Coterie slates world premiere play

By Bob EvansSep 07, 2018, 12:39 pm0

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Becoming Martin
Live on stage Sept. 18- Oct. 21

This world premiere, commissioned by The Coterie from noted filmmaker and writer, Kevin Willmott, centers on the mentorship Martin Luther King, Jr., receives when he enters Morehouse College at age 15. Through debate over civil disobedience concepts, Morehouse College President, Dr. Benjamin Mays, sets young MLK on a path towards fighting for civil rights.

A Coterie World Premiere by Kevin Willmott
Directed by Chip Miller
Produced in community partnership with
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City and

The Black Archives of Mid-America

A post-performance Question and Answer session will follow each performance.

For Families with Ages 11+ | Length 65 minutes

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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

This play is a Coterie commissioned work by noted filmmaker, screenwriter, director, and playwright, Kevin Willmott, who currently serves as a professor of film studies at Kansas University and is hailed as one of the most prolific independent filmmakers today, with films such as Ninth Street; C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America; and Destination: Planet Negro! Most recent projects include co-writing the films Chi-Raq and the 2018 Cannes Grand Prix prize winner, BlacKkKlansman, with filmmaker Spike Lee.

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