"An ambitious, complicated and often laugh-out-loud religious debate."—Toby Zinman, The Philadelphia Inquirer

"That David Hare writes with intelligence, insight and passion is no surprise. What blows you away in this extraordinary, compelling collection is his deep and heartbreaking humanity."—Stephen Daldry

"Harrower's drama positively explodes with unresolved, and possibly irresolvable, concerns . . . his brooding ambiguity and his dry, resonating poetry culminate in one of the most daring new plays of recent years."—Sunday Herald

"Filled with smart, useful, thoughtful advice, born of years of service to an elulsive craft. How rare it is for two of our own to talk so shrewdly, candidly and succinctly about the process of making a production. I learned a lot from this remarkably straightforward book, and I debated with it. It is invaluable."—Mark Lamos, Former Artistic Director, Hartford Stage

Katrina uses survivor testimony and the rich cultural tradition of New Orleans to tell the story of the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Shedding light on some of the more extraordinary and under-reported aspects of the tragedy, the play portrays the odyssey through a series of encounters with individuals displaced and abandoned within their own city where 80% of the homes were eventually underwater. The plot follows the death of Virgil, a decadent old New Orleanian who was trapped by the rising floodwater and killed. His partner Beatrice is determined to take his body to safety at City Hall. During her journey she encounters other survivors and hears their harrowing tales.

“A gritty, rich, thick, poetic and entirely gripping noir tale of two Chicago police officers whose inner need to serve and protect both consumes them and rips them apart.”—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune