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The Mountaintop


  • Riverside Theatre 119 East College Street Iowa City, IA, 52240 United States (map)

by Katori Hall
Feb 23 – Mar 10, 2024

From Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall comes this gripping reimagination of the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. On a stormy night in Memphis, Dr. King has just delivered his seminal “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. When he retires to the Lorraine Motel, a mysterious stranger arrives, pressing him to confront his destiny – and what his legacy will mean for America.

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