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Nuances of Heritage: Celebrating Indigenous Cultures at Nuwu Art + Activism Center Written and Photography By Isabel M. Castro "Today, we celebrate our Indigenous heritages and enjoy our diverse cultures by sharing the arts. We welcome everyone to join us in this important event." Fawn Douglas, founder of Nuwu Art + Activism Center The Native American Heritage Day Indigemart, presented by Children of the CORN – INDIGENOUS - AF, took place at the Nuwu Art Gallery + Community Center on Nov. 24. The center transformed into a haven for holiday shoppers, offering a unique experience with a wide selection of artisanal crafters, original fine artworks, musical presentations, and delectable food from popular local vendors. This grassroots event aimed to support talented indigenous visual and performing artists, as well as local businesses in the greater Las Vegas area. Outdoors, a remarkable cross-section of artists and clothing vendors (including beautifully designed tee-shirts) were represented in celebrations of community, which included Southwest Dine Jewelry & Pottery (representing over 60 individual artists), Native Creations by Dee, Malinalli Productions, Chef Louie, as well as traditional medication crafter and tarot reader Yoshabel Shay. Hourly raffles and musical presentations added fun surprises to the gathering. Among the impressive selection of elegantly hand-crafted jewelry were dentalium shells and precious stone pieces used for traditional powwow regalia and everyday contemporary wear. Notably, earrings and necklaces displayed on a tabletop paid tribute to the MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women), advocating for the recovery of disappeared and murdered native people, presented by Mariah Smith of the Rivers and Roads Beading Co. What was intriguing about these pieces was the use of a red hand, symbolizing the aggressive method (hand over mouth) to silence the screams of women being abducted for sex-trafficking purposes. Today, women use a red hand printed over the mouth as a symbol of outrage activism and revolt against these atrocities, as many of these women never return home to their families. Upon entering the main building, a spacious and bright main gallery of the center featured impressive social-political works, including paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, and a handcrafted project of beading baby corn created by participants. Each artist's work (several dozen), whether large or small, conveyed an exceptional personal message. Some messages were deeply personal, while others, like the "border wall" installation, were socio-political in nature. The Nuwu Art Collective, founded by activist Fawn Douglas and educator Dr. A.B. Wilkinson, along with other studio artists, is dedicated to the intersections of art, social justice, community, education, culture, identity, and place. Indigenous practices lie at the heart of their community programming, influenced by the wisdom of seven past generations and a commitment to future generations. As modern-day visionaries, the artist collective aims to help advocate for their respective communities' equity through ongoing decolonization and celebration of rich cultural heritages. The Nuwu Art Collective provides distinctive programs and community events aimed at rejuvenating through creative exploration within their studios. They foster self-expression through various artistic mediums such as drawing, painting, sculpting, weaving, and storytelling performances. The themes explored draw inspiration from a diverse range of cultures, including Native American, Indigenous Latin American, Mexica, African American, and other cross-cultural communities. This community-building initiative actively works towards decolonization through the transformative power of the arts and education. The Nuwu Art + Activism Center, a POC-owned establishment, endeavors to uplift all communities by strengthening cultural knowledge and identity through the arts, activism, and education. Through yearlong art classes, a speaker series, teach-ins, workshops, art exhibitions, performances, and cultural events, the center welcomes participants of all ages. Visitors, participants, volunteers, and sponsors can engage with the center by visiting nuwuart.com/contact. Visit Nuwu Art + Activism Center, 1331 S. Maryland Parkway. Hours are 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays from 12-4 pm. For more information, visit nuwuart.com.

Written and photography Isabel M. Castro Nestled at the vibrant crossroads of Harmon Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, ARTE MUSEUM 63 emerges as a captivating experiential destination designed by d'strict, acclaimed for creating the public media art WAVE at COEX in Korea. The installations at the ARTE MUSEUM are centered around the theme ETERNAL NATURE, reinterpreting various elements and spaces in nature as immersive media art. The opening ceremony was recently held with a ribbon-cutting ceremony officiated by city and county officials, art creators, and museum staff. ARTE MUSEUM Las Vegas joins its global influence of museum partners in multiple worldwide locations, including Las Vegas. Dubai, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Busan, Yeosu Korea, and Gangneung Korea. The exhibit will be available to Las Vegas visitors through Jan. 31, 2024. Multimedia-curated experiences invite audiences of all ages to enter diverse media artworks that bridge the gap between nature and the digital realm. ARTE MUSEUM transcends the visual realm; visitors of all ages will enter multiple multisensory journeys through spaces inspired by the wonders of nature and magic, from perpetually blooming flowers through generative art to timeless breathtaking natural expressions in spatial designs. ARTE MUSEUM Las Vegas’ soundscape was created by Music Director Young-Gyu Jang, a globally renowned composer with a stellar reputation for his award-winning scores of over 50 acclaimed films and television shows. In designated spaces, audiences are immersed in the sensory symphony at ARTE MUSEUM, where the essence of nature comes alive. Additionally, in a unique collaboration with Marianne Nawrocki Sabatier, perfumer and senior professor at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery, each art space is complemented by selected natural scents. This creates harmonious blends of sublime fragrances guiding you into an enchanting experience. One of the featured spaces is the Waterfall Infinite, a mesmerizing flow of water capturing the beauty of a visually dynamic cascade. In the Flower, the space surrounds you with the joy of life through a symphony of visually perpetual blooming flowers, where the sweet breeze carries the essence of the blooms around you. Another space is the Garden of Light and Sound, where one strolls through scenes inspired by nature, offering a serene respite amidst captivating light and sound. The Forest takes you into a sacred space filled with mystic spirits, surrounded by the enchantment of the forest. The Star Gallery is a vast installation of lights, transforming with brilliant colors and fanciful hues of the spectrum. The Jungle explores a fantasy tropical rainforest where jungle animals come to life with changing lights and environments. The centerpiece of the installations in the museum is a massive gallery that pays tribute to phenomenal works of European master artists of the impressionist era, which is best experienced and not described. Next is the Interactive Exhibit, Live Sketchbook, which allows visitors to create their own drawings by adding an interactive layer to the already immersive experience. Adding another innovative touch to the visit is the ARTE TEABAR, which offers a delightful retreat for patrons to savor sweet, chilled teas, flavored coffees, and mocktails in an environment adorned with live digital art. Exiting the attraction, the museum shop is brimming with unique and affordable keepsakes to take home. “Las Vegas has long awaited a unique immersive experience like the one we welcome to our city today. I believe I speak for Las Vegas when I express my excitement for the privilege to be the first North American location,” says Art Goldberg, Las Vegas Metro Vegas Chamber of Commerce. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week, with the last admission at 10 p.m., and is located at the crossroads of Harmon Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. For more information, visit lasvegas.artemuseum.com. Convenient valet parking is available on Harmon Avenue and South City Center Road. Stay connected on Facebook @artemuseum.usa and Instagram @artemuseum_lasvegas.

Absurd Happy Days By Paul Atreides Author, playwright, and Theatre critic at EatMoreArtVegas.com paul-atreides.com In an effort to harken back to the origins of Vegas Theatre Company (VTC - formerly Cockroach Theatre), rising out of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas theatre program, they have once again teamed up with Nevada Conservatory Theatre (NTC) to reprise the latter’s production of Samuel Beckett’s absurd comedy Happy Days. Just as musicals aren’t for everyone, and Shakespeare isn’t for everyone, neither is the theatre of the absurd for everyone. These plays feature illogical or meaningless lives with nothing to the plot. Except, there is always something there. Samuel Beckett’s plays certainly fit that description. One has a tendency to ask, “What the hell was that about?” For a more modern take on those themes, one need look no further than Seinfeld. When asked what the show was about, Jerry Seinfeld reportedly famously replied, “Nothing.” In reality, that came out of an episode in which Jerry and George Costanza pitch “a show about nothing” to the networks, and it stuck and took on a life of its own. But each episode was about something. But as with all theatre, it needs to resonate with the audience. In order to understand what the “something” is, they need to feel for the character and connect with them in some way. As one patron put it, doing Beckett is like doing Shakespeare. If it is done well, you don’t need to be a Shakespearian scholar to understand and enjoy it; if it is done poorly…. Directed by NCT’s Stebos, as evidenced by the absence of more than half the audience for Act Two, this production failed to connect. Happy Days should be as relevant to today’s situation as it premiered in 1961 with the nuclear threat escalation with Russia. Things are bleak for poor Winnie (Kymberly Mellen). Her marriage to Willie (Martin Hackett) is no longer exciting; she feels stuck among the detritus of life, yet each morning, she has determined she faces “a happy day.” At the opening, it should seem as if Winnie is talking to herself when speaking to an unseen, nonresponsive Willie with very few lines. Here, it came across as if she broke the fourth wall. It is a challenging role, to be sure; it’s a rolling two-act monologue, but Mellen’s performance felt stilted and mechanical. Much of the comedy didn’t land; the double-entendres didn’t land. The set by Dana Moran Williams is well done. The earthen mound during Act 1 becomes the landfill of Act 2, nicely representing the ever-encroaching quagmire in which Winnie feels she is living. The lighting that sets so much mood in the first act turns stark amid abrupt changes in the second. Savie N. Moore’s costumes are brilliant, though. The perfectly coiffed, perfect make-up and unsoiled dress bring an “all is well” effect even as we see Winnie buried up to the waist, then the neck. If theatre of the absurd is your thing, and you are familiar with Happy Days and its “something,” you’ll likely enjoy this production. What: Happy Days When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sundays through Nov 26 No performance on Nov. 24 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 Where: 1025 S. 1st St., Suite 110 Tickets: $25 - $38 (www.theatre.vegas) Grade: ** Still Hungry Producer: Vegas Theatre Company, Nevada Conservatory Theatre; Artistic Directors: Daz Weller (VTC), Stebos (NTC); Director: Stebos; Lighting Design: Jordyn Cozart; Scenic Design: Dana Moran Williams; Costume Design: Savie N. Moore; Sound & Special Effects Design: Stuart Beck; Stage Manager: Jinay Reitze

Frantic Fools By Paul Atreides Author, playwright, and Theatre critic at EatMoreArtVegas.com paul-atreides.com Neil Simon is the most prolific playwright of modern times. From 1961’s Come Blow Your Horn to Rose’s Dilemma in 2003, he wrote 29 plays and four musicals for the stage. If you add on plays he contributed to, like A Chorus Line, that number jumps to 49. Some were wildly successful (The Odd Couple, Biloxi Blues) some were total bombs (The Goodbye Girl, Rose’s Dilemma), some were award winners (Odd Couple, Biloxi Blues, Lost in Yonkers (which also earned him the Pulitzer Prize), most were solidly in between. Fools closed after four weeks and is therefore considered by many to sit in the flop category. It’s an over-the-top comedy. So much so that one might even consider this a farce without the slamming doors. The story, about a poor schoolteacher in 19th Century Ukraine attempting to lift a curse that has left the entire population “stupid,” is certainly farcical enough to qualify. With silly material such as this, the more it is played straight, as normal and real people, the funnier it is. Produced by Speeding Theatre – Over 55 and directed by Rip Pellaton, it is far too far over the top. The pace is frantic instead of frenetic; the actor steps out of the scene to the edge of the stage, delivering them directly to the audience and then returning to the scene, delivering asides. That brings the flow to a screeching halt. As does the final “what happened after” scene as we wait for the character to saunter out from backstage. Much of the dialogue is delivered by yelling the lines as if fools must be hard of hearing. Many times, actors deliver lines facing the audience rather than to the other actor. Case in point, Leon (Rick Cabrera) is instructing Sophia (Summer Sinclair) and says, “Let me show you this math book.” Then proceeds to walk to the edge of the stage, leaving her sitting on the bench. He asks her father, “Is she spoken for?” and delivers the line to the audience. The actors who bring the most believability to their roles are Jack Stroud as Slovitch the butcher, Blanche Rever as Yenchna the vendor and Nancy Marcellus as Mishkin, the mail carrier. Their timing and delivery bring simple realism, and as a result, they get laughs when delivering punchlines. The Fischer Black Box stage has been used cleverly. With only a bench, a few crates and barrels, the various town locations come to life. Dianne Pellaton’s costumes meet the period and are wonderful, especially the gowns worn by Sinclair. The other production values, such as lighting and sound, help build place, time, and mood. Despite this critic’s opinion of this production, the sheer fact that Speeding Theatre exists is to be applauded and celebrated. There is far too little material for older actors except to play the likes of an aged aunt or grandmother or a doddering or grouchy grandpa. This company grabs that niche and provides the opportunity for older actors in the community to take part. I urge you to support them. What: Fools When: 7 p.m. Friday - Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday - Sunday through Nov 19 Where: Las Vegas Little Theatre, Fischer Black Box, 3920 Schiff Drive Tickets: $22 702-332-9246 www.onthestage.tickets Grade: ** Still Hungry Producer: Speeding Theatre – Over 55; Director: Rip Pellaton; Set Design: Dianne Pellaton; Lighting Design: Uncredited; Sound Design: Uncredited; Costumes: Dianne Pellaton; Stage Manager: Pat Scarsella

Friday, November 17th at 6:00pm, DTLV On Friday, November 17th at 6:00pm at the Art Houz Theater in Downtown Las Vegas, NV, after a screening of the holiday themed slasher movie Thanksgiving, the Piecing It Together Podcast will discuss the films that may have inspired this silly looking horror movie from director Eli Roth, who is expanding the idea from a fake trailer that played during 2007’s Grindhouse. Joining David Rosen to discuss the film are filmmaker Michael Keene, DJ/Cinephile Jimmie Gonzalez and comedian/Awesome Movie Year podcast host Jason Harris. Movie starts right at 6pm so get there early for prizes and we’ll be starting the podcast recording right after the film! The LIVE podcast recording is FREE with a purchased ticket to the 6:00pm showtime of the film at the Art Houz Theater. Tickets can be purchased via the Art Houz Website (Tickets Available Now) ENTER TO WIN TICKETS AT HTTPS://WWW.PIECINGPOD.COM/WINTHANKSGIVING

Local Arts create solutions for a diverse community, public education, cultural tourism, and innovation Eat More Art Vegas celebrated our 8th anniversary as a space that introduces local arts and culture to the world, and the community to each other on November 3rd, and we thank everyone who has been there with us along the way. I started the Facebook page and registered the domain one sleepless night, worried a fellow theatre company's (Cockroach, now Vegas Theatre Company) show, Grounded, would go uncovered by local press. Our creativity is too essential to survival to ignore. The Arts are not an elitist cause, they are a tool for society, and the legacy and reflection of our humanity. As Thanksgiving approaches, it's the perfect time to "Talk Turkey" about the creative opportunity in our Las Vegas community. The Arts, Culture, and Creative industries are big business and have a role in everything including Tourism, Education, and Technology; Las Vegas locals are working to leverage their strengths. THE AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS AEP6 STUDY RESULTS ARE IN For over a year, organizations across the state participated in the nationwide Arts and Economic Prosperity Study (AEP6), measuring the demographics and economic impact of participants at local nonprofit Arts and Culture events. While we eagerly await the release of Nevada's specific numbers, the national figures already reveal the healthy returns on investment both socially, and fiscally. THE NEVADA FUTURE OF LEARNING NETWORK - THE COMMUNITY LEARNING FUND In 2021 and 2022, the Nevada Department of Education came together with educators, students, families, businesses and community members to collaborate on a collective vision of the mindsets and skills that young people need to bring academic knowledge to life. They developed at a Portrait of a Nevada Learner as one who experiences learning hands on in ways that are empowering, connecting, impacting, and thriving. The Nevada Future of Learning Network, in partnership with Teach for America's Ed.Xtraordinary, is offering up to $15K per project to nonprofit and commercial companies to engage young people through a newly launched Community Learning Fund. The submission deadline is December 5th, 2023 for activities between March 1st and July 15th, 2024. This innovation provides support for museums, arts organizations, cultural groups, other nonprofits, and local businesses to forge direct links to a public school classroom and offer off-campus mentorship, or other community-based learning experiences that align with the Portrait's goals and values. This is a groundbreaking opportunity for stakeholders in the Creative Economy to collaborate across the state with the Nevada Department of Education and create a future where we thrive together. ALLIANCE FOR ARTS RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES (a2ru) a2ru offers a national gathering place for the arts and arts integration in higher education which advances arts-integrative research, curricula, programs, and creative practice; hosting summits and publishing peer-reviewed journals. The UNLV College of Fine Arts has partnered with a2ru to host a new online journal, Tradition Innovations in Arts, Design, and Media Higher Education. The journal’s founding editor is Yvonne Houy, Learning Technologist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Editorial Board, of which I am honored to be a member, is an international, interdisciplinary cohort of scholars and practitioners in the arts, design, humanities, and information sciences. International contributors in the inaugural edition of the journal, "Artificial Intelligence and Possible Futures for the Arts," responded to the question "How can artists, performers, designers, and media creators balance innovations and traditions in the Arts and higher education, and what can we learn from our fields’ reactions to AI?" This call received so many fascinating contributions that the editors decided to publish this issue in parts over the course of several months. Art is Research. Southern Nevada's professionals in the sector have the skills and ideas we need to drive our transformation in the 21st century if we recognize their excellence within our community, and invest collaboration with our Creative Workforce in innovative ways. VEGAS ARTS TABLE - IN PERSON - MONDAY, NOV 13 @ SLONINA ARTSPACE Come to the VEGAS ARTS TABLE to connect and share news! We are proud of our perfect record. It is happening – an in-person Vegas Table Arts meeting will be held (along with Zoom). Plan on coming down at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13 at Slonina ARTSpace, 901 East Fremont Street #174 (9th Street and Fremont Street). We are meeting to share vital information, celebrate community, and 8 years of Eat More Art Vegas! #EatMoreArt

Nevada Ballet Theatre will present its 2023/24 season opener with the return of Nicolo Fonte’s rendition of Carmina Burana performing at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts Nov. 3-5. The program will open with George Balanchine’s quintessential ballet, Serenade, to introduce the talented dancers, full orchestra, and over 70 operatic voices of the Las Vegas Master Singers. This Balanchine masterpiece, set to Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, remains breathtaking in its classic elegance of form. Delicate blue tulle sweeps across a moonlit stage in perfect complement to the music in the transcendent beauty of dance. Carmina Burana envelopes the audience in its swirling storm of love and pain, life and death, fate and will. Carmina Burana composed in 1936 by Carl Orff, is based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana as a cantana. This vocal composition, usually a choir, is combined with an instrumental accompaniment. It was first performed by the Oper Frankfurt on June 8, 1937, opening with "O Fortuna" which will also be included in the NBT performances. Nicolo, as a choreographer, is known for his unique movement language as well as the highly developed fusion of ideas, dance, and design. He is a first-generation American whose parents emigrated from Argentina and studied at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet and also completed a Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase. He choreographs ballets worldwide. For more info, visit nicolofonte.com. Las Vegas Master Singers is celebrating 30 years as a community-oriented chorus based in Las Vegas. The ensemble is the chorus-in-residence with the Las Vegas Philharmonic and a partnership with Opera Las Vegas, supplying the chorus for main stage productions. They have also collaborated with the Las Vegas Sinfonietta, the Henderson Symphony, Nevada Chamber Symphony, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Nevada Ballet Theater. In 2024 the chorus will perform Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna at Carnegie Hall. For more info, visit lvmastersingers.org. Nevada Ballet Theatre presents its 2023/24 season opener Nicolo Fonte’s spectacular rendition of Carmina Burana at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts Nov 3-5. Tickets may be purchased by calling The Smith Center Box Office at (702) 749-2000 or visit www.nevadaballet.org. As a courtesy to our ticket holders, no children under 5 years of age are admitted to the performance.

By Paul Atreides Author, playwright, and Theatre critic at EatMoreArtVegas.com paul-atreides.com Stunningly Indecent What is “indecent?” According to Oxford: Indecent: inˈdēs(ə)nt/ adjective, not conforming with generally accepted standards of behavior or propriety; obscene. i.e., "the film was grossly indecent.” But it’s a matter of perspective. In the case of the Tony Award-nominated play Indecent by Paula Vogel, it’s about all manner of things. First and foremost, it’s a true story about God of Vengeance, a little Yiddish play written in the early 1900s by Sholem Asch, which found acclaim throughout Europe. Then, it was ruled indecent, obscene, and immoral by a judge in the U.S. in 1923. Presenting Indecent right now couldn’t be more perfect timing. Look at the state of things playing out not only here in the U.S. but around the world. Because the play has serious undercurrents; it’s about LGBTQ+, it’s about anti-Semitism, it’s about injustice, it’s about man’s inhumanity to man. Yet, as produced by A Public Fit and directed by Ann-Marie Pereth and Joseph D. Kucan, this Indecent is nothing short of stunning. On a stage that takes on multiple locations—from homes to theatres to courtrooms from Warsaw to Berlin to the Bowery, a very talented ensemble cast takes on a multitude of roles. Dialects are spot-on and consistent, and each character is unique. While this is not a musical, it is a play with music and live musicians, and the cast sings and dances in the play-within-the-play (mostly). That would point to the only production gripe, as minuscule as possible. Acoustics changed when a theatre filled up, and opening night was SRO. There were moments when the musicians played, and the cast sang as an actor delivered lines which don’t make it to the back row. Kendra Faith’s costumes and Tracey Allyn’s choreography under Ellen Bone’s lighting make everything coalesce as the play traverses over a fifty-year timeframe. If a theatre company is going to have legs, it must establish a niche and find its unique corner of the market. I’m reminded of Theatre Exposed in the 1980s, which produced a range of works no one else would touch but found it difficult to gain an audience in a young city. Las Vegas has begun to grow up and it is heartening to see A Public Fit, now in its 10th season, filling that gap, consistently producing excellence, and bringing in patrons. This is an absolute must-see. In fact, it would be quite indecent behavior to miss this. What: Indecent When: 7 p.m. Friday - Monday; 2 p.m. Sundays through November 20 Where: 4340 S. Valley View Blvd, Suite 210 Tickets: $35 to $40 www.apublicfit.org Grade: ***** Irresistible Producer: A Public Fit; Artistic Director: Ann-Marie Pereth; Producing Director: Joseph D. Kucan; Directors: Ann-Marie Pereth, Joseph D. Kucan; Choreography: Tracey Allyn; Set Design: Whitney Lehn Meltz; Lighting Design: Ellen Bone; Sound Design: Constance Taschner; Costume Design: Kendra Faith; Production Stage Manager: Brandi Blackman

Guided art day will give locals a chance to contribute to a new public mural Las Vegas locals are invited to celebrate "Make a Difference Day" on Saturday, Oct. 28, by leaving a lasting mark on a public park. Art lovers of all ages can join Life is Beautiful and the City of Las Vegas at Rotary Park, 901 Hinson St., from noon to 4 p.m. for a Community Paint Day led by Paints With Care, Families for Effective Autism Treatment (F.E.A.T.) of Southern Nevada, and local artist Cory Bennett. This family event welcomes creatives of all skill levels and will include beginner-friendly painting and gluing activities guided by Las Vegas artists and community members. Incorporating "love letters" written during Life is Beautiful into a soon-to-be-revealed mural by Bennett, participants will have the chance to meet and learn painting techniques from talented local makers. The new community mural will be officially unveiled on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Rotary Park. For more information, visit Facebook @lifeisbeautifulfestival Instagram @ lifeisbeautiful YouTube @lifeisbeautifulfest2023 X (former Twitter) @lifeisbeautiful TikTok @lifeisbeautifulfestival

A Public Fit is thrilled to announce the first mainstage production of its 2023/24 season with Indecent by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel. This true story about a little Jewish play opens at the Super Summer Studio Theatre, 4340 S. Valley View, from Oct. 27 through Nov. 20. “Indecent is a remarkable piece of theatre," says Ann-Marie Pereth, who, along with Joseph Kucan, directs this 2015 Tony award-winning musical odyssey. “It tells the story of The God of Vengeance, a play born of the Yiddish Renaissance that became the first piece of theatre to present a romantic kiss between two women on a Broadway stage in 1923 and the complicated journey it took to get there." "And its subsequent banning, denouncement and persecution," adds Kucan. "(Playwright) Sholem Asch was a trailblazer in many ways." Indecent marks the beginning of APF’s 10th season of plays and staged readings and continues its partnership with Vegas’ own Super Summer Theater. “We've really settled in here," Pereth says, "SST is exactly the venue that allows us to create the kind of close, intimate theatre we strive for. It's an intimate black box that treats its audience as an integral part of the event. We fit right in." Indecent features the talents of Timothy Cummings, William Fleming, Lisa Mandel, Betsy Norton, Jake Staley, Nicole Unger, and Nich Witham. Musical Direction is by Toby McEvoy, with Botielus and Arturo Hernandez providing the accompaniment. "Everyone in the cast portrays multiple characters," Kucan says, "including the musicians! We're telling a story that starts in 1906 and extends through to the 1950s, exploring themes of Jewish identity and the acceptance of LGBT expression. There are lots of characters to explore!" Evening performances are offered at 7 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinee performances on Sundays. Tickets are $40 for general admission and $35 for Military, Seniors, and Students. Monday evening “industry night” performances are scheduled for Nov. 6, 13, and 20, with special pricing available. And, as always, immediately following each performance, A Public Fit will continue the conversation with The Buzz, a moderated discussion of the play's themes, style, and impressions. The Buzz is an expression of APF's ongoing commitment to audience engagement, treating each production as the start of an unending conversation. For more info, visit apublicfit.org and follow on www.facebook.com/APublicFit, www.instagram.com/apublicfit and X (formerly Twitter) twitter.com/APublicFit