{"id":45270,"date":"2015-01-19T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=45270"},"modified":"2015-01-19T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T21:00:07","slug":"usf-announces-cast-katori-halls-mountaintop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2015\/01\/19\/usf-announces-cast-katori-halls-mountaintop\/","title":{"rendered":"USF announces cast of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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News release from the University of Saint Francis:<\/p>\n

USF Announces Cast of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop<\/strong>
\nLocal actors will play the roles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a special visitor the night before his death<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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(January 16, 2015) – In Director Brad Beauchamp’s upcoming presentation of Katori Hall’s play “The Mountaintop,” two local actors will take the stage at the University of Saint Francis to present a vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final night.<\/p>\n

Ennis Brown, Jr. will play the civil rights leader, while Fatima Washington will portray Camea, a spirited young hotel maid who forces King to face many of his doubts and fears.<\/p>\n

Brown is no stranger to the USF stage as he portrayed Tom Robinson in a USF production of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” also directed by Beauchamp. Washington is likewise a very familiar face as she is a singer\/songwriter who has performed on several local stages, but also with national acts like Trace Adkins, Jagged Edge, and Tony Award winner Heather Headley. In 2011, she released her first album, “A Part of Me.”<\/p>\n

Performances of “The Mountaintop” run February 19-22 at the USF North Campus Auditorium, 2702 Spring Street. Doors will open 30 minutes before showtime for general seating.<\/p>\n