From civil rights leaders to pastors and congressmen, the Jasper dynasty is a pillar of Black American Politics – with a reputation to protect.
When a snowstorm traps three generations under one roof, family secrets claw their way to the surface.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s 2025 Tony Award-winning Best Play and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is a portrait of a family struggling to live up to its own legacy.
Presented by the internationally renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Downstate, August: Osage County) in a European Premiere straight from Broadway, directed by Phylicia Rashad (Grey’s Anatomy).
Kalyne Coleman (Interview with the Vampire) will join the original Broadway company Alana Arenas (David Makes Man), Glenn Davis (Downstate), Jon Michael Hill (Pass Over), Harry Lennix (Justice League), and LaTanya Richardson Jackson (To Kill a Mockingbird).
The full creative team will also transfer with the production: Set Design by Todd Rosenthal, Costume Design by Dede Ayite, Lighting Design by Amith Chandrashaker, and Sound Design by Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen. Hair & Wig Design by Nikiya Mathis, Dramaturgy by Jonathan L. Green. The Production Stage Manager is Tiffany N. Robinson, casting for this production is by JC Clementz, CSA and Calleri Jensen Davis.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Writer, said: “I imagine for most writers a play at the Royal Court is a bit of a dream and I am no exception. I’m thrilled to bring the Jasper family to this powerhouse of new writing and hopeful for the conversations they might spark among audiences.”
Purpose plays at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs from Saturday 16 January – Saturday 27 February 2027.
ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES
20 February 2027 – Chilled Performance
23 February 2027 – Captioned Performance
27 February 2027 – Audio Described Performance
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