Seattle Rep's INDECENT: Beyond the Theatre
Seattle Repertory Theatre presents INDECENT by Paula Vogel from September 20 to October 26, 2019. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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Indecent
The script of INDECENT, for your reading pleasure.
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The God of Vengeance
Read the play that started it all. Sholem Asch’s 1906 drama about an Orthodox Jewish rabbi whose daughter falls in love with a prostitute in the brothel he owns caused a major scandal when it opened on Broadway in 1923.
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Inseparable
God of Vengeance is notable for its early sympathetic depiction of a romance between two women. Learn more about the evolving portrayals of same-sex female desire in Donoghue’s provocative survey of Western literature.
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Girl Unwrapped
In this powerful coming-of-age story set in 1960s Montreal, a Jewish girl living under the stifling expectations of her Holocaust-survivor parents realizes she is a lesbian.
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ha-Sodot
After her mother dies, Naomi, the daughter of an Orthodox rabbi, entreats her father to postpone her expected marriage so she can attend a women’s religious seminary, where she develops a close friendship with Michelle, a headstrong and rebellious student.
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2.5 Minute Ride
The work of Jewish lesbian playwright Kron explores her personal and family history with candor, humor and insight. Discover her unique voice in this collection of two of her most intimate solo performance works.
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Unclean Lips
INDECENT was originally inspired by 1923 obscenity trial of God of Vengeance in New York. Professor Lambert locates this controversy within a broader analysis of Jews and the history of obscenity in America.
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God of Vengeance
Margulies’ adaptation of Asch’s play changes the time and setting of the original, from 1906 Poland to the Lower East Side of New York City in 1923.
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Murder Under the Fig Tree
In the second installment of Raphael’s Palestine Mysteries series, a Palestinian policewoman and a Jewish American lesbian feminist team up to solve the murder of a gay Palestinian.
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Fingersmith
Like God of Vengeance, Fingersmith depicts an unlikely romance between two women from utterly different worlds. Street urchin and thief Sue Trinder participates in a con to steal the fortune of Maud Lilly, a naïve gentlewoman that Sue unexpectedly develops feelings for.
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