ALLIANCE THEATRE PRODUCTION
PURPOSE
When: 2:00 PM on Sunday, September 13, 2026
Where: Alliance Theatre / Coca Cola Stage
1280 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
Event Details: In Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, the Jasper family is gathering for a long-overdue reunion. For decades, they’ve been the embodiment of Black political power and public virtue – a dynasty of ministers, activists, and changemakers whose legacy has shaped generations. But when a young outsider arrives with questions no one is prepared to answer, carefully guarded secrets begin to surface.
Over the course of one unforgettable evening, old wounds reopen, loyalties are tested, and the truth threatens to upend everything the family has built. At once biting, hilarious, and deeply human, Purpose asks what we owe our families, our communities, and ourselves.
Celebrated playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate, An Octoroon) delivers a thrilling, sharply observed drama about legacy, faith, and the courage it takes to confront the truth. This gripping and darkly funny drama has been described as “a thumping, riveting, guns-blazing, major new American play” (New York Daily News) that is “unstoppably fierce, funny, and ruthless!” (New York Post).
Cost: $45 / ticket
Reservations and Seating: Tickets must be purchased directly from the Alliance Theatre. Any tickets in APT’s block of seats not purchased by August 30th will be released to the general public.
APT members will receive instructions on how to purchase tickets by clicking the Register button and signing up for this event.
Seating is assigned for this production, and you’ll be able to select your seat(s) within the APT block of seats during the checkout process.
Parking: Some free parking is available in the Ansley Park neighborhood. Pay attention to the parking signs because they will indicate where and when free parking is available. Parking is also available in the Woodruff Arts Center garage or in any of several other garages in the area such as the Promenade. See this link for information on parking. https://www.woodruffcenter.org/parking-directions/
Questions: Contact Ezra Cohen at ezraco@earthlink.net or 404-355-2311.