Kudos for The Man in Room 306
The New York Times — January 27, 2010
“Room 306” is clearly an act of love and a reminder of how much of Dr. King’s business remains unfinished and movingly audacious (a Poor People’s Campaign!). It’s a pleasure to spend some time with him.
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The New York Post — January 21, 2010
Edwards' King isn't the cool figure from archival footage. Instead, he's a deeply troubled man, all too aware of the danger he faces. The evening concludes with a powerful excerpt from King's famed "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, given the night before his death. It's a chilling reminder that King had written the ending to his own tragic story.
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The New York Amsterdam News — January 21, 2010
"Engaging" and "brilliant" are the words that come to mind as you watch "The Man in Room 306." If you think you know a lot about Dr. King and what happened surrounding his death, you may find out some new things...It is truly a mesmerizing theatrical event.
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The Star Ledger
Of course, seeing a play about Martin Luther King on the 40th anniversary of his assassination would have to be mighty powerful. Friday's night's audience at Luna Stage Company in Montclair certainly found that to be the case. But Craig Alan Edwards' "The Man in 306" would be a mesmerizing theatrical experience any day of the week.
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Talkin' Broadway
The distinction which sets this play above being a play that's good for you, and
makes it a play that's truly gripping and inspiring is the fact that the centrality of the play
is an exploration of the personal, inner life of an imperfect man who came to be driven by
a divinely inspired vision and sacrificed his life in pursuit of it. Obviously, no one can
precisely know the inner life of another. However, author-actor Craig Alan Edwards has
created a Dr. King who is, without reservation, as believable as he is inspiring, and as
human as he is magnificent.
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The Montclair Times
In Craig Alan Edward's well-researched and brutally honest script, and in Mr. Edwards' effective portrayal of King's flaws and weaknesses as well as his strengths, the actor/author has taken Dr. King off hte pedestal and brought him down to earth. His Dr. King walks among us, still a hero, but a flesh-and-blood very human hero.
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New York Amsterdam News
Edwards received cheers, applause and a standing ovation. He's an exceptional actor, and he wrote and exceptional story.
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The Essex Journal
The play's title says it all: "The Man in Room 306" is the story of a man, not a symbol.
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