INDECENT

SEP 16 - OCT 18

By Paula Vogel
Score & Original Music by Lisa Gutkin & Aaron Halva

Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Music Direction by Spencer Chandler
Movement Direction by Emily Michaels King

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.

ALL IS CALM

NOV 24 - DEC 27

Written by Peter Rothstein
Vocal Arrangements by Erick Lichte & Timothy C. Takach

Directed by Peter Rothstein
Music Direction by Lara Bolton

The return of a beloved Latté Da tradition. “Hands down, the most emotionally moving Christmas show I’ve ever seen” (TheaterMania). ALL IS CALM brings founding artistic director Peter Rothstein home to direct this unforgettable, music-driven act of remembrance—one that has moved audiences for almost two decades with its quiet power and authenticity. On a cold Christmas Eve along the Western Front, as soldiers sat on opposite sides of the battlefield, something extraordinary happened. The guns fell silent. Emerging into no-man’s-land, enemies met not with violence, but with song. Drawn from letters, diaries and firsthand accounts, this profoundly moving piece is told through stirring a cappella harmonies that illuminate a fleeting moment of shared humanity in the midst of war. In a world that feels increasingly polarized and entrenched, this story of soldiers stepping out of their trenches to sing together offers not naïve sentimentality, but radical empathy and an invitation to rediscover the light that can emerge even in the darkest of times.

"Broadening the American repertory.” 
-Star Tribune