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The brothers Karamazov ;, The idiot, from the novels by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ; dramatization by David Fishelson ; directed by David Fishelson & Eric Simonson

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The brothers Karamazov ;, The idiot, from the novels by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ; dramatization by David Fishelson ; directed by David Fishelson & Eric Simonson

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The brothers Karamazov ;

Responsibility statement

from the novels by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ; dramatization by David Fishelson ; directed by David Fishelson & Eric Simonson

Sub title

The idiot

Summary

Dostoyevsky's titanic masterpiece The Brothers Karamozov is here adapted into a spellbinding full-cast drama by playwright David Fishelson. The passionate Karamazov brothers spring to life, led by their rogue of a father, who entertains himself by drinking, womanizing, and pitting his three sons against each other. The men have plenty to fight over, including the alluring Grushenka. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring John de Lancie, Sharon Gless, Arye Gross, Harry Hamlin, Kaitlin Hopkins, Joseph Mascolo, Richard Hoyt Miller, John Randolph, John Rubinstein, Tom Virtue and Ping Wu

Target audience

adult

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