Our Universal Theatrical Heritage: The Family Destroyed by Secrets

No one writes a family drama better than American playwrights, and Appropriate is the latest entry in what the Washington Post called, in its 2013 review of the play, as “our universal theatrical heritage: the family destroyed by secrets”.  A forceful, contemporary response to a century’s worth of great works, from All My Sons to Fences to August: Osage County, Appropriate traverses familiar terrain until it suddenly explodes, turbocharging the characters’ journey to its stunning end Join us for a Behind-the-Scenes conversation with Artistic Director Jason Loewith (who also directs Appropriate) and three veteran DMV actors – Rick Foucheux, Craig Wallace, and Erika Rose – who have tackled some of the American family drama’s most iconic roles.  How did those plays pave the way for Appropriate?