WHEN:
February 25 - July 6, 2025
WHERE:
Helen Hayes Theater
240 West 44th street
New York, NY
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, pastors and congressmen. But like all families, there are cracks and secrets just under the surface. When the youngest son Nazareth returns home with an uninvited friend in tow, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and the legacies of Black political power and familial duty. Spirited, hilarious and filled with intrigue, PURPOSE is an epic family drama from one of the country’s most celebrated voices..."
CAST:
Kara Young (as Aziza Houston), LaTanya Richardson Jackson (as Claudine Jasper), Alana Arenas (as Morgan Jasper), Glenn Davis (as Solomon “Junior” Jasper Jr.), Jon Michael Hill (as Nazareth “Naz” Jasper), Harry Lennix (as Solomon “Sonny” Jasper)
CREATIVE TEAM:
Director: Phylicia Rashad
Sets: Todd Rosenthal
Costumes: Dede Ayite
Lighting: Amith Chandrashaker
Sound: Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen
