Arts & Culture

Theater Picks: Ira Knight’s ‘Martin Luther King, an Interpretation’ ends Carrboro run

By Roy C. Dicks

Correspondent
Actor John Ivey portrays King in playwright Ira Knight’s “Martin Luther King, an Interpretation,” his one-man show about the human side of the civil rights icon, has its final performance in a six-month residency at Carrboro’s ArtsCenter Saturday.
Actor John Ivey portrays King in playwright Ira Knight’s “Martin Luther King, an Interpretation,” his one-man show about the human side of the civil rights icon, has its final performance in a six-month residency at Carrboro’s ArtsCenter Saturday. Alicia Stemper

Playwright Ira Knight’s “Martin Luther King, an Interpretation,” his one-man show about the human side of the civil rights icon, has its final performance in a six-month residency at Carrboro’s ArtsCenter Saturday. Actor John Ivey portrays King, examining the pressures of politics and fame on King’s daily life. 8 p.m. $10. 919-929-2787 or iraknight.org.

This story was originally published June 22, 2017 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Theater Picks: Ira Knight’s ‘Martin Luther King, an Interpretation’ ends Carrboro run."

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