April 3, 1968. Having just delivered his magnificent oration “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” at Mason Temple in support of a sanitation workers’ strike, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. returns to Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. A maid comes to his door with coffee. An unlikely relationship is forged that ventures into the political and personal, compelling him to confront his destiny and the fate of the nation on the eve of one of the most critical moments in American History. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play, The Mountaintop is presented in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Writer
- Katori Hall Playwright
Director
- Megan Sandberg-Zakian Director
Cast
- Maurice Emmanuel Parent King
- Kami Rushell Smith Camae
Production
- Susan Zeeman Rogers Set Designer
- Michael Dates Costume Designer
- David Roy Lighting Designer
- John Oluwole ADEkoje Projections Designer
- Elisheba Ittoop Sound Designer
- Liz Hayes Dialect Coach
- Tasia A. Jones Assistant Director
- Dominique D. Burford Stage Manager
- Amanda Sheehan Production Assistant, Assistant Stage Manager