Production Information | Appropriate
Barry Edelstein
ERNA FINCI VITERBI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Timothy J. Shields
AUDREY S. GEISEL MANAGING DIRECTOR
PRESENTS
BY
BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS
SCENIC DESIGN Arnel Sancianco
COSTUME DESIGN Celeste Jennings
LIGHTING DESIGN Alan C. Edwards
ORIGINAL MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN Curtis Craig
FIGHT DIRECTOR Steve Rankin◊
VOICE AND DIALECT COACH Andrea Caban
CASTING Caparelliotis Casting
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Norman Anthony Small
DIRECTED BY
STEVE H. BROADNAX III
CAST
(in alphabetical order)
RHYS
Daniel Dale*
RIVER
Brynn Gauthier*
BO
Steve Kazee*
TONI
Maggie Lacey*
CASSIE
Serena Parrish*
FRANZ
Daniel Petzold*
AINSLEY
Christopher Smyres, Daniel Smyres
RACHAEL
Sarah Stiles*
UNDERSTUDIES
for Rhys – Dylan August
for River – Madi Goff†
for Cassie – Chris Hathaway†
for Franz – Conner Keef†
for Bo – Jon Lorenz
for Rachael – Wendy Waddell
for Toni – Shalyn Welch†
Production Stage Manager
Norman Anthony Small*
Assistant Stage Manager
Marie Jahelka*
This production contains two acts with one 15-minute intermission.
SETTING
A former plantation home in southeast Arkansas. Summer 2011.
PRODUCTION STAFF
Assistant Director
Isabel Rodriguez
Resident Assistant Scenic Design
Audrey Casteris
Assistant Costume Design
Katie Knox
Associate Lighting Design
Max Doolittle
Assistant Lighting Design
Taylor Olsen
Associate Fight Director
Steve Smith
Studio Teacher
Abby Smith
Stage Management Apprentice
Fabricio Apuy Novella
Stage Management Swing
Jess Slocum*
January 25 – February 23, 2025
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage
Old Globe Theatre
Conrad Prebys Theatre Center
New York Premiere originally produced by Signature Theatre, New York City
(James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director)
World premiere production in the 2013 Humana Festival of New American Plays
at Actors Theatre of Louisville and at the Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago, IL
(Chay Yew, Artistic Director; Chris Mannelli, Interim Managing Director)
Appropriate, recipient of the Sundance Institute Tennessee Williams Award,
was developed, in part, at the 2011 Sundance Institute Playwrights Retreat at UCross Foundation
and at the 2012 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab at the Sundance Resort
with the Sundance Institute / Time Warner Fellowship Program
Appropriate was developed, in part, at Vineyard Arts Project
(Ashley Melone, Founder and Artistic Director)
◊Associate Artist of The Old Globe.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
†Student in The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program.
Si desea una sinopsis de esta obra en Español o en Inglés, favor de pedírsela al acomodador que le entregó este programa.
If you would like a synopsis of this production in English or Spanish, please request it from an usher.
TAKING PHOTOS IN THE THEATRE
Audience members may take photos in the theatre before and after the performance and during intermission.
Arnel Sancianco, Scenic Design
ArnelDesigns.com
Celeste Jennings, Costume Design
celestejenndesigns.com, @celestejenn
Alan C. Edwards, Lighting Design
alancedwards.com
Curtis Craig, Original Music and Sound Design
curtiscraig.com
Please note: Photos are strictly prohibited during the performance. Photos of the stage are not permitted if an actor is present. Video recording is not permitted at any time in the theatre.
