{"id":21123,"date":"2026-02-25T12:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=21123"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:42:04","slug":"the-mountaintop-plumps-the-most-human-qualities-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/the-mountaintop-plumps-the-most-human-qualities-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Mountaintop&#8221; plumbs the most human qualities of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21123-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/02\/mountaintop0223full.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/02\/mountaintop0223full.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2026\/02\/mountaintop0223full.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>A mix of history and fantasy forms the plot of a play about the last night of Dr. Martin Luther King&#8217;s life. That play comes to the stage of Theatre Tallahassee starting this week.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the night of April third, 1968 and King&#8217;s assassination is just hours away. The scene is the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee. The play is &#8220;The Mountaintop,&#8221; written by Katori Hall and Dee Selmore is the director of the Tallahassee production.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What was he doing the night I wonder what was he doing the night before? What was his life like? But I love what Katori did with this play and she made him very accessible and human.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As a storm rages outside, a motel housekeeper named &#8220;Camae&#8221; comes to King&#8217;s room. Ryan Toussaint&#8217;s job in that role is to keep the great civil rights leader grounded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We like to place people on pedestals and we see other people as divine. 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