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Purlie Victorious at Studio Theatre

Dates: 5/6/2026 - 6/14/2026

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Studio Theatre


1501 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Washington, DC, DC 20005

Phone: 202.332.3300

Tickets: $55-105


Purlie is home on a mission—to buy back his father’s church and liberate the sharecroppers he grew up with from the brutal segregationist who still runs their plantation. Purlie Victorious features a madcap plot, survival techniques forged in the Jim Crow South, and satiric targets that feel as urgent as they did when the play premiered in 1961—its 2023 Broadway revival was nominated for six Tony awards. Psalmayene 24 (The Colored Museum) will direct this timely and lacerating comedy.

Cast and Creative Team for Purlie Victorious at Studio Theatre

Cast

Warner Miller
Purlie Victorious Judson
Danaya Esperanza
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Kelli Blackwell
Missy Judson
Jason Bowen
Gitlow Judson
John Sygar
Charlie Cotchipee
Lizan Mitchell
Idella Landy
Stephen Patrick Martin
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Elliott Bales
The Sheriff
Jacob Thompson
The Deputy

Creative Team

Psalmayene 24
Director
Nayanna Simone
Assistant Director
Ossie Davis
Playwright

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About the Theatre

Studio Theatre

1501 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Washington, DC, DC 20005

Phone: 202.332.3300

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Studio Theatre is at 1501 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005, Washington, DC, DC.

Now in its 41st season, Studio has carved out a distinctive place for itself by investing in excellence up close and by producing plays of big ideas on a human scale—plays that challenge assumptions, spark conversations, and offer both surprise and connection. Over its four decades, Studio has produced an eclectic mix of works that reflect the contemporary world, offering a repertoire of provocative new and contemporary writing from around the world and inventive stagings of contemporary classics.

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