vienna theatre project presents
The Mountaintop
- by Katori Hall
- Bar&Co
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8. – 20. Februar 2021
Di - Sa um 19.30 Uhr
- Aufgrund der anhaltenden Planungsunsicherheit kann die Produktion The Mountaintop nicht stattfinden.
After the huge success and standing ovations of the first run, it’s back! Winner of the Olivier Award, and starring multi-award winning actor David Wurawa and Kudra Owens The Mountaintop dramatizes the night before Martin Luther King is assassinated and after he delivered a speech where he foretold his own fate, I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the Promised Land.
Katori Hall weaves a powerful, poignantly funny, surreal fantasy about a conversation between King and a mysterious maid who brings a cup of coffee to his motel room late at night. Their meeting prompts him to confront his life, his past, his legacy and the plight and future of African-Americans. Hall's insight, light touch and lively mood depicts King as a man with very human faults who was nonetheless capable of inspiring millions to hope and move toward equality and justice.
Very human … a hyper-realistic production full of humour and magic. Falter 2020
David Wurawa brings charm and vulnerability. Kudra Owens … a powerhouse … It is both moving and incredibly funny. Metropole 2020
Director: Joanna Godwin-Seidl
Set, costumes: Laura D. Mitchell
Cast: Kudra Owens, David Wurawa
Licence: WME Agency
Black History Month 2021, in collaboration with the US Embassy Vienna
