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Rising Water, the Pulitzer-Nominated Play about Hurricane Katrina

Maverick Theater (110 E Walnut Fullerton, CA 92832)
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Rising Water is set in New Orleans 2005. When a levee breaks and a city is covered under water, a couple flees to their attic for survival. Based on the events of hurricane Katrina, Rising Water was written by award-winning Southern writer John Biguenet. The Maverick is the first theater west of the Mississippi to perform this powerful play.

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The last date listed for Rising Water was Saturday May 31, 2008 / 8:00pm.

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It gave me a very different perspective about the Katrina event.
Written on May 26 2008

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I laughed, I cryed, the cast was the best!!!
Written on Jun 02 2008

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I absolutely loved this play. The actors in this play were great. I was completely entertained. The caberet setting was really nice also. I look forward to going to another play in the future.
Written on May 30 2008

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I liked the play but it came to a sudden halt & then an usher opened the door as if we were to exit. we werent sure if the play was over or it was intermission?? So we left.
Written on May 07 2008

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  • Nominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize.

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<p>Nominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, Rising Water is a west of the Mississippi premiere written by Loyola University New Orleans professor, playwright and author John Biguenet. Biguenet began Rising Water in March 2006 as an expansion of a column he wrote for The New York Times titled "How They Died." Surprised at the number of deaths from drowning, dehydration and exhaustion, Biguenet began to explore how individuals were trapped by the levee failures and what it was like for people who were awakened in the night by rising water, rushed to attics and roofs and then waited for help that never came. </p> <p>In Rising Water, a couple awakens in the middle of the night to find their pitch-dark house filling with water and they rush to the attic. Trapped with a lifetime of possessions and memories, they wait for rescue, speculating over what has happened and exploring their relationship, assailed by a flood of secrets and feelings. The show stars Rick and Veda Franklin whose daughter’s home was flooded during Katrina. Veda became aware of the show while visiting her daughter and brought the project to the Maverick. This will be first production of Rising Water since its world premiere in New Orleans.</p>