Tuesday, August 25th:
11:15-12:30 PM EDT
Music is central to “Indecent,” a two-time Tony Award-winning play that has deeply moved audiences and critics since its 2015 debut. The production's on-stage musicians set the mood, evoke time and place, and create poignant transitions to help recount the controversy surrounding the play God of Vengeance by Sholem Asch. After touring for years in Europe and playing in the Bowery, Asch’s play moved up to Broadway in 1923, where the producer and cast were arrested and convicted on the grounds of obscenity (in part for featuring a kiss between two women).
Join Lisa Gutkin (co-composer, co-arranger, co-music director, and violinist for the Broadway production and music director for subsequent productions), Christina Crowder (music director and accordionist for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Portland Artists Repertory productions), and Matt Darriau (off Broadway and Broadway clarinetist) as they perform selections from “Indecent,” and share insight into its creation and performance. Q&A to follow.
More information: klezkanada.org
