Video: PURPOSE at The Huntington Theatre

The Huntington unveiled a story trailer for Purpose, offering a glimpse into the family drama at the Calderwood Pavilion from September 10 through October 11, 2026. The short video, filmed and edited by Mike Kligerman of Kligerman Productions, teases the tension at the center of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play without giving away its central twist.

Purpose won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize and became a hit during its Broadway run. The play follows the Jasper family, a prominent Black American political dynasty surrounded for decades by civil rights leaders, pastors, and congressmen. That legacy begins to unravel when the family's youngest son comes home with an unexpected dinner guest, exposing cracks beneath the household's carefully maintained image. The Washington Post described the show as a "feast of jaw-dropping tea and riveting food for thought," a line the theatre highlighted in promoting the production.

The Huntington's staging is directed by Josiah Davis at the Calderwood Pavilion, located at 527 Tremont Street in Boston. The production adds to a growing list of regional stagings of the play since its Broadway success, as theatres around the country continue to program the work.