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Crime and Punishment
adapted by Marilyn Campbell & Curt Columbus
Production History
- 2003
- World Premier Production, Writers Theatre, Glencoe, IL, commissioned and directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam
- “… a work of theater that never feels like a condensation of a seminal 500-page novel, but rather, has the swift, sharp impact of a blow from an ax.”
- – Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
- Winner, Joseph Jefferson Award, Chicago, IL, “Best New Adaptation”
- 2004
- Published, TriQuarterly Magazine, Northwestern University Press
- “The preeminent journal for literary fiction in America.”
- Published, Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, IL [www.dramaticpublishing.com]
- Staged Reading, Jean Cocteau Theater, New York, NY
- 2005
- Production, Gamm Theater, Pawtucket, R.I., Raskolnikov performed by Artistic Director Tony Estrella, directed by Peter Sampiari
- “If a novel of nearly 600 pages can be boiled down and end up concentrated rather than trivialized, this is the one.”
- – Bill Rodriguez, The Providence Phoenix
- 2006
- Winner, “Top Pick” Orlando Shakespeare Festival’s Playfest
- “Using language that has nothing of the dusty 19th century about it, Campbell and Columbus have whittled this mammoth novel down to its core … When theater is pared down to the bone, nothing gets in the way of the words!”
- – Elizabeth Maupin, Orlando Sentinal
- Production, Arden Theater, Philadelphia, PA, Directed by Aaron Posner
- Oct.12 - Dec. 3, Arcadia Stage
- “When I first read this adaptation, I had that extraordinary sensation of experiencing the classic and the contemporary co-existing in one work. It is the work of playwrights like Campbell and Columbus that keeps American theatre artistically vital and connected to our world.”
- – Terrence J. Nolen, Producing Artistic Director
- 2007
- Production, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Orlando, FL, Directed by Artistic Director, Jim Helsinger, Feb. 7 - March 18
- Production, Round House Theatre, Silver Springs, MD, Directed by Artistic Director, Blake Robison, April 4 - April 29
- “Round House Theatre realizes that audiences sometimes prefer their theater and literary adaptations in bite-size portions and the adaptors have shrink-wrapped the 700-page novel into a 90-minute, zero-percent-body-fat drama that is swift and devastating.” – The Washington Times
- Winner! Helen Hayes Award -- Outstanding Set Design, Robin Stapley
- Production, Northside Theatre Company, San Jose, CA, Directed by Richard T. Orlando, April 25 - May 14
- Winner! Silicon Valley Theatre Award -- Outstanding Set Design, Richard T. Orlando
- Production, Theatre Underground (Capital Hills Arts Center), Seattle, WA, Directed by Sheila Daniels, June 1 - Oct. 14
- “The temperature of this 90-minute, lean-yet-muscular version of “Crime and Punishment,” is scorching!” --Seattle Times
- Winner! 2007 Seattle Times “Fab Fringe” Footlight Award
- Production, 59E59 Street Theater, New York, NY, Directed by Michael Halberstam, Nov. 7 - Dec. 2
- “Crime and Punishment,” in a feat that rivals the construction of the Hoover Dam, has been distilled into a taut 90-minute play and will banish any bad memories you might have of trying to struggle through Dostoyevsky’s book.”
- – Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
- 2008
- Production, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, Directed by Michael Evan Haney, Feb. 2 - March 2
- Winners! 2008 Cincinnati Acclaim Awards
- Winner! Best Actor, Nick Cordileone
- Winner! Best Supporting Actor, John Campion
- Production, Milwaukee Chamber Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Directed by Patrick Holland, Feb. 14 - March 9
- Production, Actors Co-op, Crossley Theaters, Hollywood, CA, directed by Ken Sawyer, Feb. 29 - April 13
- Winner! Ovation Award: Jeremy Pivnick (Lighting Design)
- Winner! Garland Award, Backstage, Best Adaptation
- Nomination: LA Drama Critics Circle Award: Best Adaptation
- (3) Nominations: LA Weekly, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor,
Production Design
- 2009
- Production, Berkeley Repertory, Berkeley, CA, Directed by Sharon Ott,
Feb. 27 - March 29, Thrust Stage
- Nominations (Bay Area Critics Circle Awards):
Best Ensemble; Best Supporting Actress (Delia MacDougall)
- Production, Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, OH, Directed by Anders Cato,
Feb. 27 - March 22, Drury Theatre
- Production, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, Directed by John Green (Butler University Theatre Chair), Feb. 10 - March 8, Upperstage
- Production, Intiman Theater, Seattle, WA, Directed by Shiela Daniels, March 27 - April 25
- Production, Jungle Theater, Minneapolis, MN, March 27 - May 3, Joel Sass directing
- Production, Heartspace Theatre, Adelaid Festival, Adelaid, Austraila
- Production, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 10 - 26, Henry Heymann Theatre
- Winner! Voted one of the “Top Pittsburgh cultural events of 2009” by TribLive
- Production, A Noise Within, Glendale, CA, Directed by Craig Belknap, Oct. 10 - Dec. 17
- Winner! 2010 Garland Award, Michael A. Newcomer, Outstanding Performance
- Production, Theatre Intime, Princeton, NJ, Dec 3 - Dec. 12
- 2010
- Production, Actors Theater of Louisville, Louisville, KY, Directed by Sean Daniels, Jan. 5-31
- “I have been attending shows at ATL for 25 years and have rarely missed a show (including Humana plays) in the past 8 years. “Crime and Punishment” is easily one of the best things I’ve ever seen at ATL. Kudos to all involved for making this such a wonderful theatrical experience.” -- David Goodlett (audience member)
- Production, Antelope Valley Thespians, Lancaster, CA, Jan. 16 - 24
- Production, KOLT Run Creations, Sacramento, CA, Directed by Lisa Thew, Jan. 15 - Feb. 13
- Winners-Drama! SARTA 2010 ELLY Awards:
- Winner! Best Supporting Actor, Patrick Murphy
- Winner! Best Supporting Actress, Kelley Ogden
- Nominations: Best Lighting Design, Best Set Design,
Best Production, Best Director, Best Actor
- Production, The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, Directed by Stuart Carden, March 10-28
- Winner! 2010 Kevin Kline Awards:
- Outstanding Lighting Design - Brian Sidney Bembridge
- Outstanding Set Design - Gianni Downs
- Winner! 2010 Judy Award: Most Ambitious Production
- Production, Pacific Repertory Theater, Circle Theatre, Carmel, CA, April 1 - May 2
- “The blistering, ferocious intensity of Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus’ award-winning, 3 actor adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” plays with the dramatic force of a literary smack-down.” -- Monterey Herald, CA
- Production, All For One Productions, Fort Wayne, IN, April 23-25 & April 30, May 1-2
- Production, Hawaii Repertory Theater, Honolulu, HI, October 8-17
- Production, Stone Town Theatre Works, Bellingham, WA, Oct. 15-24
- Production, Kentucky Rep, Horse Cave, KY, Nov. 5-21, dir. Robert Brock, Artistic Dir.
- Production, No Strings Theatre Company and Black Box Theatre, Albuquerque, NM, Jan. 2 - Feb. 6
- Production, Boulder Ensemble Theater, Boulder, CO, Feb. 17 - Mar. 5
- Winner! “Westword Best of Denver Award,” Best New Adaptation
- Production, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, Apr. 13 - May 15, dir. Jason Loweth
- Production, ION Theater Company, San Diego, CA, May 21 - June, dir. Glen Paris
- Production, American Players Theater, Spring Green, WI, June 21 - October 16, dir. Kenneth Albers
- Production, Chester Theater Company, Chester, MA, July 20 - July 31, 2011, dir. Sheila Siragusa
- Production, Actors Studio, Auckland, New Zealand [www.actorsstudio.co.nz], Mark Huston, director
- First Baptist Church, Portland, OR, 2005
- Austin High School, Austin High School, 2006
- Wallenpaupack Area S.D. High School, 2006
- Postage Stamp Productions, Winnipeg MB, 2007
- Liverpool University Drama Society, Liverpool, ME, 2008
- Theater Works, Peoria, AZ, 2008
- El Paso Texas High School, El Paso, Texas, 2011
- Homewood High School, Homewood, Alabama 2011
- University of Chicago Theatre Department 2011
- Panel Discussion: “Crime and Punishment: Three Perspectives,” Sept. 20, 2010, panelists include, Matt Gray, Assistant Professor of Acting at Carnegie Mellon University, and director of Crime & Punishment; Vladimir Padunov, Associate Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh; and Dr. Robert Wettstein, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Panelists will share thoughts on some of the questions raised in the play from their unique perspectives.
- The 321: Theatrical Design Course in Sound 2010, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA: Create a sound-scape for a character or moment in the world of Campbell & Columbus’ Crime and Punishment.
- Open Workshop March 2011, conducted by Artist in Residence Conall Morrison, Pavillion Theater, Dublin, Ireland. Dostoyevsky's masterwork re-imagined for three actors in a 90 minute script by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus. Does it do justice to the original? Is it a completely new piece? Does it matter?
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