Nevada Conservatory Theatre staging ‘Miss Julie’
Pardon us, Miss. Are you Julie?
Cool. We’re in the right place for “Miss Julie,” debuting tonight as part of Nevada Conservatory Theatre’s alternative stage season at the Black Box at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.
Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s classic is considered the most important drama to emerge from the “naturalism” dramatic movement, which held that humans fight and claw their way to social position, similar to how animals battle for supremacy in the jungle. “Miss Julie,” Strindberg said, was inspired by a true story of a woman of noble birth who — GASP! — dallied with a servant.
Widely banned in Europe for its depiction of sexuality when it premiered in 1889 — and recommended for mature audiences by NCT – ”Miss Julie” is set in 1874 and tells of a Swedish count’s daughter who, feeling restricted by social standards, dances at a servants’ party where … well, you know. (Remind you of a plotline from a blockbuster movie about a big boat, a villainous iceberg and an accident in the North Atlantic?)
You can pay “Miss Julie” a visit at 8 p.m. today Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, Nov. 18 and 19, and at 2 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 20. Tickets are $15. Call 895-2787 or visit pac.unlv.edu.
— By STEVE BORNFELD
