February 28, 2008

Silences Are Golden





If you’ve ever skimmed through a copy of Crime and Punishment, you’d expect lots of words in the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel. And there were. Curt Columbus and Marilyn Campbell’s adaptation of the book compresses it into an impressionistic 90 minutes, but there are still moral quandaries to be debated and life mysteries to be plumbed. Still, the most striking thing about Patrick Holland’s production is its silences.

Read my complete review at Culture Club

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