The Mountaintop

Memphis – April 3, 1968. A gripping re-imagining of the events taking place the night before the assassination of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After delivering his magnificent and memorable "I’ve Been to the Mountaintop" speech, an exhausted and defeated Dr. King retires to Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel where he encounters a mysterious and spirited stranger as an epic storm rages outside. Playwright Katori Hall won the 2010 Olivier Award for this new play hailed as "soul-stirring and eye-opening" by The Daily News.