Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals For INDECENT At Wilbury Theatre Group

Indecent will run April 13 – May 7, 2023.

By: Mar. 27, 2023

Wilbury Theatre Group presents the Rhode Island premiere of the Tony Award-winning play Indecent by Paula Vogel, directed by Susie Schutt from April 13 - May 7, 2023. Tickets for all performances are $5-$55 through the Wilbury Theatre Group's innovative "All-Access" ticketing model, and are available at Click Here.

Check out rehearsal photos below!

Indecent tells the true story behind Sholem Asch's God Of Vengeance - a Yiddish play that transferred to Broadway in 1922 and was shut down by the police, six weeks after opening at the Apollo Theater on 42nd Street, for offensive content. God of Vengeance, written by Asch when he was in his 20's, tells the story of a bourgeois brothel owner whose daughter falls in love with one of his prostitutes.

God of Vengeance, the evocative work of Jewish culture, was praised and criticized for taboo themes of censorship, immigration and anti-Semitism. Inspired by these true events and the controversy, and pulsing with music and theatricality, Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel's Indecent tells the behind-the-scenes story of the courageous artists who risked their careers and lives to perform a work deemed "indecent."

"Indecent is a modern masterpiece of the American theatre and we are honored to be sharing this important work with Rhode Island audiences for the first time," said Wilbury's Artistic Director, Josh Short. "Not only is Indecent an incredible testament to the power of theatre to persist in even the most trying times, but in environment where anti-Semitic incidents continue to be on the rise, it's an essential reminder of the legacy of Jewish artists who believed fully in the enduring power of storytelling. We are grateful for the Jewish artists and community members who have come together to make this production possible, and in their hands we are eager to foster these crucial conversations and continue the dialogue within and outside of the work itself."

On May 1, Wilbury Theatre Group will host a community conversation about Indecent and the rise of anti-Semitism produced in partnership with Providence's Temple Beth-El and representatives from the Rhode Island Jewish community.

For tickets and more information, visit Click Here

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals For INDECENT At Wilbury Theatre Group
Company of Indecent

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals For INDECENT At Wilbury Theatre Group
Company of Indecent

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals For INDECENT At Wilbury Theatre Group
Company of Indecent

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals For INDECENT At Wilbury Theatre Group
Company of Indecent

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals For INDECENT At Wilbury Theatre Group
Company of Indecent




RELATED STORIES - Rhode Island

1
Theatre By The Seas 90th Anniversary Continues with BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Photo
Theatre By The Sea's 90th Anniversary Continues with BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL

In celebration of 90 years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney will present the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which will be presented from June 14 – July 8, 2023.

2
INCIDENT AT VICHY Comes to Head Trick Theatre This Month Photo
INCIDENT AT VICHY Comes to Head Trick Theatre This Month

Ten people, rounded up off the street, sit in a detention center in Nazi-collaborationist France, suspected of being Jewish. Waiting to be called in to the room where they and their papers will be inspected and questioned, they confront the truth of what will happen to the people who do not come back through that door, and of the fear, hatred, and complicity that lie in the human heart.

3
Tower Of Power Performs With The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra At the Providence Per Photo
Tower Of Power Performs With The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra At the Providence Performing Arts Center, October 28

TOWER OF POWER, the iconic funk and soul band, performs with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra (RIPO) at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 8P.

4
World Premiere of THE GILDED CAGE by Curtis Stewart Comes to Newport Classical Music Festi Photo
World Premiere of THE GILDED CAGE by Curtis Stewart Comes to Newport Classical Music Festival

Newport Classical will present the world premiere of The Gilded Cage by three-time GRAMMY-nominated violinist/composer Curtis Stewart on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at The Breakers (44 Ochre Point Ave.), performed by Newport Classical’s Festival Artists (Ariel Horowitz, violin; Lun Li, violin; Edwin Kaplan, viola; Titilayo Ayangade, cello; and Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, piano) as part of the 2023 Newport Classical Music Festival.

More Hot Stories For You

Videos


#repshow# in #getregions.name[i]# Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Trinity Repertory Company (5/25-6/25)
#repshow# in #getregions.name[i]# RI Premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti's RED VELVET directed by Jackie Davis
Burbage Theatre Co (6/01-6/18)
#repshow# in #getregions.name[i]# Death of a Salesman
Roundabout Productions (6/16-6/25)
#repshow# in #getregions.name[i]# Newport Dance Festival
Great Friends Meeting House (7/18-7/23)
VIEW ALL SHOWS  ADD A SHOW  

Recommended For You