Indecent
By Paula Vogel Score & Original Music by Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva
Theater Latté DaDates
Sep 16 – Oct 18, 2026
Venue
Ritz Theater · Minneapolis
345 13th Ave NE
Director
Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Accessible Performances
- Thu, Oct 15, 7:30 pm — Audio Description, ASL Interpretation, Assisted Listening Devices, Braille Playbill, Large Print Playbill
- Fri, Oct 16, 7:30 pm — Open Captioning, Assisted Listening Devices
- Sat, Oct 17, 2:00 pm — Open Captioning, Assisted Listening Devices
- Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 pm — Open Captioning, Assisted Listening Devices
- Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 pm — Open Captioning, Assisted Listening Devices
Via the MN Access Alliance calendar — confirm with the theater when booking.
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.