The Mountaintop takes places on the night before the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. inside of the hotel room he was staying in the night before he was shot. An Angel comes to Martin Luther and attempts to help him deal with his death. In the End, Martin makes one last wish, to be able to see the results of his efforts.

    The main part of the story takes place inside of the hotel room during a rainstorm. The script calls for this storm to be consistent through the entire piece. After talks with the director, we both felt it was more appropriate for our version to have breaks in the weather allowing the two to go on the balcony for a smoke and to help emphasize the ending storm.