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PublisherTheatre Communications Group, Incorporated

ISBN-101559365471

ISBN-139781559365475

eBay Product ID (ePID)229440041

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Book TitleIndecent (TCG Edition)

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAmerican / General, Lgbt

Publication Year2017

GenreDrama

AuthorPaula Vogel

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-010828

Reviews"Indecent reminds us of the power of art to tell us truths long before we are able to recognize them as such." -- Los Angeles Times "Indecent sheds an eye-opening light on a little-known time when theatrical history, Jewish culture, and the frank depiction of homosexuality intersected, with explosive results." -- New York Times, " Indecent reminds us of the power of art to tell us truths long before we are able to recognize them as such." -- Los Angeles Times " Indecent sheds an eye-opening light on a little-known time when theatrical history, Jewish culture, and the frank depiction of homosexuality intersected, with explosive results." -- New York Times

SynopsisInspired by Sholem Asch's play God of Vengeance, about an amorous affair between two women, Paula Vogel's Indecent is a riveting look at an explosive moment in theatrical history., "Revelatory...As intimate and immediate as a whispered secret. Vogel's play thrums with music, desire, and fear, and it's shrewd about the ways in which America isn't free, and about how art does and doesn't transcend the perilous winds of history." --New Yorker "Superbly realized...Indecent, the powerful play by Paula Vogel, sheds an eye-opening light on a little-known time when theatrical history, Jewish culture, and the frank depiction of homosexuality intersected, with explosive results." --New York Times "Gorgeous. Illuminating and heartbreaking. Rich in sympathy and humor, Indecent has the scope of an epic but the intimacy of a chamber piece...It celebrates and illustrates the power of theater." --Time Out New York "A moving and fascinating play...A singular achievement... The historical perspective is vast and knowing...Has there ever been anything quite like Indecent, a play that touches--I mean deeply touches--so much rich emotion about history and the theater, anti-Semitism, homophobia, censorship, world wars, red-baiting, and oh, yes, joyful human passion?...An extraordinary play." --Newsday "Indecent is more than a play about forbidden love: It's about theater as a life force." --New York Post When Sholem Asch wrote God of Vengeance in 1907, he didn't imagine the height of controversy the play would eventually reach. Performing at first in Yiddish and German, the play's subject matter wasn't deemed contentious until it was produced in English, when the American audiences were scandalized by the onstage depiction of an amorous affair between two women. Paula Vogel's newest work traces the trajectory of the show's success through its tour in Europe to its abrupt and explosive demise on Broadway in 1923--including the arrest of the entire production's cast and crew. Paula Vogel is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of How I Learned to Drive. Her other plays include Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq, A Civil War Christmas, The Long Christmas Ride Home, and The Baltimore Waltz, among others. She has also had a distinguished career as a teacher and mentor to younger playwrights, first at Brown University and then at the Yale School of Drama., Inspired by the true story of the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch's play God of Vengeance, about an amorous affair between two women, Paula Vogel's Indecent is a riveting look at an explosive moment in theatrical history. When Sholem Asch wrote God of Vengeance in 1907, he didn't imagine the height of controversy the play would eventually reach. Performing at first in Yiddish and German, the play's subject matter wasn't deemed contentious until it was produced in English, when the American audiences were scandalized by its lesbian content. Paula Vogel's play with music traces the trajectory of the show's success, through its tour in Europe to its abrupt and explosive demise on Broadway in 1923, including the arrest of the entire production's cast and crew. Indecent had its world premiere production at Yale Repertory Theatre in October 2015. The play had its New York premiere Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in May 2016, and transferred to Broadway in April 2017., "Revelatory...As intimate and immediate as a whispered secret. Vogel's play thrums with music, desire, and fear, and it's shrewd about the ways in which America isn't free, and about how art does and doesn't transcend the perilous winds of history." -- New Yorker "Superbly realized... Indecent , the powerful play by Paula Vogel, sheds an eye-opening light on a little-known time when theatrical history, Jewish culture, and the frank depiction of homosexuality intersected, with explosive results." -- New York Times "Gorgeous. Illuminating and heartbreaking. Rich in sympathy and humor, Indecent has the scope of an epic but the intimacy of a chamber piece...It celebrates and illustrates the power of theater." -- Time Out New York "A moving and fascinating play...A singular achievement... The historical perspective is vast and knowing...Has there ever been anything quite like Indecent , a play that touches--I mean deeply touches--so much rich emotion about history and the theater, anti-Semitism, homophobia, censorship, world wars, red-baiting, and oh, yes, joyful human passion'...An extraordinary play." -- Newsday " Indecent is more than a play about forbidden love: It's about theater as a life force." -- New York Post When Sholem Asch wrote God of Vengeance in 1907, he didn't imagine the height of controversy the play would eventually reach. Performing at first in Yiddish and German, the play's subject matter wasn't deemed contentious until it was produced in English, when the American audiences were scandalized by the onstage depiction of an amorous affair between two women. Paula Vogel's newest work traces the trajectory of the show's success through its tour in Europe to its abrupt and explosive demise on Broadway in 1923--including the arrest of the entire production's cast and crew. Paula Vogel is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of How I Learned to Drive . Her other plays include Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq, A Civil War Christmas, The Long Christmas Ride Home , and The Baltimore Waltz , among others. She has also had a distinguished career as a teacher and mentor to younger playwrights, first at Brown University and then at the Yale School of Drama., "Revelatory...As intimate and immediate as a whispered secret. Vogel's play thrums with music, desire, and fear, and it's shrewd about the ways in which America isn't free, and about how art does and doesn't transcend the perilous winds of history." -- New Yorker "Superbly realized... Indecent , the powerful play by Paula Vogel, sheds an eye-opening light on a little-known time when theatrical history, Jewish culture, and the frank depiction of homosexuality intersected, with explosive results." -- New York Times "Gorgeous. Illuminating and heartbreaking. Rich in sympathy and humor, Indecent has the scope of an epic but the intimacy of a chamber piece...It celebrates and illustrates the power of theater." -- Time Out New York "A moving and fascinating play...A singular achievement... The historical perspective is vast and knowing...Has there ever been anything quite like Indecent , a play that touches--I mean deeply touches--so much rich emotion about history and the theater, anti-Semitism, homophobia, censorship, world wars, red-baiting, and oh, yes, joyful human passion?...An extraordinary play." -- Newsday " Indecent is more than a play about forbidden love: It's about theater as a life force." -- New York Post When Sholem Asch wrote God of Vengeance in 1907, he didn't imagine the height of controversy the play would eventually reach. Performing at first in Yiddish and German, the play's subject matter wasn't deemed contentious until it was produced in English, when the American audiences were scandalized by the onstage depiction of an amorous affair between two women. Paula Vogel's newest work traces the trajectory of the show's success through its tour in Europe to its abrupt and explosive demise on Broadway in 1923--including the arrest of the entire production's cast and crew. Paula Vogel is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of How I Learned to Drive . Her other plays include Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq, A Civil War Christmas, The Long Christmas Ride Home , and The Baltimore Waltz , among others. She has also had a distinguished career as a teacher and mentor to younger playwrights, first at Brown University and then at the Yale School of Drama.

LC Classification NumberPS3572.O294I53 2017