Indecent is a 2015 play by Paula Vogel.
It recounts the controversy surrounding the play God of Vengeance by Sholem Asch, produced on Broadway in 1923, and for which the producer and cast were arrested and convicted on the grounds of obscenity. This powerful play asks crucial questions about Jewish life from 1910 to 1950.
The music and the real stories of this company of Jews will take the audience on a journey of over forty years.
A brainy play staged with the panache of a musical
Creative Team
Director - Stephan Nieman
Music Director - Avital Raz
Intimacy Director - Alex Stroming
Movement Director - Manley Gavich
Designer - Ismini Papaioannou
Lighting Design - Phil Hamilton
Sound/Projection Design - Gabriel Haslam
Company Stage Manager - Jasminie Kint
Producer - Libby Viccars
Cast
The Stage Manager, LEMML - Shahaf Ifhar
The Ingenue, Chana - Sarah Sinizer-Hopkins
The Ingenue, Avram - Yaniv Yafe
The Middle, Halina - Inbal Port
The Middle, Mendel - Alasdair Coulter
The Elder, Vera - Avital Raz
The Elder, Otto - Paul Michael Nieman
Mayer Balsam - Amy McMahon
Nelly Friedman - Grace Bown
Moriz Godowsky - Michael Lindoewood
About the Director
Stephan Nieman (Theatre Director) is pursuing his MFA from the East 15 Acting School. East 15 is the Number One drama school in the UK. He graduated from CSUN in 2018 with a bachelor’s in Theatre Arts. He is a Jewish-American Theatre Director from the Los Angeles area.
Stephan's recent credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
“Enchanting and hilarious. The text was brought to life in a way I’d never seen before. Stephan’s AMND is proof you don’t need spectacle and riches to make excellent theatre; this black box production transported us to another world.”(Max Sutherland) 4.5 Stars
This performance will culminate Stephan’s MFA in Directing degree from East 15.
