Christopher Damen

APPROPRIATE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is an intriguing, intimate family drama that asks the right questions. Princeton Summer Theater's ensemble delivers.

Princeton Summer Theater draws their 2017 season to a close with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate, which opens on Thursday, August 10th and runs until Sunday, August 20th. Members of the fragmented Lafayette family reconnect to settle their father's affairs, but soon discover that they must first tackle their unresolved issues with each other.

Princeton Summer Theater's 2017 season's third show opens next Thursday, July 27th with Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Regarded as a one of the foremost classics of American theatre, The Crucible uses the proceedings of the Salem witch trials to examine the manic effects of mass hysteria in society. As an increasing number of upstanding townspeople are accused of witchcraft, Miller emphasizes the contagious nature of fear and the elusiveness of truth. The 1953 Tony Award-winning play invites us to question the importance of upholding morality in times of hardship.