<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:rgb(75,79,86)">The regional premiere of  <b>"Appropriate"</b> by Branden
Jacobs-Jenkins, an Obie Award winner, Pulitzer Finalist and MacArthur Fellow
for 2016. </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">

</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:107%">Performances 5/4-5/22</span></font></p><font size="2">

</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Broadway">Albany Civic Theatre</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:107%">235 Second Ave</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:107%">Saturday 2/3 2-4PM, Sunday 2/4 11-1PM</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:107%">No monologue Necessary. Readings from
the script.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:107%">Directed by Patrick White</span>

</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:13pt;line-height:107%">Email: info@actingclasswithpatrickwhite</span></p>

</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Every estranged
member of the Lafayette clan has descended upon the crumbling Arkansas
homestead to settle the accounts of the newly-dead patriarch. As his three
adult children sort through a lifetime of hoarded mementos and junk, they
collide over clutter, debt, and a contentious family history. But after a
disturbing discovery surfaces among their father's possessions, the reunion
takes a turn for the explosive, unleashing a series of crackling surprises and
confrontations.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">

</span><div style="border-color:rgb(214,214,214);border-style:solid;border-width:1pt;padding:0in 16pt 0in 0in;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:17.4pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:medium;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Rhys Thurston (Supporting): Male, 18-25</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">plays 18, Toni’s youngest son. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA. Just
beginning to be aware of what people think about him, charismatic but still
awkward, shy, has a slightly dark edge. Was doing well in school and was
college bound but he “got caught” dealing drugs in this school where his mother
was the principal. He is very protective of his mother; a bit elusive, a bit
cool.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Ethnicity: Caucasian</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:17.4pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:medium;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Beauregard "Bo" Lafayette (Supporting):
Male, 40-49</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">the middle sibling, publisher for a major magazine in NY, always doing
business, always wears a collar and a watch, he has grown into his success.
Very smart, very driven, not comfortable being with his siblings and their
issues or the anything about the family he grew up in. When he is upset, he can
turn--and always has turned--into a bit of a brat.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Ethnicity: Caucasian</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:17.4pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:medium;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Rachel Lafayette (Supporting): Female, 40-49</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Bo’s wife, Jewish, attractive, well-groomed, Yale-educated, “upper
west-side wife,” very conscious of being on the outside of this family. A bit
of an over-bearing parent, can hold her own in an argument, but would rather
not fight unless provoked.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Ethnicity: Caucasian</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:17.4pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:medium;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Cassidy "Cassie" Lafayette
(Supporting): Female, 13-19</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Bo and Rachel’s oldest child, in the process of developing into a very
pretty young woman but is still a bit of a “nerd.” She can be awkward and
negligent of social cues but not self-conscious--very present, very perceptive,
smart.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Ethnicity: Caucasian</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:17.4pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:medium;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Ainsley Lafayette (Supporting): Male, 8-15</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Bo and Rachel’s youngest child, rambunctious, energetic, intelligent.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Ethnicity: Caucasian</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:17.4pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:medium;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Francois "Franz/Frank" Lafayette
(Supporting): Male, 30-45</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

</div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">the youngest sibling, sort of an aging hippie-type with possibly a slight
undercurrent of “redneck.” A little rugged, a little ragged, a sharp edge lays
over his deep vulnerability. Charismatic with young people, his disruptive
youth, possible substance abuse, and some close brushes with the law have led
to a long-term estrangement from the family, which has been marked by
bitterness and resentment. But he now hopes to change and find his way if not
back than at least to a new sense of self. He is an “appealing project.”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Ethnicity: Caucasian</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:17.4pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:medium;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Trisha Rayner (Supporting): Female, 23</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Franz’s fiancée, tThe youngest of four girls, daughter of two environmental
lawyers, who has become a yoga instructor and “healer.” Grew up outside of
Spokane, very outgoing, eager to impress, eager to prove she’s older than she
looks, very perceptive, is able to hold her own in tough situations. The “wins
more flies with honey” type. She views Franz as a kind of project and really
believes in him. Considers herself very much “in touch” spiritually--e.g. might
be getting certified in Reiki, believe in spirits, etc.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Ethnicity: Caucasian</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:17.4pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:medium;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:rgb(241,241,241) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Antoinette "Toni" Lafayette
(Supporting): Female, 40-55</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">the oldest sibling, a former school principal, is used to dealing with
others’ children and family conflicts but not her own. Around her family, she
can turn into a bit of a bully. She is accustomed to being in charge, and she
is losing her grip --mostly due to the fact that she is overwhelmed and tired
and doesn’t recognize it. However, she is a compassionate person with a good
sense of humor who is dealing with some very difficult emotional issues. Smart,
tough-spirited, pretty grounded, maybe a slight trace of Georgian twang but she
is not “southern.” <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><br><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.1pt"></span></p>

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