JUNE 6—23
WORLD PREMIERE
GHOST OF KING
Created by and featuring
Michael Wayne Turner III
performanceS
JUNE 6–23
THU / FRI / SAT - 7:30 PM
SUN - 2 PM
This is a OAKLAND Is OPENING Event!
FREE tickets to the public for opening weekend! Thanks to the generous support of the Activate Oakland grant.
Find the FREE tickets for June 6, 7 and 8 performances and add them to your cart and check out. Must secure tickets in advance.
Subject to availability — shows may sell out.
Previews: Thu 6/6 - 7:30 p.m.
Opening Night: Fri 6/7 - 7:30 p.m
PRIORITY TICKET
(Reserved seating)
$60
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET
(Seating assigned upon arrival)
$35
PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN TICKET
(Or any amount at the door — contact box office for availability)
$10 / $20
Please note: Online ticket sales close 2 hours before the start of each performance. Tickets may be purchased at the door — subject to availability.
Questions? Contact the Box Office at 510.646.1126 or boxoffice@oaklandtheaterproject.org
Created by and featuring Michael Wayne Turner III
Following the sold-out run of Hat Matter in 2022 (a show currently on its way to performances Off-Broadway and in London!), OTP is thrilled to stage the World Premiere of Michael Wayne Turner III’s new, one-of-a-kind meditation on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.— Ghost of King.
This one-person theatrical tour-de-force takes as its starting point a simple but haunting quote: “It may well be that we have to repent in this generation, not merely for… the violent actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence and indifference of the good people”
Ghost of King is an examination of King’s last sermon, delivered a few days before his assassination. The audience is guided through an exploration of King’s brilliance, as we break down and build up every word, punctuation, and intonation of his lessor known speeches, and maybe his most dangerous sermon– “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution”.
Prepare yourself, as creator, Michael Wayne Turner III spins the original writings of Dr. King into an exuberant, life-affirming and provocative theatrical event, not to be missed.
LOCATION
All performances take place in Downtown Oakland:
Oakland Theater Project at FLAX art & design
1501 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland 94612
Public Transit: The venue is a 7-10 minute walk from Oakland’s 12th Street BART Station.
