COCA presents the musical adaptation of The Color Purple, Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Also a popular Steven Spielberg film, The Color Purple features Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of this epic story.
Prepare to be spellbound by the powerful voices and unforgettable characters who take you on a heartwarming odyssey of love, empowerment and redemption. The Color Purple, COCA's summer musical, features a Grammy-winning score infused with jazz, ragtime, gospel, and African blues. It's a moving testament to the power of love, faith, resilience and sisterhood. Ideal for ages 13 and up.
The Color Purple will be on stage at COCA July 19-21 with audio description available at the Saturday afternoon performance and ASL interpretation provided during the Saturday evening performance.
Tickets are available at cocastl.org
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