Yaël Farber’s ‘Mies Julie’ at Classic Stage Company

Not that loyal Classic Stage Company attendees need convincing, but updates are one way of attracting an audience.  Through March 10,  CSC is running two new adaptations of August Strindberg classics.  One is Yaël Farber's  Mies Julie, a harrowing reinterpretation of the Swedish playwright's most famous work.  The darkness within nineteenth century Expressionism invite exploration, and Faber, along with director Shariffa Ali smash every crevice of the contemporary South African farmhouse kitchen where the fatal encounter between Julie (Elise Kibler) and John (James Udom) takes place. Like Strindberg's 1888 original, the 75-minute play focuses on the class war between the bored rich young

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