INDECENT

SEP 16 - OCT 18

By Paula Vogel
Score & Original Music by Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva

Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Music Direction by Spencer Chandler
Movement Direction by Emily Michaels King

A play about a play—and the artists who risked everything to tell it. Inspired by the true story of Sholem Asch’s seminal Yiddish work, God of Vengeance, and its infamous 1923 obscenity trial, INDECENT is a haunting, klezmer-infused play with music that traces the turbulent journey of a troupe determined to stage a work deemed “indecent.” As their story unfolds across continents and decades, so too does a powerful meditation on censorship, nationalism and the policing of queer love. At once tender and thunderously relevant, this breathtaking theatrical experience shines a light on the enduring struggle between artistic expression and societal control. In a moment when questions of whose stories are “acceptable” feel increasingly urgent, INDECENT invites us to bear witness to the courage of artists, the cost of silence and the unshakable power of theater itself.

NEXT Festival

JUL 24 - AUG 10

NEW MUSICALS IN THE MAKING!

Become a part of Theater Latté Da’s commitment to the next generation of the Great American Musical! Theater Latté Da’s NEXT Festival of New Musicals showcases three works that stretch the boundaries of musical storytelling. The creators of each Festival show culminate two weeks of workshop time with two public presentations, providing audience members the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the creative process. Following each performance is an in-depth conversation with the playwrights, composers, and lyricists.

With gratitude to our NEXT Festival Sponsor Gary Reetz, with Festival Partners Jean & Jim Hartman, Linda Svitak & David Feroe, Walter Tambor & Barry Berg, Judy Schwartau and John Sullivan

"Broadening the American repertory.” 
-Star Tribune