Katori Hall’s play, The Mountaintop, opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Oct 13, 2011 and ran until Jan 22, 2012. Here David Gallo explains how the details went into his design for the play’s setting of Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 3, 1968.
Katori Hall’s play, The Mountaintop reimagines the events on the night before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, following the delivery of his memorable “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. The Broadway production starred Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. It was directed by Kenny Leon with Assistant Director Kamilah Forbes. The opening night credits were: Scenic & Projection Design by David Gallo; Costume Design by Constanza Romero; Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Hair and Wig Design by Charles G. LaPointe; Prosthetic Design by Adam Bailey; Associate Scenic Design: Evan F. Adamson; Associate Lighting Design: Jennifer Schriever; Associate Sound Design: David Bullard; Associate Projection Design: Steve Channon; Assistant Costume Design: Angela M. Kahler; Assistant Lighting Design: Peter Hoerburger; Special Effects by Jeremy Chernick. General Manager: Richards / Climan, Inc.; Company Manager: Brig Berney; Production Manager: Aurora Productions; Production Stage Manager: Jimmie Lee Smith; Stage Manager: Kenneth J. McGee.
Here also is Martin Luther King’s Mountaintop speech that inspired the play:
