The full cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ upcoming production, Purpose , has been revealed. The show has announced that LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Harry Lennix, Jon Michael Hill, Glenn Davis, Alana Arenas and Kara Young have been cast as the prideful Jasper family. As stated previously , the play revolved around the Jaspers, who have had immense influence in politics and society. But the family is faced with a personal quandry after the youngest son Nazareth returns home with an uninvited friend. As the description states, “the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and the legacies of Black radicalism.” The play is directed by Phylicia Rashad and produced by Debra Martin Chase, LaChanze, Rashad Chambers, David Stone, Marc Platt and Aaron Glick. The Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which housed the play’s world premiere in March, will also produce. When does ‘Purpose’ open on Broadway? Purpose will start Broadway previews Feb. 24 at the Helen Hayes Theater with its...
