INDECENT at Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids

WEST MICHIGAN PREMIERE

Written by Paula Vogel
Tony Award Winning Play

A play about a play, INDECENT depicts the controversy surrounding God of Vengeance by Sholem Asch. This play was infamous in the early 1900s for its depiction of a lesbian relationship between a Jewish brothel owner’s daughter and one of his prostitutes. During its run on Broadway in 1923, the producer and cast were arrested and convicted on grounds of obscenity. Indecent recounts these events and its aftermath.

PAULA VOGEL is a renowned playwright whose honors are paralleled by her commitment to teaching her craft to future generations. She is known for breaking ground in a field largely dominated by men, and for her unflinching explorations of issues such as domestic violence and the AIDS crisis. Her work offers audiences new and complex perspectives of identity, history, and culture, challenging the perceptions we construct for ourselves and others. Vogel has published nine plays, including the Tony Award-winning Indecent (2015) and How I Learned to Drive, which received the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 and made its Broadway debut in 2022. 

FEATURING: Mike Smolinski, Micheal Dodge, Mary Rademacher, Michael Empson, Adrianna Howard, Katherine Searcy, Noah King-Bates, Ashley Kooistra, Ryan Allen Schmidt, David Armbrecht 

WHEN: Thursday, April 20, 2023 @ 7:30 PM; Saturday, April 22, 2023 @ 7:30 PM; Sunday, April 23, 2023 @ 3:00 PM; Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 7:30 PM; Saturday, April 29, 2023 @  7:30 PM; Sunday, April 30, 2023 @ 3:00 PM  

WHERE: Spectrum Theater: 160 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

RUNNING TIME: 105 minutes 

Caitlin Hart, Director & Set Designer; Paul Arnold, Producer; Alexa Finkler, Stage Manager; Matty Owen, Music Director; Allyson Albrecht, Costume Designer; Michael Empson, Fight Choreographer; Laura Armenta, Choreographer; Victoria Ward, Lighting Designer; Kyle Aspinall, Sound Designer; Meaghan Gietzen, Scenic Artist; Torrie Gray, Assistant Stage Manager; Ynika Yuag, Intimacy Choreographer; Liz Merriman, Props Designer; Aria Johnson, Dialect Coach; Sarah Magro Johnson, Hair and Makeup Designer; Cole Szeszulski, Technical Director; EmC Cipriano, Assistant Director/Dramaturg; Karen Libman, Cultural Navigator; David Fair, Assistant Music Director & Yiddish Consultant. 

Authors

• Paula Vogel
• Rebecca Taichman