“The Mountaintop” Explores Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Theatre & Performance program at Georgia Southern will present Katori Hall’s “The Mountaintop,” a play exploring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., April 8-15 at the Black Box Theatre. Performances start at 7:30 each night with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.
The play reimagines events the night before King’s assassination and on the day he delivered the speech in which he foretold his own fate, saying, "I may not get there with you, but I want you to know that tonight, we as a people will get to the Promised Land."
Playwright Katori Hall takes this historic date with destiny and weaves a powerful surrealistic fantasy about a conversation between King and a mysterious hotel maid who brings him a cup of coffee and prompts him to confront his life, his past, his legacy and the plight and future of African-Americans. Hall's insight, light touch and lively mood depicts King as a real man with very human foibles who was nonetheless capable of inspiring millions to hope and move toward a momentous societal shift for equality and justice.
The Associated Press said the play is, “As audacious as it is inventive. . . a thrilling, wild, provocative flight of magical realism . . . The King that is left after Hall's humanization project is somehow more real and urgent and whole.”
Student and youth tickets are $5; Faculty, staff and community tickets are $10. All seating is general admission.
The box office is open 3-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday for ticket purchases and reopens at 6 p.m. on performance days. Call the box office at 912-478-5379 to make reservations. Reservation requests can be left on the box office voicemail 24 hours a day.
The Black Box Theatre is located in the Center for Art and Theatre at 233 Pittman Drive. The house opens at 7 p.m., and audience members are encouraged to arrive no later than 7:15 p.m. to ensure good seats. The balcony will serve as overflow seating.
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