The Mountaintop
Video & Projection Design for Theatre
In The Mountaintop, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. returns to the Lorraine Motel where he encounters Camae, a beautiful mysterious maid who will change the course of his life and the life of the nation.
The video design brought to life the play’s tempestuous weather conditions, supernatural special effects, and a magical television that both documents the events of the present and becomes a portal to the events of the future.
Production History
Palm Beach Dramaworks | Palm Beach, FL | 2025
Creative Team
Written by: Katori Hall
Directed by: Be Boyd
Scenic Design: Nikolas Serrano
Costume Design: Brian O’Keefe
Lighting Design: Genny Wynn
Sound Design: Roger Arnold
Video & Projection Design: Adam J. Thompson
Production Stage Manager: Suzanne Clement Jones
Performed By
Christopher Marquis Lindsay: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rita Cole: Camae
Photographs by Adam J. Thompson and
Curtis Brown Photography
Press
”Adam J. Thompson’s projection design is nothing short of stunning.” - Palm Beach Daily News
"The powerful projection design by Adam J. Thompson...transform the last 10-minutes of the play into an inspiring and heart-breaking melange of shared national memories." - The Carbonell Awards
“…a stirring montage of images - courtesy of projection designer Adam J. Thompson - trac[es] the march of history since King’s death, much of it steeped in violence but culminating in images of our first black President.” - Lacunae Musing
”It is difficult to describe the visual magic of Adam J. Thompson’s projections without giving away justifiable surprises.” - Florida Theater On Stage