'Purpose' review: Steppenwolf explores fictionalized iconic Black family in blistering production : vimarsana.com

Clearly inspired by Chicago’s Jackson family — as in Jesse and Jesse Jr. — the play is set at a transitional moment when the family must process a problematic recent past and consider the future.

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