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Crime and Punishment, A Comedy

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5 any gender (adult)

Gordon Greenberg, Steve Rosen

Dostoyevsky’s turn-of-the-century masterpiece is reimagined as a 90-minute romp of a morality tale, with five actors playing over 50 zany characters.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5 any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Dostoyevsky’s turn-of-the-century masterpiece is reimagined as a 90-minute romp of a morality tale, with five actors playing over 50 zany characters. Riffing on the famous novel – and all of Russian literature – brilliant comic collaborators Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen bring the whacked-out sensibilities of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors to 1860s Russia. This classic story follows Raskolnikov, an impoverished student who becomes a murderer in order to save his family. Based on the book you didn’t actually read in high school, this is literature retold as you’ve never seen it before.
History
Crime and Punishment, A Comedy premiered at The Old Globe in San Francisco, CA on 15 July 2023. Directed by Gordon Greenberg, the production featured Juliet Bret, Stephanie Gibson, Orville Mendoza, Andrew Polec, Vincent Randazzo, and Nik Walker.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting 1860s Russia.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Media

“More fun than reading the book! Crime and Punishment finds unexpected humor in Russian tragedy.” – The San Diego Union-Tribune
“A lighthearted, high-energy, zany comedy. You don’t need to know the book or history to get the joke.” – BroadwayWorld

“A gem of a satire! There likely isn’t a more entertaining 90 minutes on display on any stage in southern California.” – Stage and Cinema

“Crime and Punishment turns Dostoevsky’s classic into a delight filled with laughter without losing the morality tale at the center.” – BroadwayWorld

“Co-authors Steve Rosen and Gordon Greenberg have packed author Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1866 classic with clever wordplay, quips and sight gags while giving due attention to the original’s exploration of morality, guilt, and psychological and physical violence.” – Stage and Cinema

Videos

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    Crime and Punishment, A Comedy: Insights Seminar at the Old Globe

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Gordon Greenberg

Gordon Greenberg

Gordon Greenberg has directed on Broadway, off-Broadway and in London’s West End, written for television and stage, and developed, directed and produced new works for arts institutions across America.

Current directing/writing projects include The Heart of Rock and Roll, which ...

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Steve Rosen

Steve Rosen
Steve Rosen (he/him) has previously collaborated with Gordon Greenberg on the musical The Secret of My Success (co-book, Joseph Jefferson nomination), the plays Crime and Punishment – a Comedy and Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show (both at The Old Globe, San Die ...
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