January 12, 2018 - March 8, 2018
The Mountaintop
By Katori Hall
Directed by Shirley Jo Finney
Starring Gilbert Glenn Brown, Karen Malina White
On the evening of April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated outside room 306 of The Lorraine Motel in Memphis. What happened inside room 306 the night before the killing is a mystery. In her internationally acclaimed play, The Mountaintop, playwright Katori Hall fantasizes what may have transpired in the overnight hours between the legendary civil rights leader and a seemingly inconsequential hotel maid.
Winner of the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Play, The Mountaintop is rife with humor and political jabs, while giving us a glimpse at the human side of Martin Luther King Jr. Hours after his famed final speech, punctuated by the immortal line, "I've been to the mountaintop," the celebrated Reverend reveals his hopes, regrets, and fears, creating a masterful bridge between mortality and immortality. In 2018, America and the world marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr., yet, struggles to resolve racial tension remain a challenge for communities everywhere.
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Photos by Kirk Richard Smith
Performances
Wenatchee, WA
Numerica Performing Arts Center
Stanley Civic Center
January 12, 2018
Tacoma, WA
Pantages Theater
January 13, 2018
Pullman, WA
Jones Theater—Daggy Hall
Washington State University
January 15-16, 2018
Notre Dame, IN
Leighton Concert Hall—DeBartolo Center
University of Notre Dame
January 19, 2018
Houghton, MI
Rozsa Center for the Performing
Arts Michigan Tech
January 23, 2018
Moorhead, MN
Hansen Theatre
Roland Dille Center for the Arts
January 25, 2018
Blacksburg, VA
Fife Theatre—Moss Arts Center
Virginia Tech
January 28, 2018
Clemson, SC
Brooks Center
Clemson University
January 30, 2018
Wilmington, NC
Kenan Auditorium
University of North Carolina
February 1, 2018
Nacogdoches, TX
W.M. Turner Auditorium
February 3, 2018
Stillwater, OK
Seretean Center Concert Hall
Oklahoma State University
February 6, 2018
West Long Branch, NJ
Pollak Theatre
Monmouth University
February 8, 2018
Somerville, NJ
Theater @ Raritan Valley Community College
February 9, 2018
Reading, PA
Miller Center for the Arts
Reading Area Community College
February 10, 2018
Henderson, KY
Preston Fine Arts Center
February 13, 2018
Harrisburg, PA
Rose Lehrman Arts Center
HACC
February 15, 2018
Pittsburgh, PA
August Wilson Center
February 17, 2018
Columbia, MO
Jesse Hall Auditorium
University of Missouri
February 19, 2018
Elon, NC
McCrary Theater
Elon University
February 22, 2018
Davidson, NC
Duke Family Performance Hall
Davidson College
February 23, 2018
Norfolk, VA
Crispus Attucks Theater
February 24, 2018
The Villages, FL
The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center
February 26, 2018
Jacksonville, FL
Ritz Theatre
February 27, 2018
Hamilton, Bermuda
Earl Cameron Theatre
City Hall Arts Center
March 1-3, 2018
Lincoln, NE
Lied Center for Performing Arts
University of Nebraska
March 6, 2018
Oxford, OH
Hall Auditorium
Miami University
March 8, 2018
Flushing, NY
Queens Theatre
March 10-11, 2018
Park City, UT
Eccles Center
March 31, 2018
College Station, TX
Rudder Theatre
Texas A & M University
April 3-4, 2018
Decorah, IA
Center for Faith and Life
Luther College
April 6, 2018
Midland, MI
Midland Center for the Arts
April 7-8, 2018
Chattanooga, TN
Fine Arts Center
University of Tennessee
April 10, 2018
Frederick, MD
Weinberg Center
April 13, 2018
Fairfax, VA
GMU Center for the Arts
George Mason University
April 14, 2018
Raleigh, NC
Stewart Theatre
North Carolina State University
April 17, 2018
West Palm Beach, FL
Rinker Playhouse
Kravis Center
April 20-21, 2018
Lexington, VA
Lenfest Center
Washington & Lee University
April 23, 2018
Flint, MI
The Capitol Theatre
April 26, 2018