The Purple Piano Project

The Purple Piano Project is the first episode of Glee's third season and the forty-fifth episode overall. It premiered on September 20, 2011.

The season premiere opens, revealing that for some members of New Directions, it's their senior year. As New Directions prepare to recruit members after losing Quinn and Lauren, Will thinks of "The Purple Piano Project," in which a buisness man, invests in the arts and gives purple pianos to the Glee Club. With the purple pianos scattered around the school, the New Directions have to sing a song if they spot one. With the seniors questioning their futures beyond high school, Rachel and Kurt attempt to find a college in New York after learning that Julliard does not offer a musical theater program while Finn is lost and confused about his future plans.

The episode was directed by Eric Stoltz and written by Brad Falchuk.

Songs

 * † denotes an unreleased song.

Guest Stars

 * Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins
 * Dot Jones as Shannon Beiste
 * Josh Sussman as Jacob Ben Israel
 * Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson
 * Bill A. Jones as Rod Remington
 * Earlene Davis as Andrea Carmichael
 * Ashley Fink as Lauren Zizes
 * Lindsay Pearce as Harmony
 * Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta
 * LaMarcus Tinker as Shane Tinsley
 * Barbara Tarbuck as Nancy Bletheim
 * Caden Michael Gray as Gavroche

Co-Stars

 * Rock Anthony as Rick Nelson
 * Adrienne Berry as Pendleton
 * Courtney Galiano as The Mack
 * Raven Goodwin as Sheila
 * Jolene Purdy as Ronnie
 * Tim Wilson as Canada