Vogel replied that she’d be there if possible, although she’s extremely busy right now. Short said he invited Vogel to attend a performance of “Indecent” at Wilbury. From 1984 to 2008 she founded and ran the playwrighting program at Brown University, which became an educational partnership between Brown and Trinity Rep.

Vogel, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for her play “How I Learned to Drive,” has a deep connection to Rhode Island. Paula Vogel's deep connection with Rhode Island There’s also music and song, with the actors supported by violin, accordion and clarinet. The seven actors each play multiple characters and “speak” multiple languages, including Yiddish. “Indecent” is a tricky play to produce, as it time-travels from Europe in 1906 to Connecticut in 1952, with plenty of stops along the way, including Ellis Island and a performance in the attic of a Polish ghetto in 1943. Now, this controversial play is back, in a way, as the Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence presents acclaimed playwright Paula Vogel’s “Indecent.” This is a play about a play, namely Yiddish writer Sholem Asch’s “God of Vengeance,” which created so much controversy 100 years ago. And a century ago, in 1923, its Broadway producer and cast were tried for obscenity. On May 1, Wilbury will host a conversation about “Indecent” in cooperation with Rabbi Sarah Mack of Temple Beth-El in Providence.Wilbury Theatre Group's artistic director said the time is right to explore a play with Jewish themes during a time when antisemitic incidents are on the rise nationally and in RI.'Indecent,' by acclaimed playwright Paula Vogel, is a play about a play, “God of Vengeance,” which was shuttered for offensive content during its Broadway run 100 years ago.

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