MISS JULIE
By August Strindberg in a new translation by Truda Stockenstram
Directed by Cynthia Ross
WHEN: 7:30 PM Friday April 10; 3 PM and 7:30 PM Saturday April 11; and 3 PM Sunday, April 12
WHERE: Baird Theatre on Three, 5 Mead St., South Orange
TICKETS: $10 online, $15 at the door
This controversial play of its day, Miss Julie centers on dominance, control, and the battle of the sexes. The characters move from their typically mundane lives into a previously unexplored world of passion and danger.
Cynthia Ross will direct this Pocket Theatre production of lusty social discomfort.
Miss Julie takes place on a Midsummer’s Eve in the kitchen on the estate of a Miss Julie’s father, the Count. Miss Julie (Skye Hersh) is drawn the Count’s valet Jean (Mike Cox), who is particularly well-traveled, well-mannered, well-read, and who also happens to be engaged to the Count’s cook, Christine (Diane Machin). Over the course of one evening the characters explore two of Strindberg’s favorite topics, Darwinism and society’s class struggle.
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he program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council of the Arts.
interACT Theatre Productions is a theatre of the community in South Orange. It’s committed to building strong ties within the community by producing thought-provoking plays and musicals that challenge stereotypes and prejudices. (L-R: Mike Cox, Diane Machin and Skye Hersh)
More information @ http://www.interactproductions.org/missjulie
