"Miss Julie" To Be Staged At Roger Williams University

BRISTOL, RI (03/16/2010)(readMedia)-- August Strindberg's classic modern drama about an aristocratic young woman and her father's valet comes to Roger Williams University's Performing Arts Center. Written in 1888 by Sweden's "father of modern literature," Strindberg treats sexuality and human struggle with a frank naturalism previously unknown in the theatre.

"Strindberg really explores a timeless message in "Miss Julie" by focusing on the tragic futility of a class system that is still prevalent in our society today," said Kristin Nicole Durinick, director of "Miss Julie" and a senior theatre major at RWU. "We are thrown into an intensely emotional environment where these three characters, trapped in their societal roles, end up tearing each other apart. We will be using live music and video projections to dramatize Strindberg's world."

Performances will run March 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $4 for general admission and $2 for students and senior citizens. The Performing Arts Center is located on the University's Bristol campus at One Old Ferry Road.

For reservations call the Theatre Box Office at (401) 254-3666. More information can be found on the RWU Theatre website: http://departments.rwu.edu/theatre.

About RWU: Roger Williams University is a leading independent, coeducational liberal arts university at which students live and learn to be global citizens. With 40 academic programs and an array of co-curricular activities on its Bristol, R.I., campus, RWU is committed to its mantra of learning to bridge the world. Under the leadership of President Roy J. Nirschel, Ph.D., the University has achieved unprecedented academic and financial successes. In 2009, U.S. News & World Report named RWU the seventh-ranked baccalaureate college in the north.