Staged Reading: Appropriate

APPROPRIATE by Branden Jacob-Jenkins

Appropriate follows the estranged adult Lafayette siblings (Toni, Bo, Franz) as they return to their crumbling Arkansas plantation to settle their recently deceased, racist patriarch’s estate, uncovering a shocking photo album of lynchings and other disturbing mementos that expose their family’s deep-seated, systemic racism and hidden histories, forcing uncomfortable confrontations about their legacy and complicity in America’s racial sins, all while navigating personal resentments and secrets.

Directed by Jamie Boller-Raup

Cast includes:

Cassie – Ollie Bondurant

Rhys – Austin Devine

Franz / Frank – David Hammons

Toni – Natalie Jones

River – Theo Lord

Rachael – Lyric Peters Malkin

Bo – John Maness

Ainsley / Stage Directions – Lymonté Thomas

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