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The Play About My Dad

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  4w, 4m, 1boy(s)

Boo Killebrew

CRITIC'S PICK! "Memory, storytelling, playwriting and time travel intersect with a lovely kind of epic intimacy [...] The Play About My Dadgradually takes you into its spell. Don't be surprised if, by the end, your own emotional floodgates have been tested." - Time Out New York

The Play About My Dad

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m, 1boy(s)
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Biography
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
The Play About My Dad is a look at Larry Killebrew through the eyes of his playwright daughter, Boo. His words, his family, his job as an emergency room surgeon, his community of Gulfport, Mississippi – and Hurricane Katrina, which almost turned Gulfport into a coral reef. As Larry tries acting and Boo adds new scenes, they discover how hard it is to tell the story the true way.
History

The Play About My Dad premiered in a production by Collaboration Town at 59E59 Theatres in New York City in June 2011 under the direction of Lee Sunday Evans.

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Performing Groups

BOO KILLEBREW — F, age 27
LARRY KILLEBREW — M, age 54
SALLYE KILLEBREW — F, age 54
KENNY TYSON — M, age 27
NEIL PLITT — M, age 27
MICHAEL THOMAS — M, age 5
RENA THOMAS — F, age 33
JAY THOMAS — M, age 35
ESSIE WATSON — F, age 87

  • Time Period New Millennium/21st Century
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

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REVIEWS

CRITIC'S PICK! "Memory, storytelling, playwriting and time travel intersect with a lovely kind of epic intimacy [...] The Play About My Dad gradually takes you into its spell. Don't be surprised if, by the end, your own emotional floodgates have been tested." - Time Out New York, Read More 

"Beautiful writing, striking direction, and a slew of excellent performances await you at The Play About My Dad [...] There is much to take away from this ambitious work." - nytheatre.com, Read More 

"[...] a poignant and very personal attempt to heal the larger and more private wounds of Hurricane Katrina [...]" - The Huffington Post, Read More 


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Authors

Boo Killebrew

Boo Killebrew
Boo Killebrew is a playwright, actress, and co-founder of CollaborationTown Theatre Company. Boo was a Lila Acheson Playwriting Fellow at The Juilliard School and the recipient of The Paula Vogel Award at The Vineyard Theater. She is a resident of The SPACE Working Farm, an ...
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