The Mountaintop (2/28) | North Carolina Central University

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Date

Feb 28, 2024

Time

8 p.m.

Location

NCCU Theatre

Admission

Ticket required; open to the public

Add to Calendar 2024-02-28 20:00:00 2025-05-10 01:32:25 The Mountaintop (2/28) Come see NCCU Theatre's production of "The Mountaintop!" "The Mountaintop," written by Katori Hall and directed by Dr. Asabi, is a gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., revealing his most intimate thoughts and prayers. 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. "... as audacious as it is inventive... [a] thrilling, wild, provocative flight of magical realism... Hall keeps her audience guessing... This is playwrighting 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." —Associate Press About the Author Katori Hall is currently the showrunner and executive producer of the Starz drama series "P-Valley," which she adapted from her stage play "P-Valley." The critically acclaimed and record-breaking series returned for its second season on June 3, 2022. "P-Valley" was named to countless "Best of 2020" lists for its first season and, among many honors, has received Gotham, Independent Spirit, GLAAD Media, and NAACP Image Award nominations. For Broadway, she most recently wrote and produced the hit musical "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," based on the life of the iconic performer, receiving two Tony Award nominations for her work as both playwright for ‘Best Book of a Musical’ and as producer in the "Best Musical" category. For the musical’s acclaimed West End production, she also received an Olivier nomination for ‘Best New Musical.’ Her play "The Mountaintop," which vividly reimagines the final night of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, premiered at Theatre503 in London in 2009 and then transferred to the West End, where she won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2010. It later opened on Broadway in October 2011 to critical acclaim in a production starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. Katori Hall is a Pulitzer Prize and Olivier Award-winning playwright and television creator/producer hailing from Memphis, Tennessee. A two-time Tony Award nominee, she won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play "The Hot Wing King." Performances: February 28 and 29 and March 1 at 8 p.m. March 2 at 3 p.m. View Ticket Information and Purchase Tickets. Note: This show contains mature material. North Carolina Central University [email protected] America/New_York public

Come see NCCU Theatre's production of "The Mountaintop!"

"The Mountaintop," written by Katori Hall and directed by Dr. Asabi, is a gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., revealing his most intimate thoughts and prayers. 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.

"... as audacious as it is inventive... [a] thrilling, wild, provocative flight of magical realism... Hall keeps her audience guessing... This is playwrighting 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."
—Associate Press

About the Author

Katori Hall is currently the showrunner and executive producer of the Starz drama series "P-Valley," which she adapted from her stage play "P-Valley." The critically acclaimed and record-breaking series returned for its second season on June 3, 2022. "P-Valley" was named to countless "Best of 2020" lists for its first season and, among many honors, has received Gotham, Independent Spirit, GLAAD Media, and NAACP Image Award nominations.

For Broadway, she most recently wrote and produced the hit musical "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," based on the life of the iconic performer, receiving two Tony Award nominations for her work as both playwright for ‘Best Book of a Musical’ and as producer in the "Best Musical" category. For the musical’s acclaimed West End production, she also received an Olivier nomination for ‘Best New Musical.’

Her play "The Mountaintop," which vividly reimagines the final night of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, premiered at Theatre503 in London in 2009 and then transferred to the West End, where she won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2010. It later opened on Broadway in October 2011 to critical acclaim in a production starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett.

Katori Hall is a Pulitzer Prize and Olivier Award-winning playwright and television creator/producer hailing from Memphis, Tennessee. A two-time Tony Award nominee, she won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play "The Hot Wing King."

Performances:

February 28 and 29 and March 1 at 8 p.m.
March 2 at 3 p.m.

View Ticket Information and Purchase Tickets.

Note: This show contains mature material.

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