Fyodor Dostoyevsky News

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. opens its 28th Season with the powerful 90-minute, award-winning stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's classic novel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, directed by Artistic Director Richard Cotovsky, playing through March 16, 2014 at Angel Island, 731 W. Sheridan Rd. in Chicago. Tickets for CRIME AND PUNISHMENTare available at www.maryarrchie.com or by calling the box office at (773) 871-0442.

THE DOUBLE is a new film directed and co-written by Richard Ayoade, and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. The drama hits theaters this spring.

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. is pleased to open its 28th Season with the powerful 90-minute, award-winning stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's classic novel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, directed by Artistic Director Richard Cotovsky, playing February 4 - March 16, 2014 at Angel Island, 731 W. Sheridan Rd. in Chicago. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT features Jack McCabe, Ed Porter and Maureen Yasko. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. will open its 28th Season with the powerful 90-minute, award-winning stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's classic novel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, directed by Artistic Director Richard Cotovsky, playing tonight, February 4 - March 16, 2014 at Angel Island, 731 W. Sheridan Ave. in Chicago.

Mary-Arrchie is pleased to announce the first production of our 28th Season, CRIME & PUNISHMENT, directed by Richard Cotovsky and featuring Jack McCabe, Ed Porter, and Maureen Yasko. Don't miss Dostoyevsky's epic novel brought to life in this 3 actor adaptation. Tickets are on-sale now on Ticketweb

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. will open its 28th Season with the powerful 90-minute, award-winning stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's classic novel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, directed by Artistic Director Richard Cotovsky, playing February 4 - March 16, 2014 at Angel Island, 731 W. Sheridan Ave. in Chicago. Tickets for CRIME AND PUNISHMENT go on sale Monday, January 13, 2014 at www.maryarrchie.com or by calling the box office at (773) 871-0442. The press performance is Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 8 pm.

'The darker the night, the brighter the stars. The deeper the grief, the closer is God!' Such are the words of Fyodor Dostoyevsky in his powerful classic novel 'Crime and Punishment.' These words are further exemplified by debuting author Mattie Cody in a new self-help book about death, grief, and bereavement that she has personally published after a harrowing murder stole her son away from her. Despite its painful origin, Cody's book is inspiringly titled There Is Another Life!.

The Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnolia Pictures announced today that they have acquired the US rights to THE DOUBLE, the new film directed and co-written by Richard Ayoade, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska.

On Saturday, May 25 from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m., The Talking Band will host the event, 'Marcellus Shale: Looking Between the Layers, A Symposium on the Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of Fracking' at La MaMa (74A E. 4 St., NYC).

In association with the U.S. debut of Backa Theatre of Sweden at the Nordic Cool 2013 Festival at the Kennedy Center in D.C., Randy Gener, the Nathan Award-winning editor, writer, curator and artist, and the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C., are collaborating on a lively seminar about the growing genre of documentary theater.

In association with the U.S. debut of Backa Theatre of Sweden at the Nordic Cool 2013 Festival at the Kennedy Center in D.C., Randy Gener, the Nathan Award-winning editor, writer, curator and artist, and the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C., are collaborating on a lively seminar about the growing genre of documentary theater.

Trinity Repertory Company's Artistic Director, Curt Columbus, and actor/playwright Marilyn Campbell tackle the daunting feat of adapting Fyodor Dostoyevsky's classic work 'Crime and Punishment' from full-length literary masterpiece to a streamlined, 90-minute theatrical experience.

Artists Rep and the University of Portland are pleased to present the U.S. Premiere of Natasya Filippovna from Moscow New Drama Theatre. Natasya Filippovna is in an improvisation form based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Idiot as directed by Viacheslav Dolgachev. The limited performances run tonight, January 8 through 12 at 7:30pm, with five fixed improvisation shows performed with English subtitles; the final performance, January 13 at 2pm, will be fully improvised and in Russian with no English subtitles. A reception with the artists will follow performances on January 9 and 13.

Artists Rep and the University of Portland are pleased to present the U.S. Premiere of Natasya Filippovna from Moscow New Drama Theatre. Natasya Filippovna is in an improvisation form based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Idiot as directed by Viacheslav Dolgachev. The limited performances run January 8 through 12 at 7:30pm, with five fixed improvisation shows performed with English subtitles; the final performance, January 13 at 2pm, will be fully improvised and in Russian with no English subtitles. A reception with the artists will follow performances on January 9 and 13.

Fresh off the sold-out run of season opener King Lear, Trinity Rep continues their 49th Season with Sarah Treem's fast and smart new play The How and the Why, directed by Shana Gozansky. Opening in previews tonight, November 29 and running through December 30 at Trinity Rep, this powerful and intimate production features two brilliant characters - one in her fifties, one her twenties - each with her own take on the controversial debate surrounding the theory of female evolution. In this funny, gripping new play, a mentor and her protege bond and spar over the personal and professional consequences of their own diametrically opposed theories. Inspiring and provocative, this witty gem from Sarah Treem (of HBO's In Treatment) is both engrossing and powerful.

Fresh off the sold-out run of season opener King Lear, Trinity Rep continues their 49th Season with Sarah Treem's fast and smart new play The How and the Why, directed by Shana Gozansky. Opening in previews on November 29 and running through December 30 at Trinity Rep, this powerful and intimate production features two brilliant characters - one in her fifties, one her twenties - each with her own take on the controversial debate surrounding the theory of female evolution. In this funny, gripping new play, a mentor and her protege bond and spar over the personal and professional consequences of their own diametrically opposed theories.