The Michigan Premiere of
INDECENT by Paula Vogel

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INDECENT 
by Paula Vogel 
April 2023

A play about a play, INDECENT depicts the controversy surrounding God of Vengeance by Sholem Asch. This play was infamous in the early 1900s for its depiction of a lesbian relationship between a Jewish brothel owner’s daughter and one of his prostitutes. During its run on Broadway in 1923, the producer and cast were arrested and convicted on grounds of obscenity. Indecent recounts these events and its aftermath. 

Producer: Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids; Paul Arnold
Directed by: Caitlin Hart
With: Mike Smolinski, Micheal Dodge, Mary Rademacher, Michael Empson, Adrianna Howard, Katherine Searcy, Noah King-Bates, Ashley Kooistra, Ryan Allen Schmidt, David Armbrecht 
Stage Manager: Alexa Finkler
Lighting Designer: Tori Ward
Sound Designer: Kyle Aspinall
Assistant Director: EmC Cipriano
Technical Director: Cole Szeszulski
Properties Designer: Liz Merriman 
Music Director: Matty Owen
Costume Designer: Allyson Albrecht 
Wig & Makeup Designer: Sarah Magro Johnson,
Master Electrician: Sam Johnson 
Fight Choreographer: Michael Empson
Choreographer: Laura Armenta,
Scenic Artist: Meaghan Gietzen
Assistant Stage Manager: Torrie Gray
Intimacy Choreographer: Ynika Yuag
Dialect Coach: Aria Johnson
Cultural Navigator: Karen Libman
Assistant Music Director & Yiddish Consultant: David Fair