The Mountaintop, Katori Hall's award-winning play, a fictional depiction of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last night on earth.
Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in May of 2016.
Directed by Roger Guenveur Smith
Aja Naomi King as Camae
Larry Powell as Dr. Martin Luther King
NATIVE GUARD, also presented in this double-bill by LA Theatre Works, inspired by the poetry of Natasha Trethewey, was recorded and produced with the generous support of The Poetry Foundation.
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in July 2018.
The Alliance Theatre production was originally directed by Susan V. Booth. Offsite Producer for The Alliance Theatre, Donya Washington. Composer and Music Director, Tyrone Jackson. Original Sound Design, Clay Benning.
Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. As conceived and originally produced by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia. Susan V. Booth, Artistic Director. Mike Schleifer, Managing Director.
Directed by Rosalind Ayres
Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
Neal A. Ghant as The Native Guard
January LaVoy as The Poet
Nicole Banks Long as Vocalist
Tyrone Jackson as Keyboard/Composer/Music Director
Associate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson
Associate Producer, Studio Production Coordinator, and Mixing Engineer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin
Production Assistant: Amanda Allen
Recording Engineer: Erick Cifuentes
