Boy Vey

BOY VEY is not based on a true story. It is a true story, the story of how a Jewish girl’s quest for love unveils the bizarre connections between her misbegotten dating life and inherited Holocaust trauma, a humorous, touching and powerful autobiographical solo show all about love, coming of age, and the Holocaust, written, performed and lived by Rachel Kaftan and directed by Dana Resnick. Kaftan is an LA-based theatre artist, the only child of two lesbian moms and a gay dad, who came out to everyone as “straight” when she was seven years old. Theatrical highlights: playing Tevye in an all-girls’ middle school rendition of Fiddler on the Roof and Fetch, a rabid, hyper-sexual reptilian-esque dog butcher, in an avant-garde production of Spring Awakening. DANA RESNICK has been directing nationally for over 15 years and is the recipient of the Stephen Bochco Award in Directing. The Santa Monica Playhouse JEWISH HERITAGE PROGRAM creates and curates experiences that honor the unique r