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"The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall, a production of the Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis in 2014. Pictured: David Alan Anderson and Tracey N. Bonner. (Photo by Zach Rosing)
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are 10 notable recent productions of Katori Hall’s oft-produced two-hander.
By American Theatre Editors
Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop, about an imaginary encounter at the Lorraine Hotel on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, has been among the most-performed plays on American stages in the years since its Broadway debut in 2011. Below, in honor of Martin Luther King Day, we round up 10 notable recent productions of the play that bring the late Civil Rights leader to life onstage.
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, a production of Perseverance Theatre running in Juneau, Alaska in 2015. Pictured: Liz Morgan and Michael Flood.
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, at Jubilee Theatre in 2013. Pictured: Bryan Pitts and Ashley Wilkerson. (Photo by Buddy Myers)
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, at the Lake Dillon Theatre in Dillon, Colo., in 2014. Pictured: Kim Staunton and Harvy Blanks. (Photo by Christopher Alleman)
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, a production of the Gulfshore Playhouse running in Naples, Fla., in 2014. Pictured: Felicia Curry and Jamil A.C. Mangan. (Photo by Pedro Zepeda)
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, a coproduction of Playmakers Repertory Theater in Chapel Hill, N.C. and Triad Stage in Greensboro, N.C. in 2013. Pictured: Cedric Mays and Lakisha May. (Photo by VanderVeen Photographers)
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, a production of San Diego Repertory Playhouse in San Diego, Calif., in 2013. Pictured: Danielle Truitt and Danielle Moné Truitt.
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, a production of Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company in Atlanta in 2012. Pictured: Demetria Mckinney and Danny Johnson with photo by Josh Lamkin Photography.
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, a production of the Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis in 2014. Pictured: David Alan Anderson and Tracey N. Bonner. (Photo by Zach Rosing)
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, a production of Gable Stage in Coral Gables, Fla., in 2014. Pictured: C. Anthony Jackson and Karen Stephens, photo by George Schiavone.
“The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall, a production of the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, K.Y. in October, 2013. Pictured: Dominique Morisseau and Larry Powell. (Photo by Bill Brymer)
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