A Hard Rain Begins to Fall on Lives in Gulfport, Miss.
Andy WebsterJune 24, 2011: With “The Play About My Dad,” Boo Killebrew attempts a daunting juggling act: telling multiple accounts of Hurricane Katrina’s assault on her hometown, Gulfport, Miss., and recounting the dissolution of her parents’ marriage and her rapprochement with her father, a doctor called to action when the storm hits. She largely pulls it off, though detours intermittently threaten the balance.
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