Purpose (2025)

Directed by Phylicia Rashad
Cast: LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Harry Lennix, Jon Michael Hill, Alana Arenas, Glenn Davis, Kara Young

Nazareth "Naz" Jasper, a beekeeper and the quieter son of a prominent Black political dynasty, brings an unexpected houseguest home for a family dinner that quickly unravels. As his civil-rights-icon father, formidable mother, and recently incarcerated older brother gather, long-buried secrets, ideological clashes, and questions of legacy surface. Set largely in the Jasper family's Midwestern home, the play probes what each generation owes its forebears and what it means to forge one's own purpose.

Theater

Helen Hayes Theater · Broadway

Closed

August 31, 2025