Theatre NDSU begins its 98th season with the musical “Miss Julie,” August Strindberg’s classic drama about love, lust and social class.
“Miss Julie” runs Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in the Walsh Studio Theatre. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Originally written in Swedish, the script for the production was translated by Rooth Varland, coordinator of the NDSU Department of Theatre, and adapted by Lori Horvik, director.
The drama is set in 1874 on the estate of a Swedish count, where Miss Julie attempts to break away from an existence cramped by social customs. She dances at the servants’ annual midsummer party, where she is drawn to a senior servant named Jean. The pair enter a relationship, and in the end, Jean convinces her the only way to escape her regretted predicament is to take a step leading to a morally incomprehensible action.
Tickets for NDSU faculty and staff (and up to four guests) are free on opening night, Nov. 30, only. To reserve the free tickets, call the Fine Arts Box Office at 1-7969 or email ndsu.fine.arts@ndsu.edu.
Additional information and other tickets for “Miss Julie” are available at www.ndsu.edu/finearts. The season continues in February with “Wokashi: a Program of Classic Kyogen Comedies.”