October 1-10, 2009
See individual shows below for locations.
We're taking on three simultaneous productions of August Strindberg's Miss Julie-a tale of class, sex, and power. Join us for a marathon on October 10 and see all three Miss Julie productions in one day! Purchase tickets for any three performances for the price of two!
Miss Julie "A" by August Strindberg
Translated by Truda Stockenström
Directed by Donald McManus
Burlington Road Black Box Theater
This modern interpretation uses burlesque, film, puppetry, mime, and dance to challenge Strindberg’s Naturalism.
Thursday, October 1, 2009- 7:00 p.m. Opening Night
Saturday, October 3, 2009- 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009- 7:00 p.m. Pay What You Can
Wednesday, October 7, 2009- 7:00 p.m. Pay What You Can
Friday, October 9, 2009- 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 10, 2009- 4:30 p.m. Part of the marathon-see all three productions today!
Miss Julie "B" by August Strindberg
A new version by Frank McGuinness
Directed by Janice Akers
Theater Lab, Schwartz Center
A "Strindbergian" fairy tale - idyllic and hellish, magical and grittily real: the actors explore the playwright's outrageous contradictions.
Thursday, October 1, 2009- 7:00 p.m. Opening Night
Saturday, October 3, 2009- 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 4, 2009- 2:00 p.m. Pay What You Can
Wednesday, October 7, 2009- 7:00 p.m. Pay What You Can
Friday, October 9, 2009- 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 10, 2009- 2:00 p.m. Part of the marathon-see all three productions today!
Miss Julie "C" by August Strindberg
Translated by F.R. Southerington
Directed by Michael Evenden
Mary Gray Munroe Theater, Dobbs Univ. Center
Careful historical research, detailed props and setting, and realistic behaviors give immediate theatrical life to the characters’ overwhelming and unresolved conflicts in this naturalistic version.
Friday, October 2, 2009- 7:00 p.m. Opening Night
Saturday, October 3, 2009- 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 4, 2009- 5:00 p.m. Pay What You Can
Wednesday, October 7, 2009- 7:00 p.m. Pay What You Can
Thursday, October 8, 2009- 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 9, 2009- 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 10, 2009- 7:00 p.m. Part of the marathon-see all three productions today!
Frank McGuinness, translator, Miss Julie "B"
See program pdf for Director's notes.
Article, "Three Takes on a Classic Play," Emory Report, Sept. 14, 2009