The Meeting: King & Malcolm's Clash on Stage

0:00It's April 14th. This is Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the Story. Stage Works Theatre is bringing back the play, the meeting, which dreams up a deep conversation between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X on Civil. Right. In real life, these icons only cross past once, but the show dives into their clashing views. King's non-violence versus Malcolm's bolder stance. The play first hit the stage back in 1987, pinned by Jeff Stetson, and even aired on PBS's American Playhouse in 1989. Local actors Mark Coleman and Lance Felton, both Blake High School Grads, who've been tight since middle school, have performed it around a hundred times across Tampa churches and schools. These guys bring real weight to the roles, drawing from years of driving everywhere to share the message and now grasping the risks these leaders. Took Director Rory Lawrence pushes the cast to uncover the human side of King and Malcolm,

1:00beyond the legends. Through rehearsals, they've uncovered how alike these men really were, both chasing the same justice just with different paths, building a surprising, commodity-reon stage. That intensity ramps up the stakes, making every scene hit harder. Catch the show opening Friday, April 17th, and running through May 3rd check. Stage Works for tickets and dive into this timeless clash.