Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde - November 20, 2026
Performances & Events
Performance
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Department of Theatre & Drama
Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Lydia Mendelssohn TheatreMichigan League, 911 N University Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Reserved Seating $35 / $29 | Students $16 (fees included)
In 1895, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde sued the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel after the Marquess called him a “posing sodomite.” This lawsuit backfired on Wilde, resulting in two additional trials to determine whether Wilde was guilty of “gross indecency with male persons.”
Playwright Moisés Kaufman, the Tony- and Emmy-nominated playwright behind The Laramie Project, uses trial transcripts, personal correspondence, interviews, and other source materials to tell the story of the downfall of the great man of letters whose artistic genius has long been overshadowed by the scandal surrounding his imprisonment.
Written by Moisés Kaufman
Directed by Halena Kays
Single tickets available beginning July 30
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