
Specialty Nights
- Discussion Nights September 13 & 21, 2022
- Pride Night September 16, 2022
The Color Purple
This triumphant musical adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of human fortitude, redemption and love is directed by Timothy Douglas (Spunk).
A teenage Celie is torn from her beloved sister and forced into an abusive marriage. Over the next forty years, while Celie encounters repression, despair and heartbreak, she also discovers hope in a group of friends who inspire her to find her voice, discover her beauty and change her life.
Nominated for 11 Tony Awards® and featuring a soaring score of jazz, gospel, blues and ragtime, The Color Purple brilliantly illuminates the lives of Southern Black women in breathtaking scope.
“An exuberant celebration of community and female empowerment.”
– THE GUARDIAN
Flip through The Color Purple program
Running time is approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes, including one intermission.
This show is recommended for teens and adults and will use theatrical haze. Click here to read all content warnings.
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SPONSORED BY:
THE JEAN T. PELHAM AND HEYWARD G. PELHAM FOUNDATION
MIKE BLANK
DEBORAH G. GANDY
LIGHTING SPONSORED BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR
Cast Members
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Tẹmídayọ Amay
Squeak
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Catrina Brenae
Swing
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Ian Anthony Coleman
Bobby/Guard
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Frenchie Davis
Sofia
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Jay Frisby
Swing
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Kaiyla Gross
Nettie
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Raquel Jennings
Olivia
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Torrey Linder
Mister
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Sean-Maurice Lynch
Adam
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Keenan McCarter
Pa
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Yewande Odetoyinbo
Doris Church Lady
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Solomon Parker III
Harpo
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Nova Y. Payton
Celie
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Gabrielle Rice
Swing
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Nia Savoy-Dock
Darlene Church Lady
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Tyrell Stanley
Swing
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Stephawn P. Stephens
Ol' Mister/Preacher
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Danielle J. Summons
Shug Avery
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Jalisa Williams
Jarene Church Lady
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Tobias A. Young
Buster/Grady
Creative Team
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Based upon
the novel written by Alice Walker and the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment Motion Picture
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Book by
Marsha Norman
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Music & Lyrics by
Brenda Russell, Allee Willis & Stephen Bray
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The Color Purple was produced on Broadway at the Broadway Theater by
Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman and Quincy Jones
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The world premiere of The Color Purple was produced by
the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
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Directed by
Timothy Douglas
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Music Directed by
Mark G. Meadows
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Choreographed by
Dane Figueroa Edidi
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Scenic Design by
Tony Cisek
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Lighting Design by
Peter Maradudin
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Costume Design by
Kara Harmon
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Sound Design by
Ryan Hickey
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Hair, Wig & Make-up Design by
J. Jared Janas
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Co-Intimacy Choreographers
Chelsea Pace and Greg Geffard
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New York Casting by
JZ Casting
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Signature Casting
Kelly Crandall d’Amboise and Jorge Acevedo
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Production Stage Manager
Kerry Epstein
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Assistant Director
Ezinne Elele
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Assistant Stage Manager
Taryn Friend
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Production Assistant
Kelsey Jenkins
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Associate Music Director
Angie Benson
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Keyboard Programmer
Alexander Greenberg

Inside Signature with Danielle J. Summons
Danielle J. Summons, who plays sultry chanteuse Shug Avery in The Color Purple sits down with Education Director David Zobell for a conversation about her career, growing up in Raleigh and her important arts advocacy work.
September 1 from 1-2PM in the Mead Lobby or streaming online