Overview

• Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play 'Purpose' was awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama on May 5, marking his first Pulitzer win.
• The play, which premiered at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre in March 2024, was commissioned and developed by the renowned theater company.
• 'Purpose' is currently running at the Hayes Theater on Broadway, where it opened on March 17, 2025, and is scheduled to run through July 6.
• The production, directed by Phylicia Rashad, has received six Tony Award nominations, including Best Play, solidifying its critical acclaim.
• The narrative follows a fictional Black political family grappling with scandal, drawing inspiration from the legacy of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.