CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Closes at The Rep, 3/28

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) concludes its 2009-2010 Studio Theatre series with Crime and Punishment playing thru March 28, 2010.

Performances of Crime and Punishment will be given in the Emerson Studio Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, March 10 - 28, 2010.

Ticket prices start at just $35. To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925, or visit The Rep's online Box Office at www.repstl.org.

In this heart-racing and audacious three-actor 90-minute adaptation, two elderly women are found murdered and a detective must rely on the information provided by their penniless young neighbor to solve the crime. A thrilling journey into the tortured criminal mind of Raskolnikov, one of literature's most fascinating figures, and his search for redemption, this new vision of Dostoevsky's masterpiece is stark, bracing and stunningly theatrical.

Dostoevsky's masterpiece, Crime and Punishment, was first published in 12 monthly installments in a literary journal called The Russian Messenger. Upon publication, the work quickly became a source of both inspiration and controversy, touching on many problems in Russian society. Its main focus, however, became an extraordinary man infected by radical ideas. Unlike many crime dramas, Crime and Punishment didn't spotlight the crime or the punishment, but instead delved deeply into the criminal psyche, asking poignant questions about morality, religion and redemption. Over 100 years after his death, Dostoevsky's influence is prominent even today and he remains one of Russia's most revered and innovative writers.

After finishing his novel, Dostoevsky invited playwrights to attempt adaptation, though he believed his epic would be nearly impossible to bring to the stage. However, Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus have done just that. Focusing on the novel's major characters and storylines while highlighting the intense investigation that Dostoevsky himself considered the crux of the novel, their adaptation has received rave reviews since its premiere in 2003 and now comes to you in the ideal setting, The Rep's intimate Studio Theatre.

The cast of Crime and Punishment at The Rep includes Jimmy King as Raskolnikov; Amy Landon (seen in last season's production of The Miracle Worker) as Sonia and others; and Triney Sandoval as Porfiry and others.

Crime and Punishment is directed by Stuart Carden who returns to The Rep after helming last season's production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore, which garnered five Kevin Kline Award nominations and took home the win for Outstanding Production of a Play. The associate artistic director of Writers' Theatre in Chicago, Carden is a new play specialist who also has extensive experience in classical works.

The creative staff also includes Gianni Downs, scenic designer; Garth Dunbar, costume designer; Brian Sidney Bembridge, lighting designer; Andre Pluess, sound designer; and Champe Leary, stage manager.

For more information about The Rep's production of Crime and Punishment, including a guide introducing the characters, plot and background on the play, photos related to the production and more, visit The Rep's comprehensive public website at www.repstl.org.

 

Founded in 1966, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is a fully professional theatrical operation belonging to the League of Resident Theatres, The League of St. Louis Theatres and is a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, Inc., the national service organization for the not-for-profit professional theatre. It operates independently of, but under a mutually beneficial agreement with, Webster University. The Rep operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Rep hires directors and choreographers who are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and stagehands who are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Financial assistance for this theatre has been provided by the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis; the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Rep is also grateful for support by more than 1,100 generous individuals, families, corporations and foundations throughout the communities we serve. Thank you.

 

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