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

An L.A. Theatre Works full solid performance offering:

Aja Naomi King as Camae

Larry Powell as Dr. Martin Luther King

Directed by Roger Guenveur Smith. Documented in Los Angeles before a live target audience at The Adam Bridges Theatre, UCLA in May of 2016.