Indecent

Produced in association with La Jolla Playhouse and Yale Repertory Theatre
Written by Paula Vogel
Created by Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman
Music and Music Direction by Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva
Choreography by David Dorfman
Directed by Rebecca Taichman
with Katrina Lenk, Mimi Lieber, Max Gordon Moore, Tom Nelis, Steven Rattazzi, Richard Topol, Adina Verson
Musicians: Mike Cohen, Lisa Gutkin, Aaron Halva

INDECENT, created by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel (Vineyard’s HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE and THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME) and award-winning director Rebecca Taichman (FAMILIAR, STAGE KISS), is a deeply moving new play with music, inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s GOD OF VENGEANCE β€” a play seen by some as a seminal work of Jewish culture, and by others as an act of traitorous libel. INDECENT charts the history of an incendiary drama and the path of the artists who risked their careers and lives to perform it.


Awards

Winners
Tony Award – Rebecca Taichman, Best Director
Tony Award – Christopher Akerlind, Best Lighting Design
The Dramatists Guild’s Hull-Warriner Award: Paula Vogel
OBIE Award – Lifetime Achievement Award: Paula Vogel
OBIE Award – Direction: Rebecca Taichman
OBIE Award – Sustained Excellence of Set Design: Riccardo Hernandez
Lucille Lortel Award – David Dorfman, Outstanding Choreographer
Outer Critics Circle Award – Rebecca Taichman, Outstanding Director of a Play
Off Broadway Alliance Award – Best New Play
Off Broadway Alliance Legend of Off Broadway Honoree – Paula Vogel
Drama Desk Award – Christopher Akerlind, Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play
Nominations
Tony Award – Paula Vogel, Best Play
Lucille Lortel Award – Outstanding Play
Lucille Lortel Award – Rebecca Taichman, Outstanding Director
Lucille Lortel Award – Emily Rebholz, Outstanding Costume Design
Outer Critics Circle Award – Outstanding New Broadway Play
Outer Critics Circle Award – Tal Yarden, Outstanding Projection Design
Outer Critics Circle Award – Christopher Akerlind, Outstanding Lighting Design
Outer Critics Circle Award – Richard Topol, Outstanding Featured Actor
Outer Critics Circle Award – Katrina Lenk, Outstanding Featured Actress
Drama League Award – Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
Drama Desk Award – Outstanding Play
Chita Rivera Award – David Dorfman, Oustanding Choreography in an Off-Broadway Show
Joe A. Callaway Award Finalist – Rebecca Taichman, Outstanding Direction

Check out Episode 2 of our “Theatre Uncorked” podcast featuring Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman


“CRITICS’ PICK!

TERRIFIC! A POWERFUL NEW PLAY.

This superbly realized production sheds an eye-opening light on a little known time.” – Charles Isherwood, The New York Times


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“‘INDECENT’ IS ILLUMINATING AND HEARTBREAKING!

A celebration of the power of theater. The actors are excellent.” – Adam Feldman, Time Out


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“A TENDER, UNCONVENTIONAL PLAY! ORIGINAL AND VIBRANT!”

– Alexis Soleski, The Guardian


“PROFOUND! A MOVING AND FASCINATING NEW WORK!

An important new play with music, graced with seven extraordinary actors.” – Linda Winer, Newsday


“A RIVETING AND VIVID BACKSTAGE DRAMA!”

– Marilyn Stasio, Variety


“A POWERFUL NEW PLAY! TRULY A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.

Adds humor and insight to the past. The cast is impeccable!” – Jennifer Farrar, Associated Press


“AN AMAZING TALE! THEATRE AS A LIFE FORCE!”

– Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Post


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“POTENT AND POETIC!

A work about the power of art that sifts through history.”
– Joe Dziemianowiz, New York Daily News


“A SPELLBINDING EVENING! THRILLING AND SHATTERING!
A FANTASTIC WORK OF IMAGINATION, CRAFT AND HISTORY. AN EXHILARATING RIDE!”

– Jeremy Gerard, Deadline Hollywood


“‘INDECENT’ IS UTTERLY FASCINATING! DAZZLING DIRECTION. AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY!”

– Robert Hofler, The Wrap


“MESMERIZING! SIMPLY BREATHTAKING!”

– Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly


“A MUST-SEE! IMPORTANT AND HARROWING!”

– Pete Hempstead, TheaterMania


“A MARVELOUS NEW PLAY! AN INSPIRED PRODUCTION!”

Theatre at its most poetic, melded with insight and emotional depth. The entire cast is sublime.”
– Roma Torre, NY1