Games for Faust
based on Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment
- Director: Volodymyr Kuchynsky
- Set Design: Oleksandr Overchuk
- Costumes: Olga Baklan
- Musical consultant: Natalia Polovynka
Games For Faust is the Kurbas Theatre’s work based on Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. In its game-world atmosphere, the Mephistophelean Svidrigailov tries to convince the Faustian Raskolnikov into turning over his sister Dunya (or rather his soul) in exchange for freedom from the laws of morality. By mixing song, movement, and speech, this overtly playful and multi-prizewinning production breaks from the tradition of viewing the themes of Crime and Punishment through the dark lens of a psychological Gothic novel, and explores the work through the lightness of Dostoevsky’s inherent laughter.
CAST:
- Svidrigailov – Oleh Drach, Oleh Tsiona
- Raskolnikov Rodion – Andriy Vodychev
- Raskolnikova Avdotia – Maria Kopytchak, Myroslava Rachynska
- Raskolnikova Pulkheria – Tetiana Kaspruk
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
- Running time: 2:45
- Setup time: 3 hours
- Rehearsal time: 3 hours
- Dismantle time: 2 hours
- Lights: 20 overhead
- Number of Actors: 4
- Technical and Artistic Staff: 4 (total number of participants 8)
- Special Italian Theatre with good acoustic
