The Mountaintop, Katori Hall
The Mountaintop, Katori Hall
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The Mountaintop

Author: Katori Hall

Narrator: Aja Naomi King, Larry Powell

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/21/2016


Synopsis

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated outside of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. What happened inside room 306 on the evening of April 3 is the subject of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop. Hours after King’s final speech, punctuated by his immortal line, “I’ve been to the mountaintop,” the celebrated Reverend forms an unlikely friendship with a motel maid as they talk into the early hours of what will be his final day.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Aja Naomi King as Camae
Larry Powell as Dr. Martin Luther King

Directed by Roger Guenveur Smith. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in May of 2016.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on March 20, 2013

After having the pleasure of seeing it performed at Baltimore’s Center Stage, I had to track down and read how this play was supposed to work. The two actors did a mighty job in what was essentially an hour-long conversation between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a maid, one with a penchant for chan......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on March 30, 2023

I was definitely surprised by the parameters of this play, but in a positive way. This play had such an inspiring and interesting take on Dr. King, and in particular in his final hours on Earth. Additionally, this play allows for the complexities of Dr. King's identity to be examined, while also hig......more

Goodreads review by Shauna on January 05, 2012

I have so many problems with the storyline of this play. I believe the purpose was to give a different view of Martin Luther King i.e. the "real" King but I guess because I never really thought that this man was a saint simply because he was a preacher or because of the tremendous work that he has d......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on December 23, 2015

This won't take you long to read, but the message and imagery will be imprinted on your brain. This is the story of a man. It is a man we all know well, and yet hardly know at all. A man we look up to, almost fifty years after his death. A man whose dream we still aspire to. A man who talked openly......more

Goodreads review by Caseen on October 15, 2011

I approached The Mountaintop with a great deal of optimism that the play would knock me off my feet. As with most people, I've long had a fascination with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and thought that the premise of the play could yield successful results. However, as I started reading, I was often c......more