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Purpose at Gil Cates Theater
Dates: 11/11/2026 - 12/13/2026
📍 Theatre: Gil Cates Theater
Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Meet the Jaspers: generations of a powerful Black political family under one roof where nothing stays buried for long. When their youngest son returns home, instincts kick in to protect their public image of leadership and moral authority, and fractures soon appear as private grievances, betrayals, and long-simmering questions of identity rise to the surface.
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.
Originally Produced on Broadway by David Stone, Debra Martin Chase, Marc Platt, LaChanze, Rashad V. Chambers, Aaron Glick, Universal Theatrical Group, Eastern Standard Time, Trate Productions, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, James L. Nederlander, John Gore, ATG Entertainment, The Shubert Organization, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
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About the Theatre
Named after Geffen Playhouse founder, Gil Cates, in spring of 2010, this 512 seat performance space is large enough to accommodate musicals but usually houses contemporary and classic plays, including world premieres and second productions as well as re-imaginings of timeless works.
The Gil Cates Theater typically houses five season productions (running for five weeks or more) as well as special events including concerts, holiday productions, and play readings. This theater also houses several education and outreach performances and events each year.
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Where is Gil Cates Theater located?
Gil Cates Theater is at 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA.
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"Master Harold"...and the Boys (04/08/26-05/10/26)
SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA (02/04/26-03/08/26)
Table 17 (11/05/25-12/07/25)
Am I Roxie? (09/03/25-10/05/25)
The Reservoir (06/18/25-07/20/25)
Furlough's Paradise (04/16/25-05/18/25)
tiny father (06/12/24-07/14/24)
Fat Ham (03/27/24-04/28/24)
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (01/17/24-02/18/24)
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