Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - June 2025
Purpose
Broadway
Play
Original
Purpose
Broadway
Play
Original
SYNOPSIS:
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 to Illinois with an uninvited friend in tow, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and the legacies of Black radicalism. Spirited, hilarious and filled with intrigue, Purpose is an epic family drama from one of the country’s most celebrated voices.
- Running Time: 2 hours and 50 minutes, with one intermission
- playwright: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
People (70)
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Claudine Jasper
(Replacement)
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Solomon “Sonny” Jasper
(Original)
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Nazareth “Naz” Jasper
(Original)
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Solomon “Junior” Jasper
(Original)
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Morgan Jasper
(Original)
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Aziza Houston
(Original)
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Claudine Jasper
(Original)
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Solomon “Sonny” Jasper
(Original)
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Nazareth “Naz” Jasper
(Original)
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Solomon “Junior” Jasper
(Original)
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Morgan Jasper
(Original)
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Aziza Houston
(Original)
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Playwright
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Director
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Scenic Design
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Costume Design
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Lighting Design
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Sound Design
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Sound Design
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Hair & Wig Design
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Casting
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Original Casting
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Assistant Director
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Associate Scenic Designer
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Associate Costume Designer
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Associate Lighting Designer
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Associate Sound Designer
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Associate Hair and Wig Designer
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Associate Hair and Wig Designer
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Production Management
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Production Management
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Production Stage Manager
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Stage Manager
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Set Decoration & Props
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Fight Director
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Dramaturg
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Vocal Coach
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General Management
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Company Manager
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Assistant Company Manager
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General Press Representative
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Press Representative
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Press Representative
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Press Representative
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Cultural Press Representative
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Cultural Press Representative
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Cultural Press Representative
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Advertising & Marketing
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Digital Marketing
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Production Photographer
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Produced In Association With
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Executive Director, Second Stage Theater
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Interim Artistic Director 24/25 Season, Second Stage Theater
Pro Info
Inside The Playbill
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Purpose Playbill - Opening Night
Awards
| Drama Desk Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | Winner | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Play | Winner |
| Drama League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Outstanding Production of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Distinguished Performance | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Distinguished Performance | Nominee |
| New York Drama Critics' Circle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Best Play | Winner |
| Outer Critics Circle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominee |
| Pulitzer Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Winner |
| Theatre World Awards | |||
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| 2025 | Outstanding Debut Performance | Winner |
| Tony Award | |||
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| 2025 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Winner | |
| 2025 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Best Actress in a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Best Actor in a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Best Actor in a Play | Nominee | |
| 2025 | Best Play | Winner |
QUICK STATS
(as of Aug 31, 2025)
Total Current Gross:
$15,153,366.17
Highest Weekly Gross:
$1,020,309.35 (Week Ending Aug 31, 2025)
Average Ticket Price:
$124.91
Average % Capacity:
96.55%
Grosses
| Week Ending | Week Number | This Week Gross Potential Gross | Diff $ | Avg Ticket Top Ticket | Seats Sold Seats in Theatre | Perfs Previews | % Cap This Week | Diff % cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14 | $1,020,309.35 | $164,068.35 | $219.52 $580.00 | 4,648 581 | 8 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 13 | $856,241.00 | $92,680.80 | $184.22 $480.00 | 4,648 581 | 8 0 | 100.00% | 0.47% |
| Aug 17, 2025 | 12 | $763,560.20 | $56,568.80 | $165.06 $430.00 | 4,626 581 | 8 0 | 99.53% | 0.78% |
| Aug 10, 2025 | 11 | $706,991.40 | $34,299.10 | $154.03 $430.00 | 4,590 581 | 8 0 | 98.75% | 0.82% |
