Crime and Punishment (play)
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Crime and Punishment is a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky
′s classic novel Crime and Punishment
. The authors, Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus
, created a 90-minute, three-person play, with each character playing multiple roles.
The play was performed at 59E50 Theaters with Writers′ Theatre in 2007 in New York City. The New York Times, in its positive review of the play, rhetorically asked, “Who would have thought that the novel no high school student has ever finished reading would make such engrossing theater?” before promising that the Campbell and Columbus′ stage adaptation would “banish any bad memories you might have of trying to struggle through Dostoyevsky’s book.” The show received positive reviews in The Washington Post, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and The Seattle Times, as well.
The play was performed by the Arden Theatre Company
in Philadelphia in 2006 and the Round House Theatre
in Bethesda, Md., in 2007. In 2009, it was staged by Seattle′s Intiman Theatre, The Cleveland Playhouse, and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre
, and by the Kentucky Repertory Theatre
in November 2010. It will be performed by the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company in early 2011.
Campbell previously wrote My Own Stranger, which was adapted from the works of poet Anne Sexton
, The Beats, which featured the material of beat poets including Allen Ginsberg
(played by David Cromer
), and The Gospel According to Mark Twain
.
The play won won Chicago′s 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award, Best New Adaptation.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov....
′s classic novel Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume. This is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his...
. The authors, Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus
Curt Columbus
Curt Columbus became the fifth artistic director of Trinity Repertory Company in January 2006. His directing credits for Trinity include Camelot, Cabaret, The Odd Couple, The Secret Rapture, The Receptionist, Memory House, Blithe Spirit, A Christmas Carol, Cherry Orchard and the world premiere of...
, created a 90-minute, three-person play, with each character playing multiple roles.
The play was performed at 59E50 Theaters with Writers′ Theatre in 2007 in New York City. The New York Times, in its positive review of the play, rhetorically asked, “Who would have thought that the novel no high school student has ever finished reading would make such engrossing theater?” before promising that the Campbell and Columbus′ stage adaptation would “banish any bad memories you might have of trying to struggle through Dostoyevsky’s book.” The show received positive reviews in The Washington Post, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and The Seattle Times, as well.
The play was performed by the Arden Theatre Company
Arden Theatre Company
The Arden Theatre Company is a leading regional theatre company located in Stockton-on-Tees, England. Founded in 2002 by Robert Icke and Daniel Hill, the theatre has grown quickly to become one of the premier theatre companies in the region...
in Philadelphia in 2006 and the Round House Theatre
Round House Theatre
The Round House Theatre is a non-profit theater production company with venues in Bethesda, Maryland and Silver Spring, Maryland.-Theatre history:...
in Bethesda, Md., in 2007. In 2009, it was staged by Seattle′s Intiman Theatre, The Cleveland Playhouse, and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre is a regional theater company located in Berkeley, California. It was founded in 1968, as the East Bay’s first resident professional theatre. Michael Leibert was the founding artistic director, who was then succeeded by Sharon Ott in 1984. The company runs seven...
, and by the Kentucky Repertory Theatre
Kentucky Repertory Theatre
Kentucky Repertory Theatre is a theater company located in Horse Cave, Kentucky, United States. The company is located in two former commercial buildings in the city's downtown area....
in November 2010. It will be performed by the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company in early 2011.
Campbell previously wrote My Own Stranger, which was adapted from the works of poet Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton was an American poet, known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967...
, The Beats, which featured the material of beat poets including Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s. He vigorously opposed militarism, materialism and sexual repression...
(played by David Cromer
David Cromer
David Cromer is an American theatre director and stage actor. He has received recognition for his work Off-Broadway and in his native Chicago. Cromer has won or been nominated for numerous awards, including winning the Lucille Lortel Award and Obie Award for his direction of Our Town...
), and The Gospel According to Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
.
The play won won Chicago′s 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award, Best New Adaptation.