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Photo Flash: APPROPRIATE Celebrates Opening at Mark Taper Forum with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Suzanne Cryer and More

By: Oct. 05, 2015
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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.

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Photo Flash: APPROPRIATE Celebrates Opening at Mark Taper Forum with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Suzanne Cryer and More  Image
Actor Sam Anderson

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Sam Anderson

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Actor Aaron Takahashi

Photo Flash: APPROPRIATE Celebrates Opening at Mark Taper Forum with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Suzanne Cryer and More  Image
Aaron Takahashi

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CTG Director of New Play Development Pier Carlo Talenti and actor Sam Anderson

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Actress Pooja Batra

Photo Flash: APPROPRIATE Celebrates Opening at Mark Taper Forum with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Suzanne Cryer and More  Image
Pooja Batra

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Actress Amy Landecker

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Amy Landecker

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Actress Jillian Armenante

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Jillian Armenante

Photo Flash: APPROPRIATE Celebrates Opening at Mark Taper Forum with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Suzanne Cryer and More  Image
Actress Charlayne Woodard

Photo Flash: APPROPRIATE Celebrates Opening at Mark Taper Forum with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Suzanne Cryer and More  Image
Charlayne Woodard

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Actress Amy Landecker and actor Bradley Whitford

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Actor Bradley Whitford

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Bradley Whitford

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Actress Suzanne Cryer

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Suzanne Cryer

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Actor Keith David

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Keith David

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Actor Chris Bauer

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Chris Bauer

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Actress Marcia Gay Harden

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Marcia Gay Harden

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Actor Tim Matheson and Elizabeth Marighetto

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Tim Matheson and Elizabeth Marighetto

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Actor Chris Bauer and actress Suzanne Cryer

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Actors Hugo Armstrong and Chris Bauer

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Robert Egan and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

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Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, cast member Alexander James Rodriguez and director Eric Ting

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Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, cast member Liam Blair Askew, and director Eric Ting

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Cast members David Bishins and Liam Blair Askew

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Director Eric Ting and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

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Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and actor David Bishins

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Cast members Liam Blair Askew, Grace Kaufman and Alexander James Rodriguez

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Cast members Alexander James Rodriguez and Liam Blair Askew

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Cast members Will Tranfo and Zarah Mahler

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Cast members Will Tranfo and Zarah Mahler

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Cast members Melora Hardin and Will Tranfo

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Actress Amy Landecker, cast member Robert Beitzel and actor Bradley Whitford

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Cast members Alexander James Rodriguez and Grace Kaufman

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Cast member Grace Kaufman and actor Tim Matheson

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Cast members Missy Yager and Robert Beitzel

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Cast members Missy Yager and Robert Beitzel

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Cast members Grace Kaufman, (front) Alexander James Rodriguez and Will Tranfo

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Cast members Grace Kaufman and Will Tranfo

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Actress Suzanne Cryer and cast member Grace Kaufman

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Actress Suzanne Cryer and cast member Grace Kaufman

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Cast member Robert Beitzel and actor Chris Bauer

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Actress Amy Landecker, cast member Melora Hardin, and actor Bradley Whitford

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Cast member David Bishins and actor Keith David

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Cast members Missy Yager and David Bishins

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Cast members David Bishins and Robert Beitzel

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Cast members David Bishins and Melora Hardin pose with actor Tim Matheson

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Cast members David Bishins and Melora Hardin pose with actor Tim Matheson

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Cast members Missy Yager and Liam Blair Askew

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Cast members Zarah Mahler and Missy Yager

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Cast members Melora Hardin and Zarah Mahler

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Cast members Melora Hardin and Zarah Mahler

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Cast members Zarah Mahler, Melora Hardin and Missy Yager

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CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie, cast member Melora Hardin and CTG Associate Artistic Director Kelley Kirkpatrick

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Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and director Eric Ting



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