"The Mountaintop" - by Katori Hall - Front Porch Arts Collective (Boston, MA.)
Front Porch Arts Collective
Presents Katori Hall's
"THE MOUNTAINTOP"
Written by Katori Hall
Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent
Cast Includes: Dominic Carter* as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” and Kiera Prusmack* as “Camae.”
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Performances:
September 19, 2025 through October 12, 2025
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Suffolk University's Modern Theatre, 525 Washington Street, Boston, MA. 02111
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ABOUT THE SHOW
"THE MOUNTAINTOP" is 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.
“Even before the first flash of lightning—and there will be plenty of that before evening’s end—an ominous electricity crackles through the opening moments of THE MOUNTAINTOP.” — The New York Times
“[THE MOUNTAINTOP] crackles with theatricality and a humanity more moving than sainthood.” — Newsday (NY)
“…as audacious as it is inventive…[a] thrilling, wild, provocative flight of magical realism…Hall keeps her audience guessing…This is playwriting 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.” — Associated Press.
ABOUT THE FRONT PORCH ARTS COLLECTIVE
THE FRONT PORCH ARTS COLLECTIVE is a black theatre company committed to advancing racial equity in Boston through theatre.
THE PORCH is...A communal gathering place. For nearly a decade, Boston has existed without a professional black theatre company employing artists of color and demanding the consideration of the major news outlets in Greater Boston. Boston’s reputation as an unwelcoming and racist city, featured prominently in a seven-part Spotlight series in the Boston Globe, highlighted issues of structural racism, including the visible cultural segregation in the arts. As a black theatre company committed to rewriting those narratives, our namesake signifies a communal spirit, inspiring us to serve communities of color and produce art that is inclusive of all communities and welcoming to all audiences, to inspire a more tolerant and inclusive Boston.
Mailing Address:
THE FRONT PORCH ARTS COLLECTIVE
560 Harrison Avenue
Suite # 504
Boston, MA. 02118
