Inspired by the Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s last speech, I’ve been to the Mountaintop, before his assassination on April 4, 1968, The Mountaintop will be an imagined account of the events that took place before the death of the renowned civil rights leader and minister.
It is an apt time for such a production to be performed at the Arts Centre, as 2013 marks 50 years since King delivered his legendary speech I have a dream from the steps of Washington DC’s Lincoln Memorial.
Directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos (Silent Partner, Blind Company) and featuring Bert LaBonté (Animal Kingdom, Evil Never Dies) as Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Zahra Newman (The Cheery Orchard: After Chekhov, Rush) as Camae, the production will be a startling insight into what is one of history’s most momentous events.
