Movie: The Color Purple (2023)

The Color Purple will be shown on Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 PM. Adult tickets are $8 and student tickets are $4, plus Eventbrite fees.

The musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel is about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. Experience the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond. This bold new take on the beloved classic is directed by Blitz Bazawule (“Black Is King,” “The Burial of Kojo”) and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones. Starring Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor , and Fantasia Barrino (in her major motion picture debut).

“This Color Purple reincarnation differs from many other remakes and reboots that have washed upon the public’s shores. … It carries the weight of four decades’ worth of fierce debates, divergent interpretations, and scholarly analysis.” – Aisha Harris, NPR

2023, Rated PG-13