Imaginative Play depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last night on earth
Amanda Warren in The Mountaintop at Geffen Playhouse. Directed by Patricia McGregor. Photo by Isaak Berliner.
*Amanda Warren and Jon Michael Hill star in The Mountaintop by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall. The Geffen Playhouse welcomes this quaint and vivid theatrical presentation.
This stage play portrays a fictional encounter with a hotel maid named Camae (Amanda Warren) and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jon Michael Hill) in room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee the night prior to his assassination in April of 1968.
Jon Michael Hill as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in The Mountaintop – Photo by Justin Bettman
The Mountaintop is directed by Patricia McGregor, who turns a sea of words into a playground of lyrical possibilities beautifully performed by Amanda Warren and Jon Michael Hill.
Camae and King flirt with ideas that shatter the stereotypes of their juxtaposed worlds. What do a civil rights leader and a maid at a two-star motel have in common?
What do they have to talk about? What will they do unsupervised? What are their non-negotiables? Who is Camae and why is she really there?
L-R: Artistic Associate Director Amy Levinson, Amanda Warren, Director Patricia McGregor, Jon Michael Hill, and Executive Director Gil Cates, Jr. at the June 15, 2023 Opening of The Mountaintop. Photo by Jordan Strauss.
The uncompromising truth about their encounter will only be found out once The Mountaintop is witnessed on stage in this unforgettable theatrical production.
The Mountaintop is showing now through July 9, 2023, at The Geffen Playhouse located at 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024. For tickets and information visit: GeffenPlayhouse.org
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