Director

Gary Griffin

Playwright

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Cast

Kirsten Fitzgerald: Toni
Keith Kupferer: Bo
Stef Tovar: Franz
Cheryl Graeff: Rachael
Leah Karpel: River
Alex Stage: Rhys
Jennifer Baker: Cassidy
Theo Moss: Ainsley
Mark Page: Ainsley

Summary

When the Lafayettes descend upon a crumbling Arkansan plantation to liquidate their dead patriarch’s estate, his three adult children collide over clutter, debt, and a contentious family history. But after a disturbing discovery surfaces among their father’s possessions, the reunion takes a turn for the explosive, unleashing a series of crackling surprises and confrontations. Acclaimed director Gary Griffin (Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Sunday In The Park With George and Follies) directs a potent and exciting play about the trouble with inheritance and the art of repression. Appropriate was developed and workshopped through Victory Gardens’ IGNITION New Play Festival in 2012.

Production Team

Yu Shibigaki: Set Design
Janice Pytel: Costume Design
Jesse Klug: Lighting Design
Chris LaPorte: Sound Design
Jesse Gaffney: Prop Design
Ryan Bourque: Fight Choreographer
Dennis J. Conners: Stage Manager