April 14 - April 29, 2023
The Mountaintop
A gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. His last words to his friend and musician Ben Branch, who was to perform at the event King was scheduled to attend that night. King said, "Ben, make sure you play 'Take My Hand, Precious Lord' in the meeting tonight. Play it real pretty" When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.
Directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell