Appropriate

Appropriate is a 2013 dramatic stage play written by American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The play will premiere on Broadway in 2023 starring Sarah Paulson at the Helen Hayes Theater as a part of Second Stage Theater's 2023–2024 season. Synopsis Appropriate follows the dysfunctional Lafayette family as they return to a decaying plantation mansion in Arkansas to battle over their recently deceased father's inheritance. Soon after uncovering a relic buried deep in the recess of their family's past, decades of resentment burst through centuries of historical sin in this biting comedic drama from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Characters Antoinette "Toni" Lafayette: the oldest sibling, late 40s/early 50s Rhys Thurston: Toni's son, late teens Beauregard "Bo" Lafayette: Toni's brother, late 40s/early 50s Rachael Kramer-Lafayette: Bo's wife, late 40s Cassidy "Cassie" Kramer-Lafayette: their daughter, early teens Ainsley Kramer-Lafayette: their son, a child Francois "Franz" Lafayette: brother of Toni and Bo, late 30s/early 40s River Rayner: Franz's fiancee, early 20s Production history Jenkins conceived the play through participation with the Vineyard Arts Project and the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab beginning in 2011. The play was first performed at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in the Humana Festival of New American Plays.<ref>[http://arts-louisville.com/2013/03/09/appropriate/ Appropriate Louisville Humana Review]accessed 07-3023</ref>