Crime and Punishment: 20226 by Jayme McGhan based on the story by Fyodor Dostoevsky

This world premiere is a thrilling and deeply introspective look at the failings of the human heart: Crime and Punishment: 2026. Written by A.D. Players Executive Artistic Director, Jayme McGhan, this modern adaptation of Dostoevsky's classic novel is steeped heavily in the digital landscape of our present age. Rodya, a former university student, finds himself in abject poverty with nothing to cling to. Steeped in a post-Truth world where every fool has a platform, Rodya takes it upon himself, believing that he is doing justice, to kill an old pawn broker, whom he is deeply indebted to, and her disabled sister, with an axe. The guilt that washes over him is unbearable as he navigates his new tortured existence. Hot on his trail is a keen detective who sees through his constant lies. As the law closes in on him, Rodya begins to have an awakening to the reality of his broken self and must decide whether to own up to his crimes and seek the forgiveness he so desperately needs, or let his soul wither into nothingness.