Fall Show: October 16 - 31, 2026

crime and punishment, a comedy

playwright
Gordon greenberg and steve rosen

Director
nan murat

Producer
Cindy MacKechnie

Auditions:

8/16, 1:00-4:00p

8/17, 6:00-9:00p

8/20, 6:00-9:00P

Memorial Hall, Towers Road, Essex, VT

synopsis:

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.

cast:

Actor 1: Dmitry, Landlady, Male Passenger, Brutish Neighbor, Reporter One, Rudy Guiliani, Reporter Three, Policeman Two, Gavroche

Actor 2: Dunya, Passenger Two, Office Manager, Tram Driver, Clerk, Three Sisters, Female Passenger, Eponine

Actor 3: Sonya, Zhivago, Stranger, Reporter Two, Prison Guard

Actor 4: Porfiry, Roman, Bursar, Mother, Brothers Karamozov, Policeman One Boris, Another Male passenger, Cosette

Actor 5: Rodya Raskolnikov

This play was written to be performed by five actors, each portraying several roles using simple costume pieces, physicality, and speech to quickly indicate character change. All roles are open to performers of any gender, ethnicity, age or type.

Please come with big choices and be ready to play!

Questions? Email Nan Murat, Director - nanmurat@yahoo.com