Waterworks Players is excited to announce auditions for the 2024 Tony Award Winner, Appropriate by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins.  This production will be directed by Sean Dowse. 

Auditions will be held Sunday and Monday, December 15 and 16, 2024, at the Waterworks theatre, 25 SMI Way, Farmville, VA 23901. Callbacks, if necessary, will be on Thursday, December 19, 2024. 

The director asks actors to please come prepared with a one-minute monologue in the style of the show.  Also, actors should familiarize themselves with the sides provided.  Actors should come prepared to read these sides with another reader.

Important Dates:

Auditions:
   Sunday, December 15, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
   Monday, December 16, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Callbacks (if necessary): Thursday, December 19, 2024 @ 7:00PM
Rehearsals: begin January 2, 2025
Tech Week: Feb 8 to 13, 2025 – 6 days
Show Dates: February 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 2025

About the show:

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 surface among their father’s possessions, the reunion takes a turn for the explosive, unleashing a series of crackling surprises and confrontations.

Characters:

ANTOINETTE “TONI” LAFAYETTE: (Female Presenting) the oldest sibling, white.  Late 40s/early 50s

RHYS THURSTON: (Male Presenting) Toni’s son, white, late teens/early 20s

BEAUREGARDE “BO” LAFAYETTE: (Male Presenting) the middle sibling, white, late 40s/early50s

RACHAEL KRAMER-LAFAYETTE: (Female Presenting) Bo’s wife, white, late 40s

CASSIDY “CASSIE” KRAMER-LAFAYETTE: (Female Presenting) Bo and Rachael’s older child, white, early teens

AINSLEY KRAMER-LAFAYETTE: (Male Presenting) Bo and Rachael’s younger child, white

FRANCOIS “FRANZ/FRANK” LAFAYETTE: (Male Presenting) the youngest sibling, white, late 30s/early 40s

RIVER RAYNER: (Female Presenting) Franz’s fiancée, white, early 20s

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NON-Discrimination AUDITION POLICY

Waterworks is committed to an artistic environment that is welcoming to all people, regardless of ethnicity, gender, gender identification, cultural affiliation, sexual orientation, body type, age, economic class, disability, or religious affiliation. Waterworks is committed to having representation from a diverse group that express our core values of inclusion, equity, and diversity.

APPROPRIATE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the
Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)