Recently acquired book: a volume of Dostoevsky, with cover art by Edward Gorey.
The Thaumaturgy Department
thaumaturg
Main Entry: thau·ma·turg
Pronunciation: \ˈthȯ-mə-ˌtərj\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from New Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos working miracles, from thaumat-, thauma miracle + ergon work — more at Theater, Work
Main Entry: thau·ma·turg
Pronunciation: \ˈthȯ-mə-ˌtərj\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from New Latin thaumaturgus, from Greek thaumatourgos working miracles, from thaumat-, thauma miracle + ergon work — more at Theater, Work
The official blog of the Dramaturgy Department at Baltimore's CENTERSTAGE. For posts related to our current and upcoming shows, click the links to the right. Alternatively, you could begin at the beginning, and explore our posts in chronological order.
Crime, Punishment, and the "Best Book You Read Last Year"
a former intern gets inspired by Dostoevsky and our production of Crime and Punishment (and goes on a reading spree):
I seem to be a glutton for punishment whenever I can pick books for fun.
Summer 2010 I was interning at Centerstage, and got to put together a preliminary actor packet in prep for a three-actor adaptation to be staged in the spring of 2011. December 2010, I was combing through DJ Ernst…
(Source: rmgilby)
90 minutes and 3 actors *still* not condensed enough for you?
CENTERSTAGE is currently rehearsing the 3-actor, 90-minute stage adapatation of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment; but perhaps for some this is still not compact enough. If so, try this link. And enjoy.
“ My only observation, other than it’s a three-actor adaptation of a well-known classic, is that it is about the possibility of redemption in a time when that message is needed, perhaps more than ever. The idea that someone can change, and change profoundly for the good, seems to be extremely resonant with audiences.
Curt Columbus, co-adapter of Crime & Punishment, responding to the question of why the piece has proved so popular at so many theaters all over the country.
If you love mysteries…
…we have not one but TWO theatrical mysteries coming up at CENTERSTAGE. Murder mysteries, no less: both SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS and CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (adapted from original literary sources) should qualify. Unconventional detectives, perhaps, but that’s as classic a convention as the conventional kind! Agree?
