The Reviews for TRAYF are in!

“…playwright Lindsay Joelle explores how love and loyalty between these friends is tested as childhood bonds face the world head on. It’s a refreshing and wholesome depiction…” - Rosalind Bevan, WBUR

“…Joelle deftly conveys the gravitas of the underlying themes while maintaining a comedic flow, digging nuggets of humor out… Gaughan plays Jonathan's Jewish girlfriend who is disturbed by his evolution and confronts Shmuel. As Leah explains what it's like to have her Gentile boyfriend instructing her about Judaism, Gaughan builds the level of intensity, allowing us to feel her confusion and displeasure.” - Nancy Grossman, Broadway World

“…once “Trayf’’ begins mining that deeper vein of introspection, the play steadies into a satisfyingly resonant examination of faith and friendship — or, more precisely, faith in friendship… Gaughan, who was superb last year as Shakespeare’s daughter Judith in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of Bill Cain’s “Equivocation,’’ delivers another sharply defined performance as Leah, even though she doesn’t have a whole lot of stage time.” - Don Aucoin, The Boston Globe

New Repertory Theatre’s production of Trayf, written by Lindsay Joelle and directed by Celine Rosenthal, runs through November 3rd at the Mosesian Center of the Arts in Watertown. Get your tickets now!

David Picariello (Shmuel) and Kimberly Gaughan (Leah). Photo by Andrew Brilliant/Brilliant Pictures.