The Mountaintop presented by Front Porch Arts Collective
About the Show
The Front Porch Arts Collective presents:
THE MOUNTAINTOP
Written by Katori Hall
Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent
A gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.
“Even before the first flash of lightning—and there will be plenty of that before evening’s end—an ominous electricity crackles through the opening moments of THE MOUNTAINTOP.” —The New York Times
“[THE MOUNTAINTOP] crackles with theatricality and a humanity more moving than sainthood.” —Newsday (NY)
“…as audacious as it is inventive…[a] thrilling, wild, provocative flight of magical realism…Hall keeps her audience guessing…This is playwriting without a net, a defiant poke in the eye of all historical conventions and political correctness…The King that is left after Hall’s humanization project is somehow more real and urgent and whole.” —Associated Press
September 19 – October 12
- Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30pm
- Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm
- Sundays at 2pm
Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre
525 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
This event is open to the public. Tickets are required:
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$40 Priority Seating (four center rows in front of the stage, downstairs)
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$35 General Admission
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$15 Student
Walk-up tickets will be available to purchase at the Modern Theatre box office on the day of each performance, subject to availability.
If you have any questions or if you need assistance purchasing tickets, please email [email protected] .
Please see below for important information to note before your visit to the Modern Theatre:
SEATING: This event has General Admission seating. All seats are first-come, first-served.
Please note: If you purchased a Priority Seating ticket, all seats in the Priority Seating section (four center rows in front of the stage, downstairs) are first-come, first-served.
ARRIVAL: The Modern Theatre lobby and box office will open one hour before each performance’s start time.
If a performance is sold out and there is a waitlist, unclaimed tickets will be released to the waitlist ten minutes before the performance’s scheduled start time. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your performance’s start time and check in at the box office to avoid losing your tickets to the waitlist.
RUNNING LATE? Late seating will be permitted during appropriate breaks in the performance, at the Front of House Manager’s discretion. Please arrive on time, at least 15 minutes before your performance’s start time.
PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION: Parking and transportation recommendations can be found here.
ACCESSIBILITY: We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for all events. Please email [email protected] to make a reasonable accommodation request.
– The Modern Theatre is wheelchair and mobility aid accessible.
– ADA and companion seating is available for all events.
– The Modern Theatre has an ADA accessible and gender-neutral restroom.
CONTACT US: Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or need assistance reserving tickets.
As you await your performance, we invite you to visit www.moderntheatre.com
- View our upcoming events
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- Learn more about our history
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