Crime and Punishment, a theatrical version of Dostoevsky's classic novel, opens today in Chicago, with my wonderful daughter Tosha Fowler as Production Manager.
I know what this has meant for her -- because even though the production was directed by the company founder (link to the past), the people (and Tosha's influence) are mostly new and come from a different kind of mystique. The "store front theatre" syndrome, which was popular not only in Chicago but in multiple urban areas back in the late 1960's still echoes in this company's work.
The style is what theorists would call "rough theatre"--popular theatre, theatre of the people, theatre packed with ideas and feelings but just as likely to erupt in violence. The "store front" brand of theatre showed America that you could make theatre anywhere, in any size space, just by intensifying the experience. I hope this production succeeds beyond everyone's best hopes.
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