by Branden Jacob-Jenkins
This staged reading is a presentation ofa play chosedn from our Read to Relate programming.
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
Cash bar / refreshments
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