DRAMATIC REALISM OF ‘MISS JULIE’
REVIVED IN UH PRODUCTION
August Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” was banned for
sexual content shortly after it was first produced in Sweden in
1888, but it left an indelible mark on the history of drama. Now,
the University of Houston’s School of Theatre is giving Houston
audiences a chance to see what all the fuss was about.
The school’s upcoming production of “Miss Julie”
will kick off a five-show run at 8 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Lyndall
Finley Wortham Theatre.
“Miss Julie” frankly depicts the sexual tension between
the mistress of a house and her father's valet. Strindberg was among
the first playwrights to make extensive use Sigmund Freud’s
theories regarding the subconscious and was a major influence on
subsequent dramatists.
“Not only is Strindberg playing on the distinction of lines
between the classes, but also on the pure ‘lust’ between
male and female,” said the play’s director, Carolyn
Houston Boone, associate professor of acting and directing. “One
only has to look at today's movie plots and aggressive, earthy playwrights
to see that he was leading the way in public acceptance of real
people out of the straight-laced Victorian world.”
General admission tickets are $15; $12 for UH faculty, staff and
alumni; $10 for seniors or groups of 10 or more, and $7 for students.
Ticket information can be obtained by calling the Wortham Theatre
box office at
(713) 743-2929. For more information about the UH School of Theatre,
visit the Web site: http://www.class.uh.edu/theatre/home.html.
WHAT: |
“Miss Julie” |
WHEN: |
8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 – Saturday, Sept. 30; Friday,
Oct. 6 – Saturday, Oct. 7;
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 |
WHERE: |
Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre
University of Houston - Entrance 16
Houston, TX 77204-5017 |
WHO: |
University of Houston School of Theatre |
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