The Mountaintop by Katori Hall (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Mountaintop by Katori Hall, Faedra Chatard Carpenter Exactly one year ago, I stood in that crumbling pulpit in Riverside and shouted that this war would be our own violent undoing, freedoms suicide . . . Well, Ill tell you, there werent too many Amens that Sunday. But who is a man who does not speak his mind? He is not a man, but I am a man.The night before his assassination, King retires to room 306 in the now-famous Lorraine Motel after giving an acclaimed speech to a massive church congregation. When a mysterious young maid visits him to deliver a cup of coffee, King is forced to confront his past and the future of his people.Portraying rhetoric, hope and ideals of social change, The Mountaintop also explores being human in the face of inevitable death. The play is a dramatic feat of daring originality, historical narration and triumphant compassion.This Modern Classics edition of the play features a foreword by Michael Eric Dyson and an introduction by Faedra Chatard Carpenter, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Theatre, University of Maryland. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Katori Hall is from Memphis, Tennessee. Her play The Mountaintop was first produced to great acclaim at Theatre503, London, in June 2009, and received a transfer to the Trafalgar Studios, London, the following month. It won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2010, and opened in Broadways Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, New York City, in October 2011. Other plays include Hurt Village, Hoodoo Love, Remembrance, Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, WHADDABLOODCLOT!!!, The Hope Well and Pussy Valley. Her numerous awards include the 2007 Fellowship of Southern Writers Bryan Family Award in Drama, a 2006 New York Foundation of the Arts Fellowship in Playwriting and Screenwriting, a residency at the Royal Court Theatre in 2006, and the 2005 Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting award.Faedra Chatard Carpenter is Associate Professor in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Table of Contents Foreword; introduction; play text Review Inventive and startlingly moving * The Times *Sometimes a play comes out of the blue and knocks everyone for six . . . A beautiful and startling piece, beginning naturalistically before shifting gear into something magical, spiritual and touching . . . A play that keeps you marveling to the end. * Telegraph *Wondrous, hilarious and heartbreaking * Independent *This is a play that honours greatness, while recognising humanity. -- Sam Marlowe * THE TIMES *Halls play is as funny as it is gut-wrenchingly sad. -- Matt Breen * Time Out London *. . .in its evocation of an unjust, fractured America, [Halls play] has few equals. -- Fergus Morgan * THE STAGE * Promotional Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play, The Mountaintop is a historical-fantastical two-hander that portrays the penultimate day in the life of Martin Luther King. This Modern Classics edition features a new introduction by Faedra Chatard Carpenter, Associate Professor at the University of Maryland. Review Quote "Inventive and startlingly moving" -- The Times "Sometimes a play comes out of the blue and knocks everyone for six . . . A beautiful and startling piece, beginning naturalistically before shifting gear into something magical, spiritual and touching . . . A play that keeps you marveling to the end." -- Telegraph "Wondrous, hilarious and heartbreaking" -- Independent Promotional "Headline" Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play, The Mountaintop is a historical-fantastical two-hander that portrays the penultimate day in the life of Martin Luther King. This Modern Classics edition features a new introduction by Faedra Chatard Carpenter, Associate Professor at the University of Maryland. Feature This edition features an introduction to the play by Faedra Chatard Carpenter, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Theatre, University of Maryland Details ISBN1472587715 Author Faedra Chatard Carpenter Series Modern Classics Year 2015 ISBN-10 1472587715 ISBN-13 9781472587718 Format Paperback Pages 88 Media Book Publication Date 2015-05-21 Language English DEWEY 812.6 Short Title MOUNTAINTOP REV/E Edition Description Revised Imprint Methuen Drama UK Release Date 2015-05-21 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2015-05-21 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience General AU Release Date 2015-05-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:94773172;

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