Indecent is about the controversy surrounding a 1923 Broadway production of God of Vengeance, a Yiddish play by Sholem Asch. PEN America, along with The National Coalition Against Censorship and the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund released a statement condemning the decision and "urged school officials to rescind their decision and work with students to stage the play as planned." Officials said the play about a play about a love affair between two women is "inappropriate," as reported by WJCT. Last week, Duval County Public School officials canceled a production of Paula Vogel's Indecent at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. PEN America and two other free speech groups are drawing national attention to Florida county school officials' decision to cancel a play that is itself about censorship. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions Playwright Paula Vogel speaks onstage during the 2017 Tony Awards.
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