The Color Purple - August 21 - August 31, 2025

Urban Arts Collective
Urban Arts Collective 

Kalita Humphreys Theater

 
PRESENTS
 
THE COLOR PURPLE

 

BASED UPON THE NOVEL WRITTEN BY ALICE WALKER

AND THE WARNER BROS./AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT MOTION PICTURE 

  

Book by

Music and Lyrics by

MARSHA NORMAN

BRENDA

RUSSELL

ALLEE

WILLIS

STEPHEN

BRAY

 

with

 

James Adams
Jacob Azariah
Jerrah Amire

Johnnie Brown
James Hawkins

Sydney Hewitt
Christopher Hill
Rickey Jones
Shennaya King
Tyler Prynce

Tamya J. Simmons
Theresa Stuckey
Akron Watson*
Crystal Williams

 

 

Music Director

Geno Young

Lighting Designer

Valeyncia Caldwell

Set Design

Tami Gamble

 

Sound Designer

Joshua Nguyen

 

Costumes Contributed by

Jubilee Theater
and Soul Rep Thetre

 Stage Manger

Mallory Williams

 

Assistant Choreographer

Rebekah Wade

 

Assistant Stage Manager
Yvette Harris

 

Directed and Choreographed by

Dr. JuNene K

  

THE COLOR PURPLE was produced on Broadway at the Broadway Theater by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, and Quincy Jones. 

The world premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE was produced by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia

The Color Purple is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com

 

* Actor appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association