'Purpose' is a provocative and lively new production now on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater. The plot brings a son back to Illinois, where the home fires are scorching with secrets and truths emerging.
Tony winner Phylicia Rashad is directing "Purpose," a drama play on Broadway in Chicago at the Steppenwolf Theatre through April 28."Purpose" is a provocative and lively new production now on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater.
"I've been many places in my life and good places abound, and this is certainly one of them and this is a good time," Rashad said.The cast includes Chicago standout Harry Lennix. The plot brings a son back to Illinois, where the home fires are scorching with secrets and truths emerging. "I think about the theatre as a space that's about more than just entertainment," Jacobs-Jenkins said. "It's a place you go to meet your feelings, the feelings of the people in your community and have a real collective experience. This is a town known for incredible actors, very muscular, realism, big, bold, loud nights in the theatre, and to be able to play inside the playground is a total honor, and I'm excited to be here.
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