The Idiots Karamazov
by Albert Innaurato, Christopher Durang

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90 mins Bare Stage/Simple Set American Comedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: Using the characters and events of The Brothers Karamazov as a springboard, the play becomes a lampoon not only of Dostoyevsky but of western culture and literature in general.

Dotted with literary allusions and intellectual jibes, it po

Press Reviews

"Created by two of our theatre's most original writers, this adaptation is an antic, sometimes outrageous, yet consistently amusing “send-up” of Dostoyevsky's classic novel. “…moments of comic inspiration…I was impressed with their wit as well as their scholarship.” —The New York Times. “…something of a screwball serenade."

— Variety

Publication

Year 1981
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822205531
ISBN-10 082220553X

The Idiots Karamazov is a American comedy play written by Albert Innaurato and published by Dramatists Play Service (1981).

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