For Release: January 21, 2013
For more information, contact: The Circuit Playhouse (901) 726-4656

Circuit Playhouse invites you to enjoy an evening at the Theatre as they present "The Mountaintop", January 18th thru February 10th, 2013. Written by Memphian Katori Hall and presented in collaboration with Hattiloo Theatre, "The Mountaintop" is a re-imaging of the events of April 3rd, 1968.

Dr. Martain Luther King, Jr. has just returned to his room at the Lorraine Motel after giving one of his most memorable speeches when a mysterious young woman visits with some surprising news. Winner of the 2010 Oliver Award for best new play, this production features the University of Memphis's very own Prof. Lawrence Blackwell.