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New York Director Leads Clemson Players
New York director and actor Paul Savas will lead the Clemson Players in a production of the tumultuous drama, “Miss Julie.” The play, an in your face battle of the sexes, opens Tuesday, October 3, in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at Clemson University.
Written by master dramatist August Strindberg, “Miss Julie” pits two equally strong characters against each other in a turbulent game of sexual politics. Set in the kitchen of a large manor house on a sultry midsummer’s night, Miss Julie, the arrogant and beautiful daughter of the master of the house, is alone with the servants. She finds herself drawn to Jean, a footman with ambitions beyond his station. Throughout the night, while Jean’s fiancée sleeps, the mistress and the servant create an increasingly intimate relationship, resulting the next morning in a tragic climax.
“The sexual tension in this play is more than palpable,” said Savas. “Miss Julie and the servant Jean have held torches for each other—in one way or another—for sometime. During the night, their desires for each other lead to them to extreme actions.”
“Strindberg’s shocking masterpiece, with its remarkable realism, contradictory characters and frank treatment of sexual desire, is one of the most important and influential works in modern drama,” said Mark Charney, director of theatre in the Department of Performing Arts.
Although there are some heated adult situations in the play, this drama offers more than sex, explains Savas. “The play thrusts these two strong, yet powerless people, into psychological turmoil that propels Miss Julie to do the unthinkable.”
The emotional realism that the play presents is the real challenge for actors, Savas added. “Building and weaving the psychological fabric of these character’s lives demands a lot from the actors. This play will put the student actors through their paces.”
It also will put the audiences through their paces, Savas continued. “It will be something to watch. This production pushes the line of what many people have seen on the live stage.”
“Miss Julie” contains adult language and adult content and may not be suitable for all audiences.
