Purpose - Play

Purpose - Play at OneAmerica Mainstage - Indiana Repertory Theater

The Jaspers look flawless from the outside. Their influence reaches into civil rights, church and politics, and the public sees a family built on conviction. Then comes a celebration, and the polish starts to crack. Purpose lives in that gap between the story a family tells and the one it lives.

Then an uninvited guest arrives, and family secrets spill into the open. That's a clean, gripping premise for a night of live theatre. Every glance matters when the truth is closing in on people who have spent years managing their image. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wrote the play, and it won both the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. Those honors belong to the play itself, but they signal a script that has earned serious attention. At Indiana Repertory Theater, Tyrone Phillips directs this local production, presented as a co-production with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

The Tuesday evening performance makes room for a full night at the theatre. Stories like this get people talking. What do we owe our families? What does legacy ask of us, and what does it cost? You may leave debating loyalty and responsibility, which is exactly why theatre works best when you share the room with others. This performance takes place February 9, 2027, at 6:30 PM on the OneAmerica Mainstage in Indianapolis. Secure your seat now and see Purpose at Indiana Repertory Theater.