![]() Or maybe it’s two or three or even more stories that Indecent is telling. Asch lived into the 1950s (many of the others did not) but discouraged any interest in reviving his early play Vogel’s mission here is to bring it once again into the light. ![]() Translated into English and presented on Broadway in 1922, God of Vengeance (hereon, GoV for brevity) was shuttered in a burst of moral outrage, and its creators and cast indicted for obscenity. But its fall was as meteoric as its rise. In 1907, Got fun nekome (as it was originally titled) was a surprise hit in New York’s burgeoning Yiddish theater. There’s a wonderful story at the heart of Paula Vogel’s play Indecent, about another, much earlier play: Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, a startling manifesto on themes of family, religion, and corruption. (Photo by Ashley Smith / Wide Eyed Studios) The ensemble of Indecent at the Arden Theatre. ![]()
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