Performed in 90 minutes with only three actors, this new, award-winning adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s literary masterpiece takes us inside the investigation of a gruesome murder and one man’s search for redemption.
As a police inspector investigates a gruesome murder, we journey through the mind of a criminal. What did he do? Why did he do it? And what would you be capable of in certain circumstances? Before Law & Order, there was Crime and Punishment. Performed in 90 minutes with only three actors, this award-winning adaptation of Dostoevsky’s masterpiece compresses all the tension and pathos of the novel into a powerful evening of theatre. Dive into the greatest crime story ever written, a tale of murder, motive and redemption that plumbs the depths of the human soul.
“Stunningly lean, taut and emotionally searing… a work of theatre that never feels like the condensation of a seminal novel, but rather has the swift, sharp impact of a blow from an ax.” -Chicago Sun-Times
“Engrossing theatre… remarkably absorbing… and may have you confessing to some murders yourself by the play’s end.” -New York Times
Tickets to Crime and Punishment are $15-$30.
Phone: 512-850-4849
Email: info@penfoldtheatre.org
2019/03/21 - 2019/04/06
Additional time info:
Saturday 3/23, First Saturday Soiree. Join us after the performance for a special reception with the artists of Crime and Punishment! We’ll toast the show’s opening with the creative team and enjoy food and fun, all included for a small upcharge. (Season Members get in free!)
Sunday 3/31, Penfold Post-show. For those looking to dig deeper, participate in our latest post-show discussion. Director Jeremy Lee Cudd and the cast of Crime and Punishment will be joined by Marina Alexandrova from the UT Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies and Dr. Lucia Summers from the Texas State University School of Criminal Justice. We’ll be discussing the connections between Dostoevsky’s 1860s Russia and our world today, along with powerful themes from the play, including poverty, violence, isolation and redemption.
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979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX 78702
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