THE MOUNTAINTOP
By Katori Hall
Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent
September 19 - October 12, 2025
The Modern Theatre
525 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
By Katori Hall
Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent
September 19 - October 12, 2025
The Modern Theatre
525 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
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Run Time: 90 minutes with 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. |
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.
THE REVIEWS ARE IN!
"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." - Terry Byrne, The Boston Globe
"Dominic Carter is able to go deeper than the words on the page to portray our hero as tired and discouraged, driven to continue his mission but exhausted by relentless opposition. Carter’s ultimate monologue will lift you out of your seat." - Terry Byrne, The Boston Globe
"Ebullient and unfiltered, Kiera Prusmack’s Camae provides a counterpoint to Carter’s steady King. She is wonderfully expressive, doing more with an eye roll and a head tilt than pages of Hall’s dialogue." - Terry Byrne, The Boston Globe
"The Front Porch Arts Collective’s engaging revival arrives at a critical time. The Mountaintop's rousing ending is reassuring." - Bill Marx, ArtsFuse
"Under Maurice Emmanuel Parent’s meticulous direction we feel every heart-pounding beat of this emotional and existential drama." - Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce's Choices
"Dominic Carter is riveting…Carter and Prusmack [are] absorbing and arresting. Rates a very hearty "Amen." - Jules Becker, South End News
"Superb! A surprise-filled two-hander with two excellent actors." - Lynne Weiss, Stage and Cinema
"A moving meditation on mortality, legacy, and the unfinished work of justice." - Helen Ganley, New England Theater Geek
"Dominic Carter and Kiera Prusmack [are] actors of rare voltage…they don’t perform the play so much as channel it, with a power that borders on the miraculous." - Christopher Elhers, The Evening Transcript
"Beautiful direction, searing emotional depth…and an ending you won’t forget. Bring your friends! Bring your elders!" - Corey Fitzgerald, The Poplar Review
"Highly recommended…a magical 90 minutes!" - Shelley Sackett, Theater Mirror
"A great play, beautifully executed…The Mountaintop sets a high bar for the rest of the season. [Director] Maurice Emmanuel Parent takes us on a fantastic journey." - Paul E. Fallon, MEDIUM/The Awkward Pose Blog
"Kiera Prusmack is terrific! Dominic Carter delivers an MLK for the ages." - Paul E. Fallon, MEDIUM/The Awkward Pose Blog
"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." - Terry Byrne, The Boston Globe
"Dominic Carter is able to go deeper than the words on the page to portray our hero as tired and discouraged, driven to continue his mission but exhausted by relentless opposition. Carter’s ultimate monologue will lift you out of your seat." - Terry Byrne, The Boston Globe
"Ebullient and unfiltered, Kiera Prusmack’s Camae provides a counterpoint to Carter’s steady King. She is wonderfully expressive, doing more with an eye roll and a head tilt than pages of Hall’s dialogue." - Terry Byrne, The Boston Globe
"The Front Porch Arts Collective’s engaging revival arrives at a critical time. The Mountaintop's rousing ending is reassuring." - Bill Marx, ArtsFuse
"Under Maurice Emmanuel Parent’s meticulous direction we feel every heart-pounding beat of this emotional and existential drama." - Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce's Choices
"Dominic Carter is riveting…Carter and Prusmack [are] absorbing and arresting. Rates a very hearty "Amen." - Jules Becker, South End News
"Superb! A surprise-filled two-hander with two excellent actors." - Lynne Weiss, Stage and Cinema
"A moving meditation on mortality, legacy, and the unfinished work of justice." - Helen Ganley, New England Theater Geek
"Dominic Carter and Kiera Prusmack [are] actors of rare voltage…they don’t perform the play so much as channel it, with a power that borders on the miraculous." - Christopher Elhers, The Evening Transcript
"Beautiful direction, searing emotional depth…and an ending you won’t forget. Bring your friends! Bring your elders!" - Corey Fitzgerald, The Poplar Review
"Highly recommended…a magical 90 minutes!" - Shelley Sackett, Theater Mirror
"A great play, beautifully executed…The Mountaintop sets a high bar for the rest of the season. [Director] Maurice Emmanuel Parent takes us on a fantastic journey." - Paul E. Fallon, MEDIUM/The Awkward Pose Blog
"Kiera Prusmack is terrific! Dominic Carter delivers an MLK for the ages." - Paul E. Fallon, MEDIUM/The Awkward Pose Blog
