Young characters' struggles take focus of Carroll Community plays

Tuesday was the college theater program's dress rehearsal for upcoming productions of "Reasons to Be Pretty," and "Reasons to Be Happy," two one-act plays by Neil LaBute. When the plays premiere — "Pretty" on Thursday evening and "Happy" on Friday — the limited 60-seat audience will be right at the edge of the action, which centers on four young people as they navigate life and relationships in their early 20s, according to director Bill Gillett.