Miss Julie in a Play Reading at the BA
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Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 13 May 2009. Participants will read Miss Julie by August Strindberg.
A naturalistic play written in 1888, Miss Julie is a play about social class, love, lust, power, and gender. The young woman of the title, attempts to escape an existence cramped by social mores. She is drawn to a senior servant, Jean, who is particularly well-mannered and well-read. Over the course of the play, Miss Julie and Jean battle for control, which swings back and forth between them until Jean convinces her that the only way to escape her predicament is to commit suicide.
The session starts at 16:00 hrs. at the BA Arts and Multimedia Library. Participants should register their names at the General Information Desk at the Library entrance.