It was compact and graceful, harrowing and illuminating. “Eric LaRue,” directed by the actor Michael Shannon, is built around a similar situation, as it works its way toward a confrontation ...

How many Broadway shows has Michael Shannon been in? Michael Shannon has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows. How many West End shows has Michael Shannon been in? Michael Shannon has not appeared in ...

Michael and I think about this a lot. Director Michael Shannon, here with Judy Greer on the set of the Brett Neveu-scripted drama “Eric LaRue.” (Dana Hawley/Magnolia Pictures) Q: Michael ...

Based on Brett Neveu’s 2002 play, which he adapted into a script, the brittle drama “Eric LaRue” reflects the intense, earnest style of its director, Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon ...

Michael Shannon swore he’d never direct a movie. The Academy Award–nominated actor thought it sounded like an enormous pain. But then the playwright Brett Neveu, Shannon’s friend and fellow ...

Shannon directs Eric LaRue, which stars Alison Pill and Tracy Letts (below) and Judy Greer (bottom, with Shannon). Photography: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures You’ve directed two plays at Red ...