Photo credit Chris Pollari)Īll members of the talented Concord Players ensemble aptly portray multiple roles with the exception of Lemml ( Dan Kelly) who serves as the evening's 'host.' (Photo: The CAST of 'INDECENT' by Paula Vogel presented by the Concord Players in Concord, MA. through February 25, 2023. This helped to make the play a hit with European audiences with Asch, the producer and cast hailed for their bold, daring work of art.Ĭonversely, this same element prompted a public outrage with the far more reserved 1923 American audiences and, as such, the producer and cast were arrested and convicted on the grounds of 'obscenity' or 'indecency.' This element - admonished at initial readings as 'garbage' - proved both innovative and inspired. The Asch play contained a subplot about a Jewish brothel owner whose daughter falls in love with a woman. The play recounts the controversy surrounding the play 'God of Vengeance' written by Sholem Asch (played in the Concord production by Michael Jay), produced on Broadway in 1923. In 2016, “INDECENT” had an Off-Broadway run which was followed, in 2017, by a Broadway run resulting in three Tony Award nominations (and a win for “Best Direction of a Play” for Rebecca Taichman and “Lighting Design in a Play” for Christopher Akerlind). These monitors serve to 'guide' the audience through the five decade history involved and also when the dialogue used on stage vacillates between Yiddish and English (and other languages). The Concord production, under the detail-driven direction of Shira Helena Gitlin, is a technically intricate piece - requiring the precise use of monitors on either side of the stage.

Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, 'INDECENT'explores multiple themes such as anti-Semitism, homophobia, early Jewish immigration, censorship and more.

(Contact Box Office for Exact Times) Tickets: Concord Players presents the formidable play 'INDECENT' and the brilliantly complex production is extremely well executed. The Concord Players Presents Paula Vogel's 'INDECENT'Ĭast Includes: Kate Beattie - Vera and others Michael Jay - Avram and others Dan Kelly – Lemml Jon Linden - Mendel and others Aiden O'Neal - Chana and others Judi Olson - Halina and others John Small - Otto and others Alison Butts - Ensemble, u/s Chana, u/s Halina Joel Hersh - Ensemble, u/s Otto, u/s Mendel Wendy Linden - Ensemble, u/s Vera Siri Smedvig - Musician – Violin Mike Jacobs - Musician – Clarinet Erica Risti - Musician – AccordionĪssistant Director - Hannah Levinson Producer - Jay Newlon Song Coach - Susan Minor Stage Manager - John Murtagh Assistant Stage Manager - Deborah McBride Set Design/Dressing, Chief Builder - Allen Bantly Props - Anne Bantly Costume Design - Hannah Clifford Costume Assistant - Shahn Knights Hair Design - Jack Wickwire Light Design - Rick Shamel Sound Design - Tom Powers Publicity - Andrea Roessler.

Indecent by Paula Vogel