Mike Davis - WBEZ

Purpose 1. Photo by Michael Brosilow.jpg. (clockwise from left) Harry Lennix, ensemble members Alana Arenas and Glenn Davis, Tamara Tunie, Ayanna Bria Bakari and ensemble member Jon Michael Hill in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s world premiere of Purpose by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Phylicia Rashad, playing now through April 28, 2024. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

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At Steppenwolf Theatre, Phylicia Rashad is reimagining the Black family drama

“Purpose,” directed by Rashad and written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, spares no punches, tackling family, politics and religion.

By Mike Davis - WBEZ