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In February 1923, Polish-Jewish playwright Sholem Asch’s controversial Yiddish play “God of Vengeance” opened on Broadway, attracting criticism for portraying prostitution, queer relationships and Jewish culture onstage. Two weeks later, the show’s entire cast was arrested on charges of obscenity. Now, a century later, the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts is staging. ....
This piece contains spoilers. A giant guillotine. An assassination plot. Comedy, companionship and sorrow. “The Revolutionists” had it all. The two-act play written by Lauren Gunderson ran last weekend at the Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater. The play takes place during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Based on true stories, it follows four. ....