Purpose
Ticket Info
Purpose is currently exclusively available to subscribers and groups.
Tickets will go on sale to the public in mid-November 2026.
FIRST-EVER IN-THE-ROUND STAGING OF TONY-WINNING BEST PLAY
March 12 – May 2, 2027
Credits
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Jade King Carroll
Location
Fichandler Stage
One unexpected overnight visit is all it takes to crack the carefully protected legacy of one of America’s most powerful Black political families.
Meet the Jaspers—a Black political dynasty of civil rights leaders, pastors, and congressmen who have long anchored Black American life. But beneath the surface, cracks and secrets simmer. When the youngest son, Naz, returns home with an unexpected guest, long-buried resentment boils over, fracturing the family's foundation.
Wickedly smart, outrageously funny, and ultimately devastating, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Purpose is a provocative, deeply felt exploration of legacy, belonging, and the cost of believing in something bigger than yourself.
Support for Purpose is provided by Daniel W Hamilton.
Key art illustration by Charles Chaisson.
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