theatre: appropriate by branden jacobs-jenkins

2024 tony award winner / alberta debut

the lafayette family has gathered to pick over their late father’s crumbling arkansas plantation. but the past refuses to stay buried. as long-hidden secrets and a shocking discovery in the attic ignite old rivalries, branden jacobs-jenkins’ incendiary play rips into race, legacy, and the lies families tell themselves. ferocious, funny, and impossible to look away from.»

the tony committee chose well. the american dramatist has composed a scorcher, a ferocious, dysfunctional family saga that will stagger audiences with its intensity and narrative complexity.« old globe, san diego18+. contains strong language, racial slurs, depictions of racism (including references to lynching and slavery), sexual themes, and family conflict. includes scenes of shouting, verbal aggression, and emotionally charged confrontations, and the use of strobe lights.