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Amanda Kristin Nichols plays Christine in "Miss Julie." COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY
Max Samuels plays Jean in "Miss Julie." COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY
Stephanie Orta-Vázquez plays Miss Julie in August Strindberg's play of the same name. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY
August Strindberg comes to Montauk Library on Sunday, May 21, at 3:30 p.m. thanks to director Kate Mueth and producer Josh Gladstone who will present “Miss Julie,” a staged reading of the playwright’s play as adapted by Richard Nelson.
The cast features New York City-based actors Stephanie Orta-Vázquez (as Miss Julie), Max Samuels (as Jean) and Amanda Kristin Nichols (as Christine).
Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” takes place on Midsummer’s Eve in the late 1880s and tells the story of Miss Julie, a Swedish aristocrat, who is drawn to her father’s valet, Jean, a man determined to rise above his station. The action takes place in the kitchen of Miss Julie’s father’s manor house, where Jean’s fiancée, a servant named Christine, cooks and naps while Jean and Miss Julie talk.
Richard Nelson’s adaptation of the play was first produced by at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven. This staged reading is the first of four plays that the Montauk Library will present as directed readings in 2023 as part of the Summertime Series, curated by Carolyn Balducci, the library’s adult programs director.
Admission to the reading is free and open to the public. Register at 631-668-3366 or montauklibrary.org. Montauk Library is at 871 Montauk Highway in Montauk.
Staff Writer on May 11, 2023