The Play About My Dad by Boo Killebrew, which opened at New York's 595 E 59 Theatres in June 2011, tells of the author's father, a doctor in Gulfport, Mississippi who stayed behind to take care of patients as the storm hit in August 2005. New Orleans, as the largest city to be hit by the storm, appropriately received most of the media attention, but Katrina's effects on the Gulf Coast were devastating. Many coastal towns were destroyed, 235 people were killed and more than one million Mississippians were affected.
The cast will include Tuckie White (Boo Killebrew), Joe Mack (Larry Killebrew), JoAnn Montemurro (Sallye Killebrew), Patrick Agada (Kenny Tyson), Nick Horst (Neil Plitt), Aaron Lamm (Michael Thomas), Paloma Nozicka (Rena Thomas), Miguel Nunez (Jay Thomas), Sandra Watson (Essie Watson), Felisha McNeal (U/S Essie), Angela Sandall (U/S Boo). The creative team includes Michael Stanfill (Lighting Design), Courtney O'Neil (Set Design), Chris LaPorte (Sound Design), Kristy Hall (Costume Design), Amanda Herrmann (Properties Design), Elyse Dolan (Assistant Director), Alan Weusthoff (Technical Director), Tara Malpass (Stage Manager), Nicholas Hittner-Cunningham (Assistant Stage Manager), Kelly Claussen (Production Manager), Jason K. Martin (Dialect Coach), Thom Pasculli (Movement Coach).
Raven Theatre is located at 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago. There are a limited number of free parking spaces available in the parking lot adjacent to the theatre, and free on-street parking is available nearby.
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