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Friday, February 23 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, February 24 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, February 25 @ 2:00pm*
Thursday, February 29 @ 7:30pm
Friday, March 1 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 2 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, March 3 @ 2:00pm
Thursday, March 7 @ 7:30pm
Friday, March 8 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, March 9 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, March 10 @ 2:00pm
*There will be a talkback with Producing Artistic Director Adam Knight and the director and cast following the 2:oopm performance on 2/25. The approximate start time is 3:40pm. You do not need to attend that day’s performance to attend the talkback.
Creative Team
Director – Curtis M. Jackson
Scenic Designer – Bethany Kasperek
Costume Designer – Abigail Mansfield Coleman
Lighting Designer – Alastair Sigala Ramirez
Sound Design and Composition – G Clausen
Props Designer – Stephen Polchert
Projection Designer – Emily Berkheimer
Stage Manager – Tyler Salow
Assistant Stage Manager – Charlie Schmelzer
Intimacy Director – Carrie Pozdol
Master Electrician – Haven Haywood
Board Operator – Zhenya Loughney
Location
Riverside Theatre, 119 E. College Street
by Katori Hall
Directed by Curtis M. Jackson
February 23 – March 10, 2024 at Riverside Theatre
Sponsored by
Robert E. Yager Charitable Trust
and
Opening Night Sponsors Stephanie and Ray Manning
Synopsis: 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.
Cast
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monte J. Howell*
Camae: Tierra Plowden
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, appearing under a Special Appearance Contract
UPDATED HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY
Masks are optional at all performances.
Questions? Please contact the Riverside Theatre Box Office at boxoffice@riversidetheatre.org or call us at (319) 259-7099 during box office hours. We’re open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11am – 2pm.