![]() It also, poignantly, lets us peer into the complexity of the human condition, our biases and our strengths.Īdina Verson (l) and Katrina Lenk in ‘Indecent’ at the Vineyard Theatre. Through the path of the production of this important work, Vogel gives us a keyhole look into the first half the 20th century and the state of anti-semitism, fear and war. We also see what happens to the play that Asch seemingly puts aside after its fateful Broadway premiere and what it meant to untold numbers of people. ![]() It tells the true story of Polish-Jewish playwright Sholem Asch’s The God of Vengeance through its inception, long run in Yiddish throughout Europe and the States, and its English translation (and whitewashing) toward its Broadway premiere in 1923, for which the cast was arrested for obscenity. Winner of multiple Obie awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony nominations, 15 of Vogel’s plays have been produced, including Indecent.įirst produced in 2015 at the Yale Repertory Theater, Indecent had an Off-Broadway run at The Vineyard Theater in 2016 and opened on Broadway at the Cort Theater in 2017. Probably best known for her play, How I Learned to Drive, Vogel continues to create prolific work. ![]() Vogel, known for strong works exploring often controversial subjects, frequently combines realistic and complex characters and less realistic theatrical devices like non-chronological sequencing, puppetry and chorus work in her plays. ![]()
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