A ONE NIGHT ONLY BENEFIT READING
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Monday, November 18, 2024
The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street
7PM Benefit reading of The Mountaintop
Post-show party to follow for premium ticket buyers and sponsors
Ticket Information
TICKETS
Premium Tickets $500
Premium seating for one-night-only benefit reading + admission to the after-party; listing in all materials.
Benefit Ticket $250
Seating for one-night-only benefit reading.
$250-500
sponsorship
Lead Sponsorship $20,000
10 premium seats, a reserved table at the after party, listing in all materials, on-stage recognition, full-page journal ad, season sponsor credit.
Premium Sponsorship $10,000
10 premium seats, a reserved table at the after party, listing in all materials, half-page journal ad.
Benefit Sponsorship $7,500
10 seats, a reserved table at the after party, listing in all materials.
$7,500-20,000
DIGITAL JOURNAL ADs
Full-color photo or video advertisement in the digital event program, including link to your company’s website.
Full Page Ad $2,000
Half Page Ad $1,000
Quarter Page Ad $500
$500-$2,000
ABOUT THE MOUNTAINTOP
From Signature Legacy Playwright, Katori Hall, The Mountaintop is a gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.
Katori Hall Memphis-native Katori Hall is the Olivier Award-winning playwright of The Mountaintop. Most recently, she co-produced and wrote the book for the Broadway and West End hit, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Katori’s other works include Hurt Village, Our Lady of Kibeho, and Pussy Valley, which she adapted into a Starz television series premiering summer 2020. Additional awards include the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the National Black Theatre’s August Wilson Playwriting Award, and the Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award. Katori is a proud member of the Ron Brown Scholar and Coca-Cola Scholar programs. Find her digitally @katorihall.
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KATORI HALL AT SIGNATURE
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ShowHURT VILLAGE
02.07.12 – 03.14.12
Romulous Linney Courtyard Theatre
Written by Katori Hall
Directed by Patricia McGregor
Featuring: Lloyd Watts, Charlie Hudson III, Marsha Stephanie Blake (The Merchant of Venice; Joe Turner’s Come and Gone), Nicholas Christopher (Rent, In the Heights), Corey Hawkins (Suicide, Incorporated), Ron Cephas Jones (Gem of the Ocean, The Bridge Project), Joaquina Kalukango (Godspell), Tonya Pinkins (Play On!; Jelly’s Last Jam; Caroline, or Change; “All My Children”) and Saycon Sengbloh (Fela!, Hair). -
ShowOUR LADY OF KIBEHO
The Irene Diamond Stage
Written by Katori Hall
Directed by Michael Grief
Featuring: Starla Benford as Sister Evangelique, Jade Eshete as Girl 3, Danaya Esperanza as Girl 2, Niles Fitch as Emmanuel, Kambi Gathesha as Villager 1, Brent Jennings as Bishop Gahamanyi, Joaquina Kalukango as Marie-Clare Mukangango, Mandi Masden as Anathalie Mukamazimpaka, Owiso Odera as Father Tuyishime, Nneka Okafor as Alphonsine Mumureke, Stacey Sargeant as Girl 1, T. Ryder Smith as Father Flavia, Irungu Mutu as Villager 2, Angel Uwamahoro as Girl 4 and Bowman Wright as Nkango.
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ShowHOT WING KING
02.11.20 – 03.01-20
The Irene Diamond Stage
Written by Katori Hall
Directed by Steve H. Boradnax III
Featuring: Sheldon Best as Isom, Cecil Blutcher as Everett “EJ”, Eric B. Robinson Jr. as TJ, and Nicco Annan as Big Charles.