myTalk Loves Locals: Theater Latté Da

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2:06crown jewels of that crown. And Perone Yusuf Zada is the director of Indicent, one of the shows at theater La Tida. And he joins us on the phone right now. Or she joins us on the phone right now. Hello. Hi. Good morning. Thank you. Did I do okay on your name? You know, you actually cut out for a second, so I didn't hear it. So let's say you did it perfectly. Thank you. Okay. Let's go with that, Perone. Let's go with that. Here's the first question. Tell us, give us the through line. Give us the the log line of the show. Tell us what it's about. Sure. Indicent is, as Paul Vogel writes, the true story of a little Jewish play. It is based on the true story of a play The God of Vengeance, which is a Yiddish play by Sholam Ash. That was written in 1906. It then went on tour throughout Europe before making its way to the United States and then being translated into English. It was the first

3:10play on Broadway to feature a kiss between two women on stage in 1923. Oh, wow. Yeah. And then it was subsequently shut down for indecency at a time where there was also rising anti-Semitism, both in the United States and in Europe. And in a time that was also approaching the rise of the Third Reich. And so it is, I think, a beautiful play that takes us through time and history. But ultimately, I think speaks to something very relevant to our current moment about the necessity of artistic expression and the power of coming together to tell stories as an act of remembrance and also an act of defiance. I'm so glad you said that because as you were talking about this, I'm thinking about sort of the nesting doll that you have directed of where you are directing artists telling a story about

4:14artists telling a story in a time where the artist's story is moving people into a new time and space. Were there any unique challenges in taking a story that is a story from a different time to tell it in a time where it's also so necessary and timeless? I think that the beautiful challenge of this play is that it is such a full rich theatrical and emotional experience. It's a jam packed hour and 45 minutes of music, movement, and this beautiful theme that Paul Vogel has written. The actors are playing multiple characters, they are doing their costume changes on stage and doing all of the movement of all of the furniture and props on stage in a way that's very visible and very much a love letter to theater.

5:19And it's my favorite kind of work to direct and it's also of course incredibly challenging because it requires such rigor and precision on so many different levels at the same time. And I couldn't be luckier to have the collaborators that I have on this, both the creative team and also the cast who are all just incredible. Perone Yusuf Zade is the director of Indicent at theater Latida Holly. You know, we were watching the Emmys Telecast last night, Perone and a lot of the award winners were talking about the power of storytelling and what it means to their art and that they hope people take away goodness from storytelling. What is the one thing that you hope someone who comes and sees Indicent takes away from the story that you all are telling? I think there are so many things to take away from this show. The thing on my mind most these days is about the relationship between artistic expression and a functioning democracy

6:25and the fact that censorship of the art is very much correlated to the rise of fascism. And I hope that people can walk out of this show with a recognition of how history may not repeat itself but it does rhyme. And so, you know, to think about how the play maybe can be a call to action in order for us to write the ship here. Not to get too political here too early in the morning but I think that there's a lot of parallel between what is going on in this play and what is going on right now here and abroad. And I think the other thing is just about the power of community and that's that coming together is always it is human instinct and it is the thing that will carry us forward. And our last minute here and this isn't political at all,

7:29it's to say I think sometimes people forget that art at times the whole purpose is to make us a little uncomfortable sometimes so that it activates, it activates some critical thinking, it activates. Hmm, I didn't see it like that. Don't you think? Absolutely. I think, I mean, for me, all art is political. I will just say that because whatever I put on stage needs to be an expression of my values. And even if it is a show that is also like rockously entertaining, I still want it to be an expression of my values and this show certainly is. It's a dream project I have wanted to do for years and it aligns with me on aesthetic, personal, political levels and in all ways. And I think that, yeah, that's that's exactly the reason why I think that, you know, artistic censorship occurs in in the rise of fascism because that discomfort that true artistic expression can cause and an

8:35audience can also prompt deep introspection and and action. And the last thing that that kind of regime wants is for our people to feel mobile. I think galvanized. Perone is the director of indecent at theater La Tadah, one of the great great theaters in our community. Again, one of the one of the jewels and our crown that make us such a vibrant arts community. Perone, thank you for waking up early and joining us. We appreciate it. My pleasure. Thank you so much. Go see it right now. Tickets are available. Go to La Tadah's. Well, we we made it really easy. Go to my talk, went to 71.com. We'll put a link and support local theater. And this is playing until October 18. So you've got a little time, but don't sleep on it. Like, no, get them tickets. Get them tickets. This January, bear knuckle fighting championship takes over the ocean. The inaugural Bruce Cruz sells for Miami to the Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Jewel three straight days with pool deck bear knuckle fights

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