and film director Neil LaBute and a 2003 American romantic drama film . It premièred at the Almeida Theatre, London in 2001 with Paul Rudd as Adam, Rachel Weisz as Evelyn, Gretchen Mol as Jenny, and Fred Weller as Phillip . The play was directed by LaBute himself . According to the author's instructions, it is to be performed without an interval or a curtain call . </P> <P> Central themes in The Shape of Things focus on the nature of stoicism, art, psychopathy, intimacy, explorations of love, and people's willingness to do things for love . It is set in a small university town in the American Midwest and centers on the lives of four young students who become emotionally and romantically involved with each other . </P> <P> In 2003, it was made into a film featuring the original cast . </P>

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