SEP 16 – OCT 18, 2026
By Paula Vogel
Score & Original Music by Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva
Lighting Designer
Presented with Theater Latté Da
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Music Direction by Spencer Chandler
Movement Direction by Emily Michaels King
A play about a play—and the artists who risked everything to tell it. Inspired by the true story of Sholem Asch’s seminal Yiddish work, God of Vengeance , and its infamous 1923 obscenity trial, INDECENT is a haunting, klezmer-infused play with music that traces the turbulent journey of a troupe determined to stage a work deemed “indecent.” As their story unfolds across continents and decades, so too does a powerful meditation on censorship, nationalism and the policing of queer love. At once tender and thunderously relevant, this breathtaking theatrical experience shines a light on the enduring struggle between artistic expression and societal control. In a moment when questions of whose stories are “acceptable” feel increasingly urgent, INDECENT invites us to bear witness to the courage of artists, the cost of silence and the unshakable power of theater itself.
Production Details
CAST (alphabetical order)
Spencer Chandler* – Moriz Godowsky (Accordion)
Robert Dorfman* – Otto, The Elder
August Forman – Lemml, The Stage Manager
Tony Larkin* – Mendel, The Middle
Ryan London Levin* – Avram, The Ingénue
Rebecca Mac – Nelly Friedman (Violin)
Ann Michels* – Vera, The Elder
Pat O’Keefe – Mayer Balsam (Clarinet)
Aila Peck – Halina, The Middle
Ani Tonoyan – Chana, The Ingénue
Understudies: Tara Borman, Russ Kaplan, Jim Ramlet and Drew Stutz
*Member, Actors’ Equity Association
CREATIVE TEAM
Pirronne Yousefzadeh – Director
Alyx Blackwell Kinney – Assistant Director
Spencer Chandler – Music Director
Emily Michaels King – Movement Director
Sarah Bahr – Scenic Designer
Jacelyn Stewart – Assistant Scenic Designer
Sarah Bahr – Costume Designer
Søren Olsen – Lighting Designer
Peter Morrow – Sound Designer
Peter Morrow – Projections Designer
Madelaine Foster – Props Designer & Supervisor
Emma Gustafson – Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer
Spencer Chandler – Dialect Coach
Emily Michaels King – Intimacy Director
Shelby Reddig* – Production Stage Manager
Austin Schoenfelder* – Assistant Stage Manager
