SEPT 19 - OCT 12, 2025
BY KATORI HALL
DIRECTED BY MAURICE EMMANUEL PARENT
THE MOUNTAINTOP
When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.
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.
Summary
Playwright: Katori Hall
Director: Maurice Emmanuel Parent
Produced by: Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with the Suffolk University Modern Theatre
Assistant Director: Kayla Sessoms
Production Stage Manager: Lauren Burke*
Assistant Stage Manager: Athéna-Genesis Baptiste
Scenic Design: Ben Lieberson
Lighting Design: Brian Lilienthal
Sound Design: Joshua Jackson
Costume and Makeup Design: Kiara Escalera
Cast & Creative Team
Dominic Carter*
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Kiera Prusmack*
Camae
“Director Maurice Emmanuel Parent’s direction makes the production hum. He [creates] a hypnotic rhythm, incrementally tightening its grip until we reach the play’s breathtaking climax."
SHOW DATES
Sept 19th - Oct 12th, 2025
The Modern Theatre
525 Washington St, Boston, MA
LOCATION
RUN TIME
90 minutes, no intermission
Content Advisory: This production contains profanity and discussions of adult subject matter including violence and infidelity. This play contains sequences of simulated smoking. The actors use prop cigarettes and do not produce any actual smoke for the safety of both the actors and audience.