Delirium
An adaptation of The Brothers Karamazov
by Theatre O & Enda Walsh
October 2016
The Latvian Society Theater
A raucous re-envision of Dostoyevsky’s family drama.
In this adaptation of The Brothers Karamazov, celebrated Irish playwright Enda Walsh (the musical Once) distills this great novel to its brutal essence. Through an explosion of light, sound and puppetry, this theatrical outburst of toxic masculinity grabs audiences by the throat. Three brothers are locked in an eternal family struggle with their abusive patriarch culminating in an epic theological battle.
Creative Team
Brenna Geffers … Director
Brian Jones … Set/Puppet Designer
Natalia de la Torre … Costume Designer
Eric Baker … Lighting Designer/Production Manager
Lucas Fendlay … Sound Designer
Jamel Baker … Stage Manager
Dave Garrett Saraffian … Production Photos
Cast
Robert Smythe … Fyodor
Chris Anthony … Mitya
Kayla Grasser … Grushenka
Kelly McCaughan … Katerina
Johnny Smith … Ivan
Ross Beschler … Smerdyakov
Anthony Crosby … Alyosha
About Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (11 November/30 October 1821 – 9 February/28 January 1881) was a Russian philosopher, novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist.
He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in both Russian and world literature, and many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social and spiritual atmospheres of 19th century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), The Adolescent (1875) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His Notes from Underground, a novella published in 1864, is considered one of the first works of existentialist literature.