About Our 1st Annual Brandon Jacob -Jenkins Memorial Prayer Brunch, Saturday, October 16, 2025, Uplifting Our Local Steppenwolf Theater and its Co-Artistic Director

PROLOGUE- “I Encourage everyone to please support their local theaters.”  Jacob-Jenkins (2025 Tony Award Best Play Winner for his work “PURPOSE”) said passionately on stage at Radio City  accepting the award “a lot of good stuff happens in New York but even more happens out in the regions.  So use your next commercial break to (subport) a local theater near you.”  PLAYBILL, Delp Tran, June 08, 2025.

MESSAGING CONTENT-BREAKING NEWS:  African American play write, Brandon Jacob-Jenkins, the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winner for his play “PURPOSE” is also the 2025 winner of the prestigious Tony Award for Best Play, Directed by Felicia Reshad and including the play’s 2025 Tony Best Actor nominee, Glen Davis,  Co-Artistic Director of the Chicago-based ensemble theater, Steppenwolf.

By the way, Steppenwolf Theater served as the local Chicago-Based premier  Producer of “PURPOSE” as well as moved with the play as an ensemble to Broadway.  

Accordingly, OUR FATHER’S BUSINESS WEEKLY (Reformation African American Lutheran Revival Free House Church Teleconferece-Chicago},

Rev. Joel Washington {Khunanpu Sangoma}, Senior Pastor, Executive Director,

Deaconess Marsha Washington, and Harvest Church Minster, Monica Chambers, Chicago Outreach,

& Vicars Crescent Washington and Brother Tiba Washington, New York City, Outreach,

   HOSTS

The 1st Annual Brandon Jacob-Jenkins Memorial Saturday Prayer Brunch Uplifting Our Local Steppenwolf Theater Ensemble and its Co-Artistic Director

Saturday, October 18, 2025, 12NOON-2PM,

Maple Ponte Apartments Community Room

150 W. Maple Street, Chicago IL 60610