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Simmering Dysfunction and Sizzling Performances in Hovey’s ‘Appropriate’

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Cast of Hovey Players’ ‘Appropriate’

Hovey Players presents ‘Appropriate’ by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Directed by Michelle Aguillon. Set Design by Tom Powers. Lighting Design by Eric Jacobsen. Costume Design by Gabrielle Hatcher. Sound Design by Chris Brousseau. Hovey Players, 9 Spring Street, Waltham, through February 3, 2024.

By Linda Chin

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Appropriate takes place on a plantation in Arkansas, present day. The Lafayette family patriarch has recently died, and his three adult children Toni, Bo, and Frank (who uses the name Franz) have gathered to prepare the house and its contents for sale. The siblings are estranged, and have each brought family members for companionship, comfort, and support during this stressful ordeal.

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Deep Questions in Hovey’s ‘Jesus Hopped the A Train’

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Arthur Williams III as Lucius Jenkins and Bill Stambaugh as Valdez in Hovey’s ‘Jesus Hopped the A Train)

By Deanna Dement Myers

Jesus Hopped the A Train – Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Directed by Haris Lefteri. Co-producers: Mark Stickler and Kristen Dattoli; Monica Bruno, Stage Manager; Michelle Aguillon, Stage Design; Douglas Gordon, Lighting Design; Jason Dawson, Sound Design; Anna Silva, Costume Design. Presented by the Hovey Players March 1-16. Tickets available at hoveyplayers.com

“How many Sons of God you know drive a Lexus?”

Kneeling on stage, a young man attempts to recite the Lord’s Prayer from memory. In a holding cell for twenty-three hours a day, Angel Cruz (Dominic Carter) is awaiting trial for the shooting of the Reverend Kim. The shooting was part of a botched plan to rescue his childhood friend who had been brainwashed and captured by Kim’s cult. Angel is frightened and angered by his incarceration, as this is basically his first criminal offense.

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