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An Interview with Paula Vogel

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is making her Broadway debut at the age of 65 with the play "Indecent." We speak with Paula about writing "Indecent", legacy, ambition, and more.

Indecent

“We have to represent America on stage, and we’re not representing it.”

Indecent playwright Paula Vogel on her work, the future of the American theater, and the importance of the arts.

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What Does It Take to ‘Assimilate’ in America?

Americans often worry whether newcomers will adapt to our way of life. But we’ve never quite decided just what it is we demand of them.

Indecent

Indecent follows Scholem Asch and his actors as they struggle to determine how their Yiddish theater fits on American stages. Those questions of assimilation and American culture are still very much present in conversations around immigration today.

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8 Books That Feature Queer Jewish Women to Read Right Now

Here are eight awesome books with queer Jewish women characters, from YA to literary fiction to historical fiction and more!

Indecent

Paula Vogel puts lesbians center stage in Indecent, but there are still so many more queer Jewish stories that need to be heard. Start by checking out these 8 books!

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The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books

From “Frog and Toad” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” many of the most enduring 20th-century titles share a secret language of queer compassion.

“Whether frog or toad or hippo or human, you could only genuinely engage with others by first becoming fully and openly yourself.”

So grateful for these authors that taught such important lessons with their children’s books and paved the way for the queer stories on our stages this season.

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Are Lesbians The Black Sheep Of Broadway?

With shows like "Fun Home" and "Indecent" breaking through, it would seem lesbian audiences might finally be seeing themselves on the main stage.

Why is it still so rare to see lesbians onstage?