The Mountaintop

The Mountaintop

By Katori Hall

Directed by Cameron Knight

July 13 - October 5, 2024
Eileen and Allen Anes Studio Theatre
Sponsored by the Guild of the Utah Shakespeare Festival



Set on the last night of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, The Mountaintop transports us to the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where King confronts his legacy and mortality. As he prepares his speech for the following day, he orders a cup of coffee, and the hotel maid who arrives turns out to be more than he ever expected. Although fictional, the play propels us to better understand the human being behind the icon of the Civil Rights Movement.

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ARTISTIC TEAM

Director––Cameron Knight
Scenic Designer––Jo Winiarski
Costume Coordinator––Jeffrey Lieder
Lighting Co-Designers––Jaymi Lee Smith, Tom Mays
Projections Designer––Joe Payne
Sound Designer/Original Music Composer––ien Denio
Dramaturg––Dezi Tibbs
Voice/Text/Dialect Coach––Adi Cabral
Intimacy Director––Sacha Comrie
Stage Manager––R. Christopher Maxwell*

CAST

Martin Luther King, Jr.––Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha*
Camae––Alia Shakira*

UNDERSTUDIES

Kat Lee—Camae
Brandon Foxworth—Martin Luther King, Jr.

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

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Content Advisory

An inspirational historical fiction, this play includes explicit language including several uses of the "f" word, uses of an offensive racial slur, and mature themes regarding infidelity, sexual content, and violent imagery. May not be suitable for pre-teens.

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