Photo Flash: APPROPRIATE Celebrates Opening at Mark Taper Forum with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Suzanne Cryer and More
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' razor-edged new comedy APPROPRIATE opened this weekend on October 4 and continues through November 1, 2015, at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!
Directed by Obie Award winner Eric Ting, the cast for APPROPRIATE includes, in alphabetical order, Hugo Armstrong("Bent" and "Waiting for Godot," Taper), Robert Beitzel ("Our Town," Barrow Street Theatre; "Women or Nothing," Atlantic Theater), Melora Hardin (Amazon's "Transparent"; "Chicago," Broadway ), Grace Kaufman ("Coney Island Christmas," Geffen; "The Last Ship," TNT), Zarah Mahler ("Soul Doctor," Broadway; "Stupid f-ing Bird," Boston Court), Will Tranfo (the films "Ennui" and "Bastard") and Missy Yager ("Diary of Anne Frank," Broadway; "This is Our Youth," off-Broadway). (One role remains to be cast.)
Scenic design for APPROPRIATE is by Mimi Lien, costume design is by Laura Bauer, lighting is by Christopher Kuhl, sound design is by Matt Tierney, the fight director is Steve Rankin and casting is by Meg Fister. The production stage manager is David S. Franklin.
The sins of the forbearers echo throughout APPROPRIATE As estranged family members convene in Arkansas to settle the patriarch's estate, they discover in the ruin and clutter of their crumbling plantation home an album filled with disturbing photos. Sparks fly when the siblings debate possible family ties to this unwanted legacy, and their tenuous reunion brings up old rivalries and family secrets that soon toss them all into a tailspin.
Tickets for APPROPRIATE are available at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org or by calling (213) 628-2772. Tickets range from $25 - $85 (ticket prices are subject to change). The Mark Taper Forum is located at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012.
Photo Credit: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging
Actor Sam Anderson
Actor Aaron Takahashi
CTG Director of New Play Development Pier Carlo Talenti and actor Sam Anderson
Actress Pooja Batra
Actress Amy Landecker
Actress Jillian Armenante
Actress Charlayne Woodard
Actress Amy Landecker and actor Bradley Whitford
Actor Bradley Whitford
Actress Suzanne Cryer
Actor Keith David
Actor Chris Bauer
Actress Marcia Gay Harden
Actor Tim Matheson and Elizabeth Marighetto
Tim Matheson and Elizabeth Marighetto
Actor Chris Bauer and actress Suzanne Cryer
Actors Hugo Armstrong and Chris Bauer
Robert Egan and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, cast member Alexander James Rodriguez and director Eric Ting
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, cast member Liam Blair Askew, and director Eric Ting
Cast members David Bishins and Liam Blair Askew
Director Eric Ting and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and actor David Bishins
Cast members Liam Blair Askew, Grace Kaufman and Alexander James Rodriguez
Cast members Alexander James Rodriguez and Liam Blair Askew
Cast members Will Tranfo and Zarah Mahler
Cast members Will Tranfo and Zarah Mahler
Cast members Melora Hardin and Will Tranfo
Actress Amy Landecker, cast member Robert Beitzel and actor Bradley Whitford
Cast members Alexander James Rodriguez and Grace Kaufman
Cast member Grace Kaufman and actor Tim Matheson
Cast members Missy Yager and Robert Beitzel
Cast members Missy Yager and Robert Beitzel
Cast members Grace Kaufman, (front) Alexander James Rodriguez and Will Tranfo
Cast members Grace Kaufman and Will Tranfo
Actress Suzanne Cryer and cast member Grace Kaufman
Actress Suzanne Cryer and cast member Grace Kaufman
Cast member Robert Beitzel and actor Chris Bauer
Actress Amy Landecker, cast member Melora Hardin, and actor Bradley Whitford
Cast member David Bishins and actor Keith David
Cast members Missy Yager and David Bishins
Cast members David Bishins and Robert Beitzel
Cast members David Bishins and Melora Hardin pose with actor Tim Matheson
Cast members David Bishins and Melora Hardin pose with actor Tim Matheson
Cast members Missy Yager and Liam Blair Askew
Cast members Zarah Mahler and Missy Yager
Cast members Melora Hardin and Zarah Mahler
Cast members Melora Hardin and Zarah Mahler
Cast members Zarah Mahler, Melora Hardin and Missy Yager
CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie, cast member Melora Hardin and CTG Associate Artistic Director Kelley Kirkpatrick
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and director Eric Ting
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