Purpose
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
A co-production with Alliance Theatre
Berlind Theatre
January 21-February 13, 2027
Purpose, the gripping and hilarious new drama from two-time Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, is “a thumping, riveting, guns-blazing, major new American play” (NY Daily News) that is “unstoppably fierce, funny, and ruthless!” (The New York Post).
An electrifying, intimate and intriguing behind-the-scenes look at the influential Jasper family. And like all families, there are cracks beneath the surface. When the son returns home with an uninvited friend, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith, and its legacy.
Photo: Princeton University Alum Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
“Purpose channels everything from August Wilson to Tennessee Williams. It’s a sparring match, crackling with sharp punchlines, pulling us into an all-out brawl.”