Dostoyevsky's monumental novel is transformed into spellbinding full cast drama by playwright David Fishelson. The Idiot centers around the kindly, childlike Prince Myshkin as he returns to the decadent social whirl of 1860s St. Petersburg. The two most beautiful, sought-after women in the town compete for his affections in a duel that grows increasingly dangerous.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Edward Asner as General Yepanchin
Kate Asner as Nastasya Filipovna
Angela Bettis as Aglaya
Arye Gross as Ganya Ivolgin
John Kapelos as Lebedev
Robert Machray as General Ivolgin/Totsky
Jon Matthews as Parfyon Rogozhin
Johanna McKayas Varya/Daeya
Paul Mercier as Prince Sherbatsky/Denisov
Laurel Moglen as Adelaida
Michael Rivkin as Eugene Radomsky
Peggy Roeder as Mrs. Yepanchin/Mrs. Ivolgin/Princess Belokonsky
Douglas Weston as Prince Myshkin

Directed by David Fishelson. Recorded before a live audience at the DoubleTree Suites, Santa Monica in February of 1997.