Events
Purpose
November 11- December 13, 2026
Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Jon Michael Hill in the Broadway/Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Photo by Marc J. Franklin.
Direct from Broadway, this 2025 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize–winning play makes its LA debut with the original Broadway cast, directed by the incomparable Phylicia Rashad. Both intimate and epic, Purpose is provocative, often hilarious, and ultimately a devastating exploration of legacy and the cost of believing in something bigger than yourself.
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L-R: LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Kara Young, Glenn Davis and Jon Michael Hill in the Broadway/Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Photo by Marc J. Franklin.
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L-R: Jon Michael Hill, Kara Young and Harry Lennix in the Broadway production of Purpose at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Photo by Marc J. Franklin.
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L-R: Alana Arenas, Kara Young, Harry Lennix, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Glenn Davis and Jon Michael Hill in the Broadway/Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Photo by Marc J. Franklin.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a Brooklyn-based playwright, producer, Tony winner, and Pulitzer Prize winner.