Crime + Punishment

a psychological account
of a certain crime
Written and Directed by Joseph Lavy

Akropolis Performance Lab’s powerful adaptation of Dostoevsky’s classic novel of alienation, duality, morality, transgression, and justice reveals the mind of a killer in his search for meaning and redemption. 

January 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 @ 7:30 PM
Jan 7 @ 2:00 PM
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Crime + Punishment Teaser!

After a successful world premiere in Ohio, Akropolis Performance Lab’s adaptation of Dostoevsky's masterwork makes its hometown debut.

It begins with a theory that goes something like this: Very great men have a right to do very bad things if doing so allows them to bring greater benefit to humanity.

A debt-ridden, disillusioned university drop-out devises this theory and then acts upon it, murdering two women. He then descends into a guilt-induced fever dream where he is plagued by ghosts of his crime and conscience. In the lower depths of 19th-century Russia, the mysteries of soul and intellect, crime and love are irrevocably entwined to reveal the mind of a killer in his search for meaning and redemption.

Minimal and low-tech yet full of inventive stagecraft and theatrical magic, APL’s telling combines bold dramaturgy with dynamic physicality and a rich musical soundscape of Russian chant and folk song. The production features the distinct and haunting sounds of a hurdy-gurdy, as well as the tight vocal harmonies that have garnered APL two previous Seattle Gypsy Award nominations. The result is a singularly theatrical translation of Dostoevsky’s classic psychological novel of alienation, duality, morality, transgression, and justice.

Written & Directed by Joseph Lavy
Music Director Zhenya Lavy
Featuring Tyler J. Polumsky, Emily Jo Testa, Annie Paladino, Sara Kaus,
Joseph Lavy, Zhenya Lavy, Matt Sherrill and Jennifer Crooks