“An enchanting delight… relatable and enjoyable”

“A smart cabaret, for many reasons… filled with honesty, humor, and her true self… and there is philosophy, pathos, wit and wisdom, all of it wrapped up like saltwater taffy in wonderful music.”

“Cabaret storytelling in its purest form.”

- BroadwayWorld

"Katie Zaffrann takes on the role of a young Ruth Moore... eloquently embodying the islanders’ ambivalent feelings."

       - The Ellsworth American

"The ensemble cast... work well together. In each story, the actors create distinct characters who are familiar types of Mainers but never stereotypes."

       - Bangor Daily News

"The light-on-her-feet Katie Zaffrann... effortlessly glided through the almost interpretative-style dances... [and] had me on the edge of my seat with her intense rendition of 'Holly and Hubby.'” 

          - DC Metro Theater Arts

"Most moving is a portrait of advanced age, in which a woman is bidding a fond farewell to her body and the declining life that comes with it." (shown at right)

      - The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Embedded with the troops is a French journalist, Ines (a terrific Katie Zaffrann)..."

- Talkin' Broadway 

"The play’s design elements keep the audience engaged until its true heart, the quiet and humanizing scenes between various characters, most notably Katie Zaffrann as the assured French journalist and Nabil Vinas as a well intentioned Marine, settle into themselves."

- New York Theatre Review 

"Zaffrann's performance as Jen is wonderful... Just a few moments on stage and she wins you over."

- Creative Loafing Tampa Bay 

"Zaffrann gives a rich, multifaceted performance... excellent actors... superb work."

- Tampa Bay Times 

"...Joe is smitten with young Edie - played with startling effortlessness by the radiant Katie Zaffrann."

- Creative Loafing Tampa Bay 

"Zaffrann gives a performance of 'Daddy's Girl' so passionate that it feels comparable in impact and power to 'Rose's Turn' in Gypsy".

- Tampa Bay Times