A Fictional Chicago Political Family Searches for Purpose in Steppenwolf World Premiere: Review | Chicago News wttw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wttw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“Purpose” 4 stars
“Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ outstanding domestic drama premiering at Steppenwolf Theatre, rings familiar. Not only for the insight and wit characteristic of.
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.
In the summer of 2013, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., scion of the civil rights leader, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud in connection with his misuse of $750,000 of campaign funds. Simultaneously, his wife, Sandi, was sentenced to 12 months for signing her name on false tax returns concealing said crimes. The Jacksons did not serve their time .
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