The Mountaintop (Regional, Round House Theater - Bethesda, 2023) | Playbill

The Mountaintop

Regional
Play


SYNOPSIS:

The night before his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. returns to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after delivering a speech to local sanitation workers. While waiting for room service, he is visited by a mysterious and beautiful maid, Camae, with whom he begins a humorous and flirtatious conversation that progresses into a soul-searching discussion about their mutual hopes and fears. When Camae reveals her true identity, Dr. King must reflect on his legacy and the challenges facing the civil rights movement.

“Audacious [and] inventive” (Associated Press), the Olivier Award-winning play offers an intimate and empathetic portrait of one of history’s most consequential figures.



Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg

Featuring Ro Boddie, Renea S. Brown, KenYatta Rogers, Ahdis Beruk

  • Running Time: Approx. 90 mins, no intermission
  • playwright: Katori Hall